Activities

Kayaking: Kayaking is a great way to discover the coastline and many beautiful coves in the area while having a great exercise.

SUP: Stand Up Paddle is always a good option for great exercise.

Hiking/Trekking/Running: Right outside our door we have a beautiful forest with many different trails for a great morning run or a whole day of hiking/trekking.

There is no shortage of other fun activities such as beach volleyball, table tennis, slackline, swings, climbing rope etc. We also have a pilates reformer machine and some fitness equipment.

Shark Watching

Bonjuk Bay is the one and only place in the Mediterranean where Sandbar sharks come to mate and reproduce.  Here is an immediate and important note for the reluctant swimmer who has watched way too many Jaws movies: these skittish animals pose no threat to humans. On the contrary, humans, as their only predator, have overfished them for their valuable fins hard enough to cause an incremental decrease in their population. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List assessed them as a “vulnerable” species and the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas has declared Bonjuk Bay a “protected site” in 1991 for being a mating ground for sandbar sharks.

As for the curious snorkeler who would treasure catching a glimpse of these shy animals, yours is no easy task; though not impossible. The sandbar sharks visit Bonjuk Bay between May and September to reproduce. To be able to observe these big fish during these months, you would have to swim out to the far corners of the bay to hide behind a rock and wait patiently. Being nocturnally active, sandbar sharks tend to hide and snooze during the day and have a most welcome tendency to shy away from humans.  Despite all these difficulties, if you do manage to see a non-threatening shark upclose, well, we believe it is an exciting experience to boast about.

On a final note, to reiterate, for the casual swimmer, catching a glimpse of these animals of the sea will most probably not be a part of your Bonjuk experience. For those keen visitors though, we will get you the guidance necessary to observe this phenomenon.