Family by Sea
A yacht, the coves and the warm Adriatic for every generation. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in Hvar & the Islands, Croatia & Montenegro, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$10,000 per traveler.
- Family · Private
- Ideal length: 6-8 days
- Best time: From June to September, the best window for Hvar & the Islands.
- Private guiding, access and transfers throughout
- From US$10,000 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
A yacht, the coves and the warm Adriatic for every generation. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in Hvar & the Islands, Croatia & Montenegro, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$10,000 per traveler.
Two coastlines of walled cities, wine-terraced islands and hidden coves, all close enough to weave into a single seamless journey by water.
When to go
From June to September is the best window for Hvar & the Islands. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
The experiences
A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:
- Take a crewed yacht to the Pakleni islets for a day of swimming and lunch aboard.
- Snorkel a calm, shallow cove with a guide who knows where to look.
- Learn to sail a small dinghy in a sheltered bay under a patient crew.
- End the day with an early shore dinner as the children hunt for shells.
A sense of the rhythm
For families, Hvar and its islets are a gift; the coves are calm, the water is warm and everything happens on the sea. Mornings suit a crossing to a quiet bay before the day heats up; the long afternoons are for swimming, snorkelling and the simple joy of a boat. Evenings come easily, with early tables ashore and no one in a hurry.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Choose a crew used to children; the right skipper makes the whole week.
- Pack light and let the yacht carry the days rather than a packed itinerary.
- Keep to sheltered coves in the afternoon when the breeze picks up.
- Book a boat with shade on deck; the midday sun at sea is stronger than it feels.
What only your advisor can open
The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.
Who it's for
Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.
Estimated investment
From US$10,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.
Designed entirely around you
Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.
Your Virtuoso privileges
As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.
Continue exploring Hvar & the Islands
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Questions, answered.
A crewed yacht for the week lets the whole family wake in a new cove each day, with meals and logistics handled aboard. A base on Hvar with day charters keeps you close to shops, a pool and dry-land comforts each night, easier with very young children. For families who love the water, the week aboard is unforgettable.
Choose a crew used to children; the right skipper makes the whole week. Look for a patient crew who can teach the children to sail a small dinghy in a sheltered bay, and a guide who knows where to look when you snorkel a calm, shallow cove. Book a boat with shade on deck too, because the midday sun at sea is stronger than it feels.
Plan the day around them. Make your crossing to a quiet bay in the morning, before the day heats up, and keep to sheltered coves in the afternoon when the breeze picks up. Book a boat with shade on deck, because the midday sun at sea is stronger than it feels. Those calm, warm coves are what make Hvar and its islets such a gift for families.
Everything happens on the sea. Mornings suit a crossing to a quiet bay before the day heats up. The long afternoons are for swimming, snorkelling and the simple joy of a boat, perhaps with lunch aboard off the Pakleni islets. Evenings come easily, with an early dinner ashore while the children hunt for shells and no one is in a hurry.
Family by Sea is designed for 6-8 days. That is enough time to let the yacht carry the days rather than a packed itinerary. Each day has an easy rhythm: a morning crossing to a quiet bay before the heat, long afternoons of swimming, snorkelling and perhaps a dinghy sailing lesson in a sheltered cove, then early tables ashore. On a crewed yacht for the week, the family wakes in a new cove each day. Your advisor tunes the length to your calendar and pace.
As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$10,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.
Late May through September is the time to go. The Adriatic is warm for swimming off the Pakleni islets and snorkelling in calm, shallow coves. The light is long for unhurried afternoons aboard and early dinners ashore, and the islands are at their most alive before the autumn quiet returns. Your Forest Travel advisor times the journey to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
Yes. Family by Sea is set in Hvar & the Islands, across Croatia and Montenegro: two coastlines of walled cities, wine-terraced islands and hidden coves, close enough to weave into a single seamless journey by water. The yacht carries the family from one shore to the next, and your Forest Travel advisor shapes the route to your calendar and your children's pace.
A day to the Pakleni islets off Hvar is spent aboard a crewed yacht, arranged privately, with swimming and lunch on board. The coves are calm and the water warm, so everyone can be in the sea. It works best with a morning crossing before the day heats up, then a long afternoon of swimming and snorkelling, perhaps in a calm, shallow cove with a guide who knows where to look.
Pack light and let the yacht carry the days rather than a packed itinerary. On Family by Sea everything happens on the sea, so the week runs on a simple rhythm: quiet bays in the morning, swimming, snorkelling or a dinghy lesson in a sheltered bay in the afternoon, and early tables ashore in the evening, with no one in a hurry while the children hunt for shells.
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