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Dubrovnik Private Day Trip from Split: UNESCO Walls & Old Town

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Duration10h–11h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · HR

PickupAt your hotel

The drive to Dubrovnik takes three hours—then your guide meets you at the gates

You're picked up from your Split hotel and driven to Dubrovnik in a private air-conditioned vehicle. A local guide walks you through the Old Town's main sites—the Stradun, Cathedral, Rectors Palace, and Dominican Monastery—then you explore freely for three hours before the return drive. Hotel drop-off is included, and the whole day runs 10.5 hours.

10h–11h

Step-by-step itinerary

Pickup from accommodation in Split
Drive 3h 15m to Dubrovnik
Guided tour of Dubrovnik Old Town
Walk down Stradun and visit landmarks
Free time to explore Dubrovnik
Drive 3h 15m back to Split

The Experience

"You'll see the walls before you see anything else," our driver said as we pulled out of Split that morning, and he was right. The 3-hour-15-minute drive south hugs the Dalmatian coast, and somewhere around Ston the medieval fortifications come into view—massive stone ramparts that have stood since the 14th century, still wrapped around Dubrovnik's Old Town like they're holding something precious inside. Your private day trip from Split starts with hotel pickup and ends with drop-off the same evening, which means you're not negotiating buses or ferry schedules; the car and driver are yours for the whole day.

Once you arrive, a local guide is waiting to walk you through the Old Town for 90 minutes. The tour covers the famous Stradun—the main limestone street that runs straight through the center—and stops at the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, the Rectors Palace, the Dominican Monastery, and a few of the stone forts that jut out from the walls. The guide points out which buildings survived the 1992 siege and which ones are reconstructions, and suddenly the place stops being a postcard and starts being a city that people actually lived in, fought for, rebuilt. After that, you've got three hours to walk the walls yourself, duck into a museum, find a café overlooking the Adriatic, or just sit on the stone steps and watch the light change.

The whole thing—drive there, guided tour, free time, drive back—lands you home by evening. It's a long day, but the private format means no waiting for a group to gather, no rushing through lunch, no stopping at shops you didn't ask for. You move at your own pace once the guide steps back, which is the part that matters most.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Split.
private air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
professional driver.
90-minute guided walking tour of Dubrovnik Old Town led by a local guide.
three hours of free time to explore independently.
all taxes, fees, and fuel surcharge.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Pelican Tours Split

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Dubrovnik's UNESCO Old Town and medieval walls without renting a car or coordinating your own transport—the private format and fixed schedule mean you spend your time in the city, not arranging logistics.