The island of Molat is a possible stop for boaters that offers the tranquility of the wilderness, intense scents of rosemary, and that minimum of services to replenish the galley and continue one’s journey.

The ports are located north of Veli Rat At the end of a deep cove, with the ferry dock on the right. At the far end of the bay is a pier with 30 berths for yachts, equipped with electricity and, in some cases, mooring buoys. Water is supplied at set times via a time-based meter. On the pier, there is a supply store and a small building with restrooms.

From orientation upon entering the gulf serve the pyramidal tower a stone structure with a lighthouse on Punta Bonaster and a few small houses in the bay. Anyone approaching Molat by boat should pay special attention to the hidden rocks. At the entrance to the gulf, the water is about 1.5 meters deep; therefore, it is recommended to pass through only when the sea is calm.

From June through September, every day of the week except Saturday and Sunday, there is only one ferry service from Zadar that allows vehicles to be brought onto the island. In addition to this, there is a catamaran service that carries only passengers.

Molat is an island not far from Zadar. To the northwest, it is separated from the nearby island of Ist by the Zapuntel Strait, while to the southeast, it is separated from Veli Rat and Sestrunj by a narrow stretch of sea. It has an area of 27.74 square kilometers and a coastline 48 kilometers long.

It owes its name to the honey produced by bees that feed on the flowers of the rosemary bushes growing on the hills and cliffs. The island is covered with dense Mediterranean scrub and, along the coasts, with pine trees. The coastline on the northeastern side of the island is low-lying and dotted with bays and inlets, while the coastline on the southwestern side is steeper. A concentration camp was established here from 1942 to 1943, holding thousands of people before they were sent to camps in Italy.

The island has two mountain ranges, between which lies the Zapuntel Valley, which extends all the way to Brgulje. The eastern side of the island, from which a long, narrow promontory juts out, faces the Adriatic Sea, while the western coast, which is more indented, faces the Kvarner Gulf.

The main settlements, Melada, Brgulje and Zapuntel are built on the modest elevations of the island.

The beaches are essentially of two types: rocky beaches with deep sea in the bay beyond the pier where the ferry docks facing south, and red sand and concrete in Jazi Bay facing north.