Dubrovnik: Game of Thrones Private Walking Tour & Filming Locations

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Duration1h–2h

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Walk Dubrovnik's King's Landing with a Guide Who Filmed There

You walk through Dubrovnik's Old Town with a private licensed guide—no groups, no fixed pace. You visit eight major filming locations including Pile Gate, Stradun, Dominican Monastery street, Rector's Palace, Jesuit stairs, and the Iron Throne replica, with stops to hear about both the show and the city's medieval history. The guide is often someone who worked on set, so you get first-hand stories about how scenes were filmed. Two to three hours, and you choose when to move on.

1h–2h

Step-by-step itinerary

Game of Thrones Dubrovnik walking tour

Visit Kolorina Bay (Blackwater Bay)
See Pile Gate main entrance
Walk along Stradun street
Stop at St Dominic Street
Explore Ploce Gate and Arms Square
View Rector's Palace atrium
Climb Jesuit church staircase
Visit Ethnographic Museum exterior
See Iron Throne filming site

The Experience

So you're standing at the Pile Gate and your guide casually mentions they were an extra in season three—that's the kind of thing that happens on a private Game of Thrones tour in Dubrovnik. Unlike the group departures that shuffle through the same five stops, this one is just you, your guide, and the actual locations where King's Landing was shot. The guide is licensed by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism, knows both the show and the books inside out, and a few of them actually worked on set, so the stories aren't recycled from a script.

The tour moves through the Old Town in a way that makes sense geographically rather than chronologically—you start at Kolorina Bay (Blackwater Bay in the show), where the fortification system is explained alongside the dozen or so scenes filmed there, then head to the Pile Gate, which appears in seasons 2 through 5 shot from different angles so it looks like different places. Then comes the Stradun, the main street, which is where the final season's destruction of King's Landing was filmed; your guide walks you past the Franciscan Monastery's ancient pharmacy, the fountain, the palace, and explains what each building actually was in medieval Dubrovnik. You'll stop on St Dominic Street in front of the Dominican Monastery (you're not going inside—it wasn't in the show), where the Walk of Shame scenes were shot and the budget for effects clearly got bigger as seasons went on. The Ploce Gate comes next, then the Rector's Palace atrium, where Qarth was filmed, then the Jesuit church stairs—probably the most recognizable spot on the whole tour—and finally the Ethnographic Museum exterior, which played Littlefinger's Brothel and the Flea Bottom streets.

The Iron Throne replica is at the end, or sometimes in the middle if your guide is dodging crowds, which they will—that's the advantage of a private tour. You get a picture there. The whole thing takes two to three hours depending on how many questions you ask and how long you want to linger at each spot. Your guide will talk about the filming, the show, the books, and Dubrovnik's actual history as a medieval republic; it's not just "this is where they shot that scene," it's a real walking tour that happens to include Game of Thrones.

What’s included

Professional tour guide services covering Game of Thrones filming locations, show details, and Dubrovnik history.
Picture break at the Iron Throne replica.
The tour visits Kolorina Bay, Pile Gate, Stradun, Dominican Monastery street, Ploce Gate, Rector's Palace exterior, Jesuit church stairs, and the Ethnographic Museum exterior.
Service animals are allowed.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Tour The Game Of Thrones

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the main Game of Thrones filming locations in Dubrovnik without arranging a group tour or navigating the sites on your own—a private guide who often worked on set means you get the real story behind each location, not just the scene.