Peljesac Peninsula Day Trip from Dubrovnik: Wine Tasting and Ston Village Tour
Description
Spend a day uncovering the natural beauty and winemaking heritage of the Pelješac Peninsula on this day trip from Dubrovnik. With an expert driver, visit the coastal town of Ston and see the so-called Great Wall of Croatia during a walking tour. Then, travel along scenic coastal roads, stopping at three family-run wineries. Discover how winemaