Ugljan Island Self-Guided Bike Tour

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Zadar, Croatia

4 to 8 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore Croatia’s Ugljan Island at your own pace on this independent bike tour. Hop onto your bike in Zadar and spin over to the ferry for your journey to Ugljan Island. With your island map in hand, enjoy the freedom to explore at your leisure. Head along winding cycle trails through dense pine forest and discover ancient olive groves nestled among the rolling hillsides. Explore beautiful beaches and peaceful bays, hop into the sea for relaxing swims and perhaps seek out top island spots like the pretty village of Kali.

Take the ferry from Zadar to the beautiful Ugljan Island and explore at your leisure
Discover dense forests, beautiful beaches, hidden bays and ancient olive groves
Enjoy panoramic coastal views from St Michael’s Lookout
Spin along peaceful island roads to Kali Village

What's Included

high quality trekking bicycle
helmet, safety lock, bike tool kit and a bike pump
route map and instructions (digital and paper format)
accident insurance policy

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

zzuum - Active Vacation
Ul. Federica Grisogona 9, 23000, Zadar, Croatia
Departure Point: ZZUUM - active vacation Address: Ulica Federica Grisogona 9 23000 Zadar

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Zzuum - Active Vacation

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age is 18 years
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

John_M

Excellent communication in advance. The bikes were very well maintained. GPS was very easy to follow. The ferry ride was short. The island was great to ride. One tip, do not buy anything on the ferry. Buy lunch on the island

Reviews

4.7

based on 31 reviews

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Stunning island visit, not for the unfit

Ian_M, Sep 2024

Stunning island and very glad we visited. We didn’t do the full map as we’d done a long cycle earlier in our trip in Netherlands so the bodies didn’t have 38km left in them.. but that’s the beauty of self guided, we could chose where to go and stop. One negative is the map they give you is one way. So cycling back to the meeting point was a bit tricky as to do an exact reverse of the way there meant we were going the wrong way on one way roads

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you so much for your kind words about the island! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your visit and appreciated the flexibility of the self-guided option. We understand that the map could have been more user-friendly, especially for navigating back. We’re always looking to improve the experience for our guests, so your feedback about the one-way map is invaluable. We’ll consider this as we work on enhancing our route materials. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope to welcome you back in the future!

Excellent value

John_M, Sep 2024

Response from Host, Sep 2024

It's great to hear you loved the island and enjoyed our bike tour. Thank you for your nice review. I hope we see you again :) It was a pleasure meeting you all. Best regards from Croatia!

Great day out!

Dannielle_S, Jun 2024

This was our first time in Zadar and we often hire bikes/bike tour in other places so thought we would enjoy a self-guided island tour! The island is beautiful and we would love to stay here on our next visit. We were provided with everything that we needed for the trip from locks to spare tires to a huge side bag, meaning we were able to take towels and water shoes. There were a few small things, but this definitely did not affect our day and i would still highly recommend!! Staff at the shop provided us with a map and lovely location for a small town and beach that was a bit further out, but we were really glad we visited as it was so lovely and quiet!! We had bikes booked for 9am through Viator, but received a message to say our ferry was not due till 11:30am and to get there an hour before. We still arrived at 9am as i thought we could catch the 9:30 ferry (I did not realise with a bike you needed to go to the main dock around 25mins away and so we could not catch this one). We did however have the full day as the shop shut at 2pm meaning we were able to keep the bikes overnight and ride them back in the morning which was great for us, as our accommodation was far out! Staff explained to us that we should take the road path as the other path on the map was for mountain bikes (we were given more city bikes). We did however find the distance a long way and the roads were up large hills, next time we would defiantly opt for a mountain bike or an electric bike. We did see that there were also lots of places to hire bikes from as little as €20 a day, i think we would have saved some money in hiring a bike and paying for our own ferry tickets as we easily also used google maps whilst on the island (we had paid £47 each for bike+ferry ticket)

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for sharing your experience with Zzuum. We're thrilled you had such a beautiful day on your bike trip to the island of Ugljan. Best regards from Croatia!

Awesome experience

Ian_H, Oct 2022

What a great experience - the bike shop was great and provided us with everything we needed - spares, advice and tips. The Island has loads going on - coves, cafes, shops and amazing scenery.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

I'm glad to hear that the Ugljan island trip was such a beautiful experience for you. It was a pleasure meeting you. Hopefuly we see you again in Zadar :)

This is a great day out! Best for...

Janet S, Sep 2018

This is a great day out! Best for teenagers and adults rather than small children, due to the traffic, but if you're independent and adventurous in spirit, you will have a nice time! It was really good to leave Zadar and get across to Uglian - it's a beautiful island with beautiful water - if you go down to Kali, there is a nice bar in the bay right on the water with wooden steps down into the sea. We would also recommend Taverna Porat in Kukljica for authentic, interesting Dalmatian food... And the ferry serves beer - what more encouragement do you need? Highly recommended out of high season we were there in the first week of Sep in high season the traffic could be a problem unless you stay off the main roads :-

We really enjoyed the island and the...

Rebecca A, Apr 2016

We really enjoyed the island and the fact that we could do it at our own pace was wonderful. We did get off track several times, but we figured out something else and still enjoyed our time. I wouldn't recommend taking kids. Sunday's, bring food only restaurants open are in Preko.

the best memory I have of Zadar...

Sullivan b, Sep 2015

the best memory I have of Zadar !! Lucas is very nice welcoming and good advice, especially not hesitate to choose this trip with bike!!!

A la decouverte d une île authentique....

Vero_J, Jul 2023

Belle manière de découvrir en autonomie une île moins fréquentée, offrant de jolis coins de baignade et le voyage en ferry...Sommes allées vers Lukoran. La piste cyclable n est pas bien mise en évidence ( peu de panneau, pas toujours goudronnée) ce qui permet de découvrir ! Heureusement la mer n'etait pas bien loin pour nous rafraîchir. L accueil et la communication à l agence était fabuleux, la dame très arrangeante avec les horaires de retour et les vélos neufs et confortables. Je recommande vivement !!!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

The island of Ugljan has so many to offer - beautiful beaches, clear sea, and amazing nature and we are so glad you enjoyed discovering it. Thank you for the review and best regards from Croatia!