Every Boat Day from Hvar, Plainly

Five real formats leave Hvar’s quay. Here they are without the brochure gloss.

The full-day formats

The 5-island speedboat classic ($121, 4.8/5 across 904) - Blue Cave, Green Cave, Stiniva viewpoint, swim stops, home by evening. The first-timer’s day and the one this site is named for. The Vis focus ($137, 4.8/5 across 837) - fewer flags, more Vis: the honest trade for second visits. The small-group 12 ($126, 4.7/5 across 487) - the classic itinerary with a capped manifest, worth its premium in July and August when the standard boats run full.

The half-day and the privates

The Pakleni Islands group tour ($116, 4.7/5) - the lagoon archipelago just off Hvar Town, swimming and lunch without the open-sea legs: the families-with-small-kids and rough-forecast answer. The privates (from ~$1,100 per boat) - your itinerary, your clock; the arithmetic starts making sense at five people, and the cave’s €24 ticket stays extra per head on every format.

Matched to trip shapes

One day, first visit: the classic. Seen the caves already: Vis focus. Peak-season crowd allergy: small-group 12. Kids under eight or a mean forecast: Pakleni half-day. Six friends and a kitty: private. Whichever fits, book a morning departure - the cave’s light insists

• and watch the forecast with free cancellation as your backstop.