This is a private tour with the agenda set by you. Inform the skipper of your preferences, and he will be delighted to accommodate. The choice of beaches, for example, is breathtaking. If you are looking for company and facilities such as bars and restaurants, resorts such as Milna, Dubovica, Ivan Dolac and Zavala are all on the route, as well as spectacular swimming settings such as Malo Zarace and below those Red Rocks, but there are numerous tiny bays where you will find total privacy, some with space for just four people. And if you are looking to conceive, do check out Lucisce, which is reputed to have procreation powers.

There are numerous dining options, according to your wishes, with our top tip being the small Lovrincevic family restaurant in stunning Dubovica, where your college-educated chef decided on a simple life by the sea, bought a fishing boat, and now serves simple fresh dishes from the fruits of his catch, with prawns and squid not to be missed.

Another fantastic option is the locally prepared catch of the day from the Kordic family on Scedro, a barely inhabited island to the south of Hvar, whose restaurant still used the water tank from the 16th century monastery from where legend says the last remaining monk fled his solitude by dragging the heavy monastery door to the sea, using it as a raft to escape to Hvar.

And certainly not to be missed if you are a wine lover is a visit to Zlatan Otok, one of the most famous wineries in all Croatia, and one with arguably the best location, overlooking the sea to the south and the impossibly steep Plavac Mali vineyards to the north. Enjoy tasting Decanter’s choice of best white in the region, the Zlatan Posip, as well as the most famous of them all, the Zlatan Otok Grand Cru.