Best Anchorages in Mljet & Pelješac
Mljet National Park has some of Croatia's most spectacular anchorages — Roman ruins at the waterfront in Polače, a 12th-century island monastery in the saltwater lakes, and Okuklje's perfect all-round shelter. The Pelješac Peninsula adds medieval Ston and world-class red wine country. These 9 verified anchorages cover depth, NP buoy rules, and alarm radius.
Mljet National Park — Mandatory Buoys
Inside Mljet NP: Free anchoring is PROHIBITED — mooring buoys are mandatory. Daily entry fee €15–25/person applies. Polače Jul–Aug: All buoys taken by 10:00 — arrive before dawn or anchor outside the park (Okuklje and Prozura are outside NP). Mljet Lakes: No anchoring in Malo or Veliko Jezero. Pelješac Channel: Strong tidal currents at the narrows; plan passages carefully.
9 Verified Anchorages
Polače
(Palazzo)Excellent holdingPolače is the most celebrated and spectacular anchorage in the Mljet National Park — arguably one of the finest in the entire Adriatic.
Depth
3–8m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
50m
Crowds
Very Busy
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Pomena
(Uvala Pomena)Good holdingPomena is the western gateway to Mljet National Park — a small bay with a modest hotel, the park information office, and the landing point for the Dubrovnik catamaran.
Depth
3–7m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
55m
Crowds
Moderate
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Saplunara
(Uvala Saplunara)Excellent holdingSaplunara is the best beach on Mljet island — and one of the finest sandy beaches in all of Dalmatia.
Depth
2–6m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
60m
Crowds
Quiet
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Okuklje
(Uvala Okuklje)Excellent holdingOkuklje is the jewel of SE Mljet — a nearly perfectly enclosed round bay entered through a narrow channel that provides complete protection from all wind directions.
Depth
4–10m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
65m
Crowds
Quiet
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Prozura
(Uvala Prozura)Excellent holdingProzura is a deep, narrow fjord on the south coast of Mljet — one of the more dramatic and intimate overnight anchorages in the area.
Depth
5–15m
Bottom
mud
Alarm
70m
Crowds
Quiet
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Ston
(Mali Ston)Excellent holdingSton is one of the great historical stops of the Dalmatian coast — a small town with the second-longest city walls in the world (5.
Depth
4–10m
Bottom
mud
Alarm
70m
Crowds
Moderate
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Viganj
(Uvala Viganj)Good holdingViganj is one of the most famous windsurfing destinations in Europe, sitting directly in the funnel of the Pelješac Channel between the Pelješac Peninsula and Korčula island.
Depth
3–8m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
75m
Crowds
Moderate
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Trstenik
(Uvala Trstenik)Good holdingTrstenik is a gem of a small village bay on the southern coast of the Pelješac Peninsula, facing the Mljet channel with views across to Mljet island.
Depth
3–8m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
65m
Crowds
Quiet
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Trpanj
(Uvala Trpanj)Excellent holdingTrpanj is the principal harbour on the north coast of the Pelješac Peninsula, connected to the mainland by the Ploče–Trpanj car ferry.
Depth
4–10m
Bottom
sand
Alarm
70m
Crowds
Moderate
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