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A large marina and year-round port of entry (the customs breakwater is in the industrial OMC port). The harbour office (Lučka Kapetania) is located behind the park opposite the entrance to the main breakwater, next to the garden restaurant. There are 370 berths on the water with connections to water and electricity. Good quality technical services, a shop with yachting equipment, several supermarkets, a farmers' markets with fruit and vegetables, and numerous bars, cafes, and restaurants-all near the port. A bank, post office, hospital and a pharmacy can all be found nearby, too.

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A relatively busy harbour in summer (with plenty of music from the surrounding bars, restaurants and ferries), and usually full. There are several mooring berths here and connections to water and electricity are subject to a fee. A fuel station is here, too. There is an ATM on the quay, several well-stocked supermarkets, a farmers' market with fresh vegetables, fruit and fish, and numerous cafés and restaurants. There is also a doctor and pharmacy in the town. The harbour is well sheltered from winds from the N, NE, and E. The harbour is not sheltered from winds coming from the S (these create waves) and the W (dangerous wind). It is possible to anchor here on the western side of the harbour at a depth of 4-6 m. You are not allowed to anchor by the eastern part of the breakwater. Bar is an industrial harbour town. The surrounding landscape has a long tradition of olive growing with vast olive groves encircling the town. A 2,000-year-old olive tree near the village of Mirovica is allegedly the oldest olive tree in the world. According to folklore, it is said that no citizen of Bar was allowed to marry until they had planted at least ten olive trees. The town is the end point of the only Montenegro railway running from Podgorica and Belgrade. The railway is a unique construction, including several hundred tunnels and bridges necessary to overcome the challenging landscape. There are two beaches here - Topolica Beach (situated near the harbour) and Red Beach (north of the town). Red Beach owes its name to the unusual colour of the sand, which is explained in the legend of Nereid the sea nymph. A trip to Lake Skadar (by taxi or train - the fares are cheap) is also nice.

A well-sheltered marina with a long tradition of fishing. The Izola marina is located on the western edge of town. It offers 650 mooring berths on the water for large and small boats (boat length 8-30 m, depth of up to 4.5 m). Connections to water and electricity are at every berth and there are also several showers and toilets here. WiFi is available, as well as a supermarket, laundry, car park, and a well-stocked shop with yachting equipment. The marina offers high-quality technical services - boat repairs and maintenance, outboard motor repairs, sail making, repairs to awnings, and installation of and repairs to electronic and hydraulic equipment. There is a fuel station here (Monday-Sunday, 08:00-20:00). About 300 m from the harbour is a doctor, pharmacy and post office. The fee for a 12 m boat is EUR 63 and EUR 82 for a 15 m boat. A more detailed marina price list is available here. The marina is eco-friendly and has been awarded the Blue Flag. Not far from the marina is a shop, fittingly called Levante, offering a wide selection of fresh fish from the local fishermen, mussels, olives, local wine, and salt from the local salt plants. VHF channel: 17 (assistance while landing is available).

Another pleasant island where time has stood still. Though Ko Lanta is also tourist oriented, compared to bustling Phuket, it is exactly the kind of tourism most visitors to Thailand dream about. You'll find everything here, just on a somewhat smaller scale. The traffic is calm which makes the idea of renting a moped and riding around the island incredibly appealing. Anchoring is possible all along the western coast. The sea floor slopes away from the shore very gradually, and one beach follows another so all you need to do is choose. You'll find the best mooring in the bay at Klong Dao Beach in the north and in Kantiang Bay in the south. Just a short distance south of Ko Lanta lie several smaller islands, which are unmissable. Koh Ngai, Koh Kradan, and Koh Muk, each more beautiful than the last. It is hard to say which beach is the most beautiful here and tourist guides casually mention the "exceptionally high number of beautiful beaches". With a sailboat though, you have a whole different kind of freedom to move where you want, and you'll discover that most of the time you are anchoring in absolute solitude. On these islands, you can also find small resorts and restaurants. But excellent snorkelling is to be found everywhere. There are a number of easy diving spots around the islands of Koh Ngai, Koh Waen and Koh Kradan but the biggest attraction to the west of Ko Muk Island is the so-called "hong", which translates as something like a "hole in the island". There are other, similar places in Thailand, but this one is, by far and away, the most beautiful. This "hong" is reached through an inconspicuous, 80 m long cave, which you have to swim through. A sea kayak offers an advantage here, but a watertight flashlight is an absolute necessity! At the end of the cave is a white beach and a couple of trees. All enclosed by perpendicular cliffs that soar to a tremendous height. Long ago, some say, pirates buried their treasure there.

