Best of Bol pick · Day trips by excursion boat · full day to Hvar
Frane excursions
A family-run excursion boat that sails from Bol to Hvar and the Pakleni islands, with swimming stops and a fish lunch with salad, bread, wine and water served on board.
Local family business Frane excursions is run by a local family who live on Brač all year round. When you book with them, your money stays on the island and helps local people keep living here.




Why it is a pick
- Day trips from Bol to Hvar town and Palmižana in the Pakleni islands
- A fish lunch on board with salad, bread, red wine and water
- A clean, shaded boat with room to move, reviewers say
- Rated 4.2 on Tripadvisor from 9 reviews when we checked
Good to know
- Tickets can be bought online on frane.hr
- Frane also runs trips to Vis, as well as private tours, weddings and school trips
To do To confirm: Frane: days, departure time, price and what lunch includes this year (frane.hr loads its trips in a way we cannot read automatically).
To do To confirm: Photos from Frane (save them as photos-business\pick-frane-excursions-1.jpg).
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