The island of Krk offers various possibilities for half-day and whole-day trips. First of all, you can take a tour of the island itself and visit its places like Omisalj, Punat, Baska, Malinska, Krk… Vrbnik on the island of Krk is famous for its vineyards and the autochthonous grape variety called Zlahtina so it is also possible to organize wine tasting tours. Close to Punat, the small island of Kosljun is situated; it is famous for a 600 years old Franciscan monastery and it is proclaimed a forest reserve and a monument of culture. The Biserujka cave is also a popular place for tourist visits as well as the Postojna cave in Slovenia.
From Krk tours by boat are organized to the surrounding islands: Cres, Rab and Losinj which is a dolphins’ habitat. Also visit the nearby riviera of Crikvenica and Opatija with its tourist places like Crikvenica, Novi Vinodolski, Senj, Rijeka…
Nature lovers can join an organized tour or go by themselves to one of the national parks in the vicinity: the most visited national park of Plitvice Lakes, the Nothern Velebit and Risnjak which got its name after the most common animal in the park, the lynx (ris in Croatian).
