Speedboat Tours from Marriott Resort, Split

How Marriott guests reach our boats

The Split Marriott Resort is around 6 km from the central Split Riva, a 12-minute taxi ride or 15 minutes by direct shuttle. The most reliable option for tour days is a complimentary transfer from the Marriott lobby arranged with us when you book your tour — door-to-dock in 15 minutes with no taxi co-ordination required.

For half-day 13:00 departures, some Marriott guests prefer to come into Split a few hours early for lunch on the Riva and a walk through Diocletian's Palace before boarding. The hotel shuttle runs into central Split regularly throughout the day — check the lobby schedule.

Most-booked tours by Marriott guests

The Marriott attracts a mix of resort holidaymakers, families, business-stay extensions and incentive groups. The tour profile reflects that breadth:

• Blue Cave 5-Island Tour — €119/person, the must-do flagship
• Hvar & Pakleni Private Charter — slower pace, refined
• Golden Horn / Bol Private Tour — calmer water, ideal for families with mixed ages
• Bespoke incentive group day — co-ordinated with Marriott events team

Marriott-specific timing tips

The Marriott breakfast service typically runs 06:30–11:00 — early enough to easily handle the 07:30 Blue Cave departure with a proper sit-down breakfast. The 06:30 start is genuinely helpful; many Split hotels don't open breakfast until 07:30 and you end up with a takeaway.

Coming back to the resort at 17:30, the Marriott pools and spa are excellent for a long, slow post-tour wind-down. Dinner can be either at the resort or back in central Split via the shuttle.

Families and multi-generation groups

The Marriott is popular with multi-generational families (kids, parents, grandparents) on a longer holiday. For those groups our Golden Horn / Bol private tour is often the right call — calmer water than the Blue Cave run, a beautiful long lunch in Bol, less time on the open Adriatic, and easy access for less-mobile guests.

The Blue Lagoon & Trogir half-day is also family-friendly and fits a relaxed resort day — leave at 12:00 from the Marriott, on the boat at 13:00, back by 18:00 for dinner.

Incentive and corporate groups

The Marriott hosts incentive trips, corporate retreats and business meetings regularly. We routinely build boat days for these groups — typically a private charter for 10–12 people on the Hvar & Pakleni route, with a pre-booked Hvar lunch and a chilled bottle on board. The Marriott events team is excellent at co-ordinating, and we work directly with them.

Tell us your group size and dates a couple of weeks ahead and we'll prepare a tailored quote and itinerary. For larger groups (20–60 people), we operate multi-boat convoys with co-ordinated swim and lunch stops, and we can arrange branded onboard collateral (water bottles, photo backdrops, custom playlists) for company events. We've worked with sales kick-offs, board retreats, milestone-anniversary corporate trips and tech-conference attached programs over the years.

Invoicing flows through a single VAT invoice in EUR or USD against your event PO. If you need a custom procurement contract or specific insurance documentation, ask us early and we'll loop in our accountant; everything is straightforward as long as we know the requirements 2 weeks ahead.

The Marriott resort day — pools, beaches and central Split visits

The Marriott's resort facilities are deliberately holiday-shaped: multiple outdoor pools, a private beach section with sunbeds and umbrellas, a Bonita beach club for daytime drinks and music, and a full-service spa. Around the boat day, the right rhythm for a 5-night Marriott stay is usually: pool/beach day on arrival, boat day midweek with us, central Split day via shuttle for Diocletian's Palace and dinner, a recovery beach day, then a final morning at the spa before departure.

For dinner outside the resort, take the resort shuttle into central Split (15 minutes) and book one of three places: Konoba Matejuška for grilled fish on the western harbour, Bokeria Kitchen & Wine Bar for modern Mediterranean small plates, or Mazzgoon for a refined wine-pairing dinner inside the old palace lanes. The Marriott concierge can book any of them and arrange shuttle return.

What to skip at the resort: the in-house excursion desk forwards most boat bookings to large coach operators. For the boat day, book direct with us — small group, fast speedboat, real local skipper. The cost difference is small and the experience difference is significant.

Booking from the Marriott Split

Reserve your tour online with a 15% deposit. WhatsApp us if you'd like the complimentary Marriott transfer or have a multi-generation group with specific needs. Marriott guests get priority weather reschedules and direct concierge co-ordination at no extra fee.