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Split: Mostar, Kravice Waterfall & Family Farm Lunch

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Free cancellation

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Duration8h–12h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Three stops, one family's kitchen, and why Mostar's bridge matters

You get picked up from your Split hotel and driven to three places: Kravice Waterfall, where you can swim; Mostar's old bridge and bazaar, with a walking tour; and a family home in Hardomilje for a farm-to-table lunch with wine tasting from the family's own cellar. Hotel return in the evening.

8h–12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Pick up from accommodation
Visit Kravice Waterfalls
Walking tour of Mostar Old Bridge
Free time for shopping in Mostar
Visit Medjugorje and climb hill
Enjoy family farm-to-table experience

The Experience

So the driver picks you up from your hotel in Split around eight in the morning—you'll know the exact time when you book—and the drive out toward Kravice Waterfall takes about an hour through the Dalmatian hinterland. The landscape shifts as you go inland, away from the coast, and you start to see the kind of village life that hasn't changed much in decades. Kravice itself is a limestone waterfall that drops into a pool you can actually swim in if you want, and most people do. The water's cold but not shocking, and there's something about standing under a waterfall that makes the morning feel real in a way scrolling through photos never does.

After Kravice you head to Mostar, which is maybe forty minutes away. The old bridge—the Stari Most—is the thing everyone comes for, and it's worth the trip. Your guide walks you through the old town, shows you the bridge from different angles, explains what happened here and why it matters. There's time to wander the bazaar if you want to pick up something, or just sit and watch the light change on the stone. The bridge tour itself takes a couple of hours with the walking, and then you move on.

The part that actually stays with you is lunch. The family—the Rupčić family—lives in a village called Hardomilje, and they invite you into their home to eat. This isn't a restaurant with a tour group sitting at long tables; it's their kitchen, their table, their wine from their own cellar. You get homemade food, the kind made from things they grow, and wine that tastes different when you're drinking it in the place it came from. Coffee or tea after, and by then you've been talking to these people for a while and the whole day feels less like a checklist and more like something that happened. The drive back to Split is in the late afternoon, so you're back by evening.

If you want to add Medjugorje—the pilgrimage site on the hill—you can ask when you book, and they'll work it in. It's optional, not automatic, so don't assume it's part of the day unless you request it.

What’s included

Hotel or port pickup and drop-off from Split.
round-trip private transfer.
lunch at the family home.
wine tasting from Rupčić Family Cellars.
bottled water.
coffee and tea.
walking tour of Mostar with your guide.
entry to Kravice Waterfall.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Private Tours Travel Agency

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Mostar and Kravice in one day without renting a car or piecing together public transport—the private pickup and fixed itinerary handle the logistics, and the family lunch is the part that makes it worth the drive.