ATV Riding Dubrovnik: Private Buggy Safari with Viewpoints

You control the buggy while the route handles the sightseeing.

A private buggy safari tour in Dubrovnik where your group drives a Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000 across a twenty-kilometer trail through traditional villages, fortifications and hilltop viewpoints overlooking the sea and Old Town. A professional driver leads the route and manages safety. You navigate the terrain and stop for photos at Srd Hill and Fort Imperial. Pickup and drop-off from your hotel are included, along with water and a local gift.

Step-by-step itinerary

Dubrovnik Buggy Safari Tour

• Start tour in Čelopeci village
• Drive 3 km macadam section
• Stop at Srd Hill viewpoint
• Visit Strincjera lookout point
• Pass Fort Imperial and fortifications
• Stop at viewpoint above Old Town Dubrovnik

The experience

The route starts in Čelopeci, a village where stone houses and olive groves have held their shape for decades, then climbs toward Srd Hill on a three-kilometer macadam section where you can ask the driver to push the buggy's performance if you want the dynamic ride. The trail itself is twenty kilometers of backcountry that moves past working fortifications, abandoned Austrian and French defensive positions, and the kind of landscape where you might actually see donkeys, horses, sheep or goats grazing near the road, not as a curated moment, but as part of how people still live here.

The stops matter. Srd Hill sits at four hundred fifteen meters and opens a panoramic view across the new part of Dubrovnik, the Elaphiti Islands, and the sea. The kind of vantage that makes the camera essential. Fort Imperial, built by Napoleon's forces in the early 1800s, still stands with the fortifications around it, and the buggy route reaches it without the cable car line. The driver knows where the light works and when the crowds thin, so the photos you take are actually yours to keep.

The tour runs three hours and stays private to your group only. Pickup happens from your hotel, and the driver handles the route while you handle the buggy. Water and a local gift come with it. Children as young as four can ride (with an adult), and the terrain suits all fitness levels. The buggy does the work, not your legs.

What’s included

• Private professional driver who leads the route and manages safety.
• pickup and drop-off from your hotel.
• a bottle of water and a local delicacies gift.
• all fees and taxes.

Options for this experience

5 options

1 buggy (for 3 people)Up to 3 per booking · Guide in English · 09:30 and 15:30Note: Children aged 4 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Pickup is included

2 buggies (for 4 people)Up to 4 per booking · Guide in English · 09:30 and 15:30Note: Children aged 4 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Pickup is included

2 buggies (for 5 people)Up to 5 per booking · Guide in English · 09:30 and 15:30Note: Children aged 4 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Pickup is included

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2 buggies (for 6 people)Up to 6 per booking · Guide in English · 09:30 and 15:30Note: Children aged 4 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Pickup is included

1 buggy (for 2 people)Up to 2 per booking · Guide in English · 09:30 and 15:30Note: Children aged 4 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Pickup is included

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Before you book

Days and timesFriday and SaturdayDepartures at 09:30 and 15:30Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (4 to 90 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by ATV & Buggy Adventours Dubrovnik

Is this one for you?Book this if your group wants to move through the landscape under your own control rather than watch it from a bus or a cable car. The buggy route reaches viewpoints and fortifications the standard tours skip, and the three-hour window fits a morning or afternoon without eating the whole day.

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Top questions

What's the actual terrain like on a buggy ride around Dubrovnik?

The twenty-kilometer trail mixes macadam road sections with backcountry routes through villages and past fortifications. The three-kilometer macadam stretch near Srd Hill is where the driver can increase speed if you want a more dynamic ride. The rest is steady trail that passes through working farmland and stone villages.

Can I really see the Old Town and the islands from the viewpoint?

Yes. Srd Hill sits at four hundred fifteen meters and offers a panoramic view of the new part of Dubrovnik, the Elaphiti Islands, and the sea. It's a photo stop built into the route, and the driver will pause so you can shoot.

Do I need any buggy experience to book this?

No. The driver leads the route and manages the trail. You operate the buggy itself. The terrain suits all fitness levels, and children from age four can ride with an adult.

What happens if I want to go faster on the macadam section?

The driver will ask at the beginning of the three-kilometer macadam stretch whether you want better performance from the buggy, so you can choose the pace once you're on the trail.

Is hotel pickup really included, or is that an extra?

Pickup and drop-off from your hotel are included in the tour price. The driver collects your group and returns you at the end of the three hours.