Gastro Blue cave tour has HUGE expenses, needed to execute it properly. Such as:
The boats were paid 200.000,00€ EACH in 2019.
As you can see, we’re not overpricing it, nor we’ve become millionaires because of a slightly higher price – we invest the difference in the price into your pleasure during the day.why is it more expensive
1) Government expenses: VAT is 25% in Croatia, meaning 35,00€
2) Boat expenses: The crew’s daily wage is 150,00€, fuel spent for the tour is 380,00€, daily boat fee is 25,00€.
3) Per guest: Blue cave entrance fee is 14,00€, Lunch with drinks is 30,00€, breakfast and drinks on the boat are 10,00€
4) Once in a while: new towels (frequently they get “misplaced”) and snorkeling gear, etc
Any other Blue cave tour from Split or adjacent area is “cheaper” than this one. Joining anyone’s Blue cave tour (it’s a full-day one, lasting approx 10h and more) you’ll have to get your own food or pay for an expensive meal at Hvar island at approx 15:00h, and that’s bad for several reasons: Hvar is the most expensive Croatian island + you’ll waste your free time to find an appropriate one & order a meal & have it prepared & eat it.Do the math - it's simple
Or, to be exact – to buy the tour you’d pay less money. Initially.
But those tours include almost nothing, making you spend more during the day.
1) Some DON’T EVEN INCLUDE THE BLUE CAVE ENTRANCE TICKET.
2) Most don’t include anything besides a bottle of water.
3) NONE include food and drinks throughout the day 😀
* It’s 30+ Celsius during the day= you’ll have to bring/buy your own drinks.
Add all of that to your tour’s purchase price.
* How about towels and/or snorkeling gear? Or a toilet/shower on the boat?