FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
01. How do I reach you once I get in to Rogoznica?
02. How far is Rogoznica from Airport Split?
03. How big are the dive groups?
04. How deep are your dives?
05. Can you describe Accommodations?
06. Can you describe Rogoznica?
07. Can my friends come if they do not dive?
08. What are the water temperatures like?
09. What are the water depths like?
10. What is a seabed like?
11. What are the tides like?
12. What are the sea currents like?
13. What is a salinity of sea like?
14. What are the waves like?
15. What is a visibility in sea?
16. Is there any restaurants?
1. How do I reach you once I get in to Rogoznica?
When you turn of from the main road (called Magistrala) you go strait all the way to the bridge, than you cross the bridge and continue to go strait trough entire old part of the village. You will pass underneath one small bridge, two buildings are connected with, and continue to go strait. Than you will come to one red building (firehouse) and turn left - up and after you pass over one small hill you will turn sharp left and continue to go strait all the way to the diving center.
There are a direction boards with DIVING CENTER PONGO and the arrow on all the way from the bridge to the diving center.
So you just have to go strait all the way to the fire house and follow the directions.
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2. How far is Rogoznica from Airport Split?
Split airport is just 18 km away.
We suggest you take a taxi all the way to Rogoznica.
You can also take a taxi to Trogir and than come with bus to Rogoznica.
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3. How big are the dive groups?
We truly to keep our diving groups up to maximum of 8 to 10 persons.
We usually say we do not sell diving, we sell an experience and excursion.
It is important to us that romantic part of diving does not disappear, after the dive you can try some local drinks or have some fruit.
There is also much more safety in smaller groups.
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4. How deep are your dives?
We always like to take new divers on few shallower dives so we can meet each other and see how we dive.
All our dives do not cross the limit depending on categories of divers winch dive with us.
Maximum depth for recreational and sport divers is 40m on Croatia.
We only dive deeper if our customers have technical diving category.
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5. Can you describe Accommodations?
Accommodations which we offer are all in the best part of Rogoznica, close
to our diving center, 0 to 30 m from the beach and 2 to 4 min walk from old part of the village.
All apartments have bedrooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony and are in pine woods next to the beach. Towels, sheaths, kitchen necessities, hot water are included in all arrangements. We also recommend apartments which are leaded by polite and helpful people which will help you in any way they can.
There are different apartments which you can chouse from.
2 person apartments - bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony
3 person apartments - bedroom, living room (pull out bed), bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony
4 person apartments - 2 bedrooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony
6 person apartments - 3 bedrooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony
8 person apartments - 2 bedrooms, living room (pull out bed), bathroom, kitchen, toilet, terrace or balcony
Please book in advance, because our packages sell out quickly especially in high season ( July and August). Bookings we usually make over the e-mail
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6. Can you describe Rogoznica? - for more information about Rogoznica click here
ROGOZNICA, a village and harbor in the cove bearing the same name, 25 km south of Sibenik; population 825. Chief occupations are farming, fishing and tourism. The village is located on the peninsula (the former islet of Kopara was connected with the mainland by an artificial dyke in the second half of the 19th c.) which divides the cove of Luka Rogoznica into the western and the eastern part. The cove of Rogoznica east of Cape Ploce is a favorable shelter for yachts. Rogoznica lies on a local road, branching off from the main road (M2, E65).
Rogoznica was populated as early as ancient times. The parish church was built in 1615 and reconstructed in the 19th century. On top of its village are the remains of a fortification; the construction was started by the French in 1809. - In the Rogoznica field are mediaeval churches of St. Nicholas (with stelae) and Bl. John of Trogir, constructed in the mediaeval Dalmatian architectural styles; an artificial island was made in the bay in 1993-1996, to be used as a marina.
Pine forests, nice beaches and a picturesque and well-protected location make Rogoznica an attractive tourist destination. In addition to bathing and other water sports, visitors may enjoy cult-ural and entertainment programs, organized during the tourist season. The most important events are the Rogoznica Fiesta (held on the first Saturday in August) and the Fishermen's Night.
Since Rogoznica has a number of fishermen, fresh fish is regularly offered. Among local specialties, the best is Rogoznica-style fish stew ("brudet").
Apart from usual sports and recreational activities, Rogoznica also offers fencing opportunities. The fencing school and the International Fencing Camp at the Fencing Club "Galeb Grafoplast" have been active since 1987. Organized excursions are also offered.
The most important religious feast is the day of Our Lady of Kapalica, with a large procession of boats.
Rogoznica is a small island, connected with the bridge to the mainland, with Dalmatian fishing village on it. There is a new marina in one of Rogoznica harbors and lots of small restaurants. Best place to be is on the island. There are beautiful walks you can do all around the island, natural lake with cliffs from 2 to 20 m (Dragons lake), rent a bike or just relax on beaches which surround the island.
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7. Can my friends come if they do not dive?
Yes, non divers are welcome to come whit you. You can decide to take your friends or children with us on the dive, where they can swim around the island where we dive. We also take people on one small island with Austrohungarian lighthouse on it and we have a picnic there.
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8. What are the water temperatures like?
The Adriatic Sea has a very marked annual change of the surface temperature. The average annual temperature is 11°C. During the winter, the sea is the coldest and the surface temperature is about 9°C ot 12°C ; very seldom, it can drop below that too. In the spring, the sea becomes warmer, and the surface temperature rises to 18°C. In the summer the surface of the sea reaches a very high temperature, of up to 22 to 25°C, and in the southern Adriatic and Istria up to 27°C. In the Adriatic, thermo clines, i.e. parts of the water column of the same temperature, are very well distinguished. The thermo cline is most evident during the summer, and, in the winter, the isothermal process arises, i.e. equaling of the temperature throughout the water column. In the summer, we can notice the first thermo cline at the depth of 3 to 5 m, the next one is at about 12 m, and yet another one at 18 metes, while below 30 m the temperature is mostly constant throughout the year.
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9. What are the water depths like?
Depths in Rogoznica are on standard dives down to 60, 70 meters and on cliff dives down to more than 100. these are maximum depths but we dive of course down to depth for which our group is certified 20 m, 30m, 40 m.
The shallowest part of our sea is in Istria, where the depth does not exceed 50 m. From Pula, the seabed mildly drops, making a long, narrow valley which extends from Zirje towards Italy which is called Jabucka kotlina. The biggest depth there is about 240 m. From Jabucka kotlina, the bottom rises to Palagruza reef where the biggest depth is 130 m. Towards the south, the bottom drops steeply towards the Juznojadranska dolina, where the biggest measured depth is about 1,300 m.
Rogoznica is the place with the clearest seawater on entire coast line with the deepest shore.
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10. What is a seabed like?
The appearance of the underwater relief is the consequence of tectonic movements, abrasion or erosion which were active several million years ago, in times when certain parts of the seabed were land or the coastal area. Uneven areas on the bottom are constantly reduced by sedimentation of detritus from the land. That process is slow, but constant. Rogoznica in most parts has cliffs and stone bottoms. On lots of places you will see fields of Posidonia.
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11. What are the tides like?
In the Adriatic, the high and low tides have relatively small amplitudes. In the southern part, the difference is rarely above some forty centimeters, while in the northern part it is somewhat bigger, so that it comes to 1 metre in Istria and the Gulf of Trieste. In some narrow channels and bays, the high tide can grow considerably during a strong sirocco. That phenomenon is characteristic for big and deep bays of the southern Adriatic. The tides are of a mixed type, which means that their rhythm is semidiurnal during the new and full moon, and of a daily type during the first and the last quarter. Their amplitudes are very irregular.
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12. What are the sea currents like?
Sea currents occur under the influence of winds, the difference in pressure, temperature, and the differences in salinity. With respect to the direction, they can be horizontal or vertical. There are also bottom currents which appear as the consequence of moving of water from warmer areas to colder ones, during which the surface layer gets cold and descends towards the seabed. Currents are weakly observable in the Adriatic.The speed of currents changes in particular areas, but it also depends on time periods. The average speed of currents is about 0.5 knots, but they can also reach the speed of 4 knots.
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13. What is a salinity of sea like?
The total quantity of salt dissolved in one kilogram of sea water is called salinity, which is usually expressed in grams and as the permillage. The salinity of the Adriatic Sea is 38.30 per mill averagely, i.e. there is 38.30 g of salt dissolved in 1 kg of water. In the northern part, the salinity is somewhat lower than in the middle and southern part because of the influence of the Po River.
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14. What are the waves like?
Waves occur primarily as the consequence of the blowing of winds. The bigger the reach, i.e. the surface across which the wind blows, the higher the waves will be. Their strength depends on the configuration and the exposure of the coast. In that way, mixing of the surface layer with water from the deep is enabled, and the interaction between the atmosphere and the sea. We distinguish the crest and the trough of a wave. The length of the wave is the distance between two troughs. Most often, heights of waves in the Adriatic are between 0.5 and 1.5 metres, and they very rarely exceed 5 metres.
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15. What is a visibility in sea?
In Northern Adriatic visibility is not as clear as in mid or south Adriatic because of influence of the river Po. In Mid and South Adriatic visibilities is excellent sometimes more than 50 meters.
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16. Is there any restaurants?
In Rogoznica there are lots of small family restaurants with great local food. Specialties are mostly fish and shells. There are few nice restaurants Lanterna (next to the bridge), Atri (toward marina)...
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