5 Top Things to Do in Makarska, Croatia

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Discover 5 top things to do in Makarska, Croatia. Also includes cheap accommodation, directions in and around Makarska, Croatia and lots of other useful information on how to survive travel in Makarska, Croatia.

Makarska was not a destination in our original plan, but we decided to stop there to break up the bus ride from Split to Dubrovnik. I’m glad we did, it was definitely worth the look.

I guess this is the town square.

Getting From Split to Makarska, Croatia

Getting from Split to Makarska, Croatia, is a 90 minute bus ride and costs about 52 kuna. Putting your baggage under the bus only cost 3kuna. We took the 1000 from Split.

Cheap Accommodation in Makarska, Croatia

If you need cheap accommodation in Makarska, Croatia, we stayed at the Hostel Makarska. Not to be confused with Hotel Makarska.

Hostel Makarska is only a 5-10 minute walk from the bus station. Free wifi, fridge, and outdoor cooking facilities and use of lockers. The people there are very friendly as is the dog. 100kuna for a dorm bed. Book ahead on either HostelBookers.com or directly with the owners. hostelmakarska@gmail.com. +385912567212. HostelMakarska.com

Getting to Hostel Makarska

Getting to Hostel Makarska is easily walk-able from the bus station.

The address is Prvosvibanjska 15. To get there from the bus station, head SE on Don Mihovila and take the 3rd right on Jadranska and then the first left to the hostel. You will see signs.

Map of Makarska, Croatia. Bus Station to Hostel

5 Top Things to Do in Makarska, Croatia

Ok, here it is. My list of 5 top things to do in Makarska, Croatia.

1. Secluded Nudist Beach

The first thing on my list of top things to do in Makarska, Croatia is to go to the ‘secluded’ nudist beach.

There are the obvious main beaches which are quite easy to find (just walk along the coast), or if you want to go for a bit of a walk you can go to this less crowded beach. It is about a 30 minute walk from town.

You do not have to be a nudist to go to this beach (as you can see from the featured picture), and not many people are. All the nudist seem to be at the far end. It is a much nicer alternative than the main (and very crowded) beaches. Worth the hike.

The Secluded Nudist Beach

Getting to the ‘Secret’ Nudist Beach

Look at the last map at the bottom of this post. There is a beach out the front of a hotel, and then there is a path. Just follow it all the way around. You can stop wherever you want and will probably get a piece of ocean to yourself, or go all the way to the end and you will get to the nudist beach.

Get the Latest Survive Travel Books FREE! Click Here to Get Them.2. Go to the Cave Bar

There is a really unique bar/café/nightclub in Makarska. It is in a cave, and is quite easy to find. Apparently a lot of people come to Makarska specifically to go to this bar. Its official name is Club Deep.

All the Sail Croatia tours (party boats) arrive in Makarska on Sunday, so this club is packed on Sunday night. It is empty then gets really crowded all at once as they all come in. Inside the local beer is 15Kuna, outside is table service from the small bar and it is 20Kuna per beer. After midnight they start charging a cover charge, but I don’t know how much it is.

Getting to the Cave Bar

To get to Club Deep, follow the same directions as if going to the Nudist beach described above. It is on the way, before the hiking path. You will not miss it.

Club Deep, the Cave Bar in Makarska, Croatia,

3. Climb the Mountain

This was my favorite of my top things to do in Makarska, Croatia. The secluded beach was a close second.

Overlooking Makarska is a really big mountain that you can climb.

It takes about 3hours to reach the first peak and 5 to reach the second. If staying at Hostel Makarska, talk to whoever is at reception and they will give you a good topographical map. The path is a bit steep and rocky at the start, but then turn’s into a forest area which is very pleasant.

View from the Mountain

The trail is very well marked all the way from town, with these red and white dots and stripes. The stripes indicate which way you should turn by angling in the way you should turn. The map below shows a rough spot from where you can start to see the indicator dots/stripes. Click on any picture to enlarge the images.

4. Buba Beach

The lady that rented us the apartment in Split told us that Buba Beach was better to go to that the main beach. It’s about a 20 minute walk from the main beach. It is a little quieter, but not as good as the Nudist beach mentioned in this post. There is a bar there too, the Buba Bar. We didn’t go in but it had music pumping (we went there late afternoon).

How to Get to Buba Beach

To get to Buba Beach, go west along the coast (going East will take you to the first beach mentioned)

Map of Makarska, Croatia. Shows the main beach in relation to Hostel Makarska.

5. Go Rockclimbing

The last thing on my list of top things to do in Makarska, Croatia is to go rock-climbing. I didn’t actually go but on the way to Secluded Beach (see #1) there are some side paths and some obvious bouldering opportunities. Also, on the ma that they gave us at Hostel Makarska they had symbols for it.

Hiking the Mountain.

Next Stop… Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is our last stop in Croatia. I’m very glad we decided to spend a couple of day in Makarska. It is a very pleasant town with lots to offer, but not over run by tourists, except for when the Sail Croatia boats come in once a month.

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