The main goal of the thesis was to show the influence of adventure tourism on catering business in Starigrad. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical and the research part. The methods of analysis, description and comparison will be used in this thesis. In the first part of the thesis, the basic concepts of adventure tourism in general, data on the region, the presentation of catering facilities in Starigrad and the specific profile of the guests of these facilities are given. In the second part of the thesis, the research methodology is described. Furthermore, the results of the survey, i.e. interviews conducted for the purpose of writing this thesis are presented. Interviews were conducted with the owners and representatives of the facilities, and the director of the tourist office of the Municipality of Starigrad tourist board and the head of the advertising and catering activities service of the public institution of the National Park Paklenica. Also, a discussion of the contents of the research, i.e. the interview, is presented. It can be concluded that the influence of adventure tourism on the business of catering facilities in Starigrad is extremely high. Furthermore, it is necessary to improve the promotion and the existing offer, and to create new offers. It is also necessary to be properly positioned on the market, and gain a competitive advantage.