Tkon might be the most famous village on the island Pašman in the archipelago of Zadar. It is the ferry port, well connected by the mainland and the whole world, due to its position in Middle Dalmatia and vicinity of the airport Zemunik, near Zadar. Its closeness to National Parks Kornati, Krka, Paklenica and Nature Parks Vransko jezero, Telašćica and Velebit, made desirable tourist destination of it. It is positioned on the southeast coast of the island. Besides 15 square kilometers of land belonging to the municipality Tkon, it possess thirteen islets with the most beautiful Gangaro, Košara, Orlić and Žižanj. Žižanj is also famous as the robinson tourism destination, such as there even few more near Tkon. Uninhabited landscapes divided into private fields with traditional small stone houses and private beaches in front, are the excellent choice for those who want to avoid summer tourist fever and taste traditional ways of life on Dalmatian islands.
Thus, tourist offer of municipality is rich and diverse. Accommodation can be easily found even in numerous private apartment and rooms, pensions and camps hidden beneath the centuries old pine tree umbrellas. The hosts, who used to be peasants and fishermen, are now mostly occupied with tourism and trying to enrich their offer guessing the wishes their guest might have; here you can rent a bicycle, boat, scooter, diving equipment, take one day trips and enjoy local festivities and traditional cuisine based on home-grown products such as olive oil, brandy, vine and authentic fish and meat dishes.
At the end of the settlement there is a long sandy beach, rare on the Adriatic with its beauty, treasured by mild Mediterranean climate and enthusiastic bathers who can be caught there swimming and sunbathing even in early spring or late autumn as well.