Ko Phi Phi Don, is the larger and inhabited island of the two. This island is shaped like a butterfly (in profile) and is basically two rock formations connected by a sandy beach. On the beach, you will find plenty of restaurants, hotels, diving schools, masseurs, and shops with everything imaginable. The streets are full of tourists, but free of cars and motorbikes. In the evening, bars and dance clubs open their doors in what has become a party-paradise. Some bars lure customers with loud music, others with Thai boxing, but alcohol flows freely everywhere, and discos on the beach usually don't close until sunrise. Diving centres also advertise English-speaking instructors, so, if you like to dive, don't hesitate to take this opportunity. There are a number of first-rate sites near Phi Phi but you should definitely consider heading south from the Phi Phi Islands to dive around the Bida Nai and Bida Noi cliffs, or the King Cruiser wreck. Everywhere you go, you will find an abundance of fish, coral, and with a little luck, even a whale shark! There are several bays around the island of Phi Phi Don that are suitable for anchoring. The main bay and harbour is Ton Sai Bay, approached from the southern side. There is a lot of traffic, but it quietens down at night, and you should be able to sleep peacefully. If you want to use one of the many buoys, you'll first need to verify that that buoy is actually available. The northwest bay, Loh Dalam Bay is much more picturesque and peaceful in the daytime. Here, it is necessary to monitor the far-reaching cliffs that make it impossible to land during low tide, and in the evening, you'll be mooring in front of all the discos. The last option is Loh Lana Bay in the north. In high season it is calm and most of the buoys are free because local boats are moored up in Ton Sai Bay. Ko Phi Phi Leh is the smaller, uninhabited island, but according to many travellers it is one of the most beautiful in the world. And this is no exaggeration. Mooring is in Maya Bay, which was made famous by the movie The Beach, starring Leonardo Di Caprio. During the day there are thousands of tourists, so it is necessary to arrive in the afternoon and spend the night. But it truly is one of the most wonderful places and a great spot for snorkelling and diving.

The Koh Rok are two islands lying 10 NM west of Koh Kradan. Koh Rok Is one of Thailand's many national parks and with the exception of the ranger stations, are uninhabited. Over the day, boats crammed with day trippers (most of whom are divers) head there. But nowhere else will you find such clean waters or such amazing snorkelling and diving. Diving locations are virtually everywhere around the two islands. And again, the beaches are simply stunning. Mooring is between the islands on buoys but take care because not all buoys are in water that's deep enough for your boat.

This small marina is located south of the commercial harbour. It offers 75 berths for yachts up to 18 m with a draft of up to 3.5 m. There are connections for water and electricity, showers and toilets, WiFi, and a reception. A fuel station is nearby. All the essential technical services are on hand (repairs to and maintenance of yachts, outboard motor repairs, sail making, repairs to electronic and hydraulic equipment and so on). VHF channel: 17.

Piran is a year-round customs port. There is relatively little room here and in high season, it gets filled up by the early afternoon. The inner harbour is reserved for fishing boats. Several mooring berths are here, but not all have a water and electricity connection. There are no showers in the harbour, only toilets. Docking at the fenced-off pier is only permitted for the purposes of customs formalities. The harbour is well sheltered. The only unpleasant factor is the wind from the SW, which causes rough waves. In the town are supermarkets, a butcher shop, and markets with fruit and vegetables.

Stari Bar (the Ghost City), the predecessor of Bar, is certainly worth visiting. You will find several attractive historical sites here. The town of Bar has two marinas - A.D. Marina and OMC Marina. They are located inland, several kilometres from the sea. The town was built at the base of the Rumija mountains, which rise to almost 1,600 m above sea level. The town is protected by cliffs on three sides and city walls on the western side. In 1878 the Turks blew up the gunpowder stores and all but destroyed this beautiful town with the earthquake in 1979 finishing the job. The town has been nicknamed the Ghost City ever since. Today, you can see several restored buildings (the Archbishop's Palace, the clock tower, part of the fortifications, an aqueduct and two churches).