Start where coffee comes with Roman walls. Split Old Town & day trips are your prologue: espresso in sunlit courtyards, a slow wander through Diocletian’s Palace, maybe a micro ferry to catch your first Adriatic swim. Then lines off, sails trimmed, and your Split to Dubrovnik sailing week finds its rhythm.
Hvar arrives as a mood: morning dips off the Pakleni coves; by dusk, lanterns flicker along stone alleys. Vis feels wilder cliff-backed bays, fishermen’s stories, a detour to Biševo if conditions allow. Korčula pours Pošip and serves steps made for golden-hour photos. Mljet is the exhale: pine-ringed lakes, monastery daydreams, water like silk.
This Croatia island hopping itinerary works because it respects time. One way means no backtracking; your energy goes to swims and sunsets, not logistics. By the time you’re tracing Dubrovnik’s skyline, the week has a narrative arc—prologue (Split), plot (islands), finale (the city walls at golden hour). It doesn’t just tick boxes; it makes you feel like a regular in places you met yesterday.
Pick your date on Gulet cruises; we’ll keep the arc and tune the pace to your vibe.