Dubrovnik Cable Car Ride and Old Town Walking Tour
Description
Save on two must-experience Dubrovnik tours with a Super Saver that combines a Mt Srđ cable car trip with an Old Town and city walls walking tour! Ride up in the cable car with a guide and gaze down at the glorious Dalmatian Coast and city of Dubrovnik from the peak of the famous mountain. Ride back down into the city and explore Dubrovnik's Old Town with a tour guide and UNESCO-listed city walls on your own, discovering the history of top city attractions such as Sponza Palace, Church of St Blaise, Minčeta Tower and more. The city walls portion of the tour is self-guided and not a part of the guided tour. Travelers will be provided the city walls entrance tickets at the end of the guided tour.
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Itinerary
Meeting our licensed tour guide by the 'Dubravka 1836' restaurant at Pile Square marks the start of this walking tour. Very close to your starting point is the 16th century Pile Gate, the western entrance to the Old Town.
Follow your guide to the cable car station to enjoy the breathtaking views of this pearl of the Adriatic while riding in a cable car to the top of Mt. Srd.
Once you get to the top of the mountain, take some time to enjoy the amazing view of Dubrovnik and the Adriatic. Make sure to soak up the views on your way down as well.
The main street of the Dubrovnik Old Town, a famous city promenade with many little shops and restaurants.
Walk down Stradun (or Placa), a well-known city promenade, and see the Dominican Monastery, the Onofrio's Great Fountain, the Orlando's Column, the Church of St. Blaise, the Rector's Palace, the Cathedral and many other interesting city sights and learn about Dubrovnik's history on the informative walking tour in the Old Town.
A monumental city fort built in the 16th century.
Founded in the 13th century, the monastery now holds a museum with a very valuable art collection.
Climb the famous Dubrovnik city walls, a series of defensive stone walls surrounding the Old Town. Built from the 13th to the 17th century and almost 2 km (1,24 mi) long, these walls represent one of the most beautiful fortification systems in Europe.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- WALKING INFO:
- Tour includes moderate walking activities.
- In Dubrovnik guests will have to walk approximately 1200 meters over cobblestone and flat terrain, and take up to 200 steps.
- The city walls portion of the tour is self-guided.
- Museums Multipass includes the entrance to the following museums in Dubrovnik: Cultural-History Museum, Rector's Palace; Maritime Museum; Etnographic Museum; Archaeological Exhibitions Fort Revelin; House of Marin Držić; Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik; Dubrovnik Natural History Museum; Dulčić-Masle-Pulitika Gallery; The Pulitika Studio.
Reviews(702)
We had an excellent experience on the Dubrovnik Cable Car Ride, Old Town Walking Tour, and City Walls tour. Our guide was on time, professional, and extremely knowledgeable about Dubrovnik’s history, culture, and landmarks. He shared a wealth of information in a way that was engaging, easy to understand, and often very funny. What really stood out was how down-to-earth and personable he was. He made the group feel welcome, answered questions thoughtfully, and kept the tour moving at a comfortable pace. The cable car views were spectacular, the walk through Old Town was fascinating, and the City Walls provided some of the best scenery of our entire trip. If you’re visiting Dubrovnik and want a guide who is informative, friendly, and genuinely passionate about the city, this tour is an excellent choice. Highly recommended!
Great way to get history of Croatia and Dubrovnik. The Old City wall has amazing views. Cable car gives good prospective of whole area.
This is essentially a way to upsell a cable car ride with tickets to the walls with a “tour”. Small group but hard to hear the guide who was a nice guy but didn’t tell us much about the old town other than the recent war and who famous Croatians are. Didn’t take us to photo spots, just walked a bit and talked for 10-20 minutes. Would be nice if he said here are some photo spots, take some photos and this is the significance of these buildings. Essentially we walked down the Main Street, to the cable car ride. Itinerary was not in the order of what it said in the ad. Guide left us at the top of the cable car ride and took off at the end. Thought he was taking us to where you go on the wall tour. Done many a tour of historical cities/ towns/areas, this was not very good. Learned 0 about Dubrovnik other than it got the crap bombed out of it in the civil war which seemed to be the focus of the tour. Save yourself a pile of money and just buy tickets for the cable car and city walls.
Thank you for your feedback, and we are sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations. However, we would like to clarify that the tour description clearly states that the experience includes a walking tour of the Old Town, while the visit to the city walls is self-guided after the guided portion. On the day of the tour, due to exceptionally large crowds at the cable car, the guide adjusted the order of the itinerary in order to avoid long waiting times and ensure a smoother and more enjoyable experience for all guests. During the tour, the group of 11 guests was introduced to the history of Dubrovnik, the Dubrovnik Republic, its fortifications, cultural and religious heritage, as well as aspects of daily life past and present. The Homeland War was also referenced at relevant official memorial and information points within the Old Town, as it is an important part of Dubrovnik’s recent history and historical context. We would also like to emphasize that the guide adjusted the pace throughout the tour to accommodate the group and also assisted with recovering lost city walls QR codes, ensuring that guests were able to continue their visit without any issues. We fully respect that different travelers may have different expectations. However, we do not agree with the statement that guests “learned nothing about Dubrovnik” or that the tour was simply a “cable car upsell.” Our intention is always to provide authentic local insight and historical context, which is something the vast majority of our guests greatly appreciate.
Met our guide Elvis just outside Pile Gate and was easy to find holding a sign. We first walked up to the cable car with some history about the walls and waterways. Great views from the top of the cable car! On the return Elvis gave us a walking tour of the old town with its history and points of interest. He was great, friendly and knowledgeable! The city walls part is self guided and easy to find the access points which Elvis also pointed out. My ticket also included museums which were also interesting. Oh and try the orange ice cream (recommended by Elvis!) it was delicious!
My new favorite destination - Old Town Dubrovnik! This is an entire city (restaurants, shops, theaters, churches, hotels) all housed within 1400 year old buildings, housed inside a fort. Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us so much history. The cable car ride up the mountain gave us some incredible views.
We really enjoyed this walking tour. Our guide Sara was great! Really knowledgable and friendly. Would definitely recommend this as an intro to the old town and the cable car and walking the walls are well worth doing.
Sara was extremely knowledge and friendly. It was great to get a local’s perspective on everything from reading her father’s war journal to what it’s like being an extra in Game of Thrones. The actual guided part and cable car only lasted about two hours and then we were free to wander on our own.
Elvis was amazing. So personable and made sure we saw all the sites. Even got us to the top of Mount Syd before it got clouded in. If you’re in the Dubrovnik , be sure to do a tour with Elvis.!
Elvis was great. Changed things up a little so we would be sure to get on the cable car. Glad we did because it closed later due to winds. He was very informative
What a great introduction to Croatia and the old city. Sara was extremely knowledgeable, shared personal experiences and made our tour very enjoyable. Her knowledge of Croatian history was comprehensive, which she shared throughout the tour.
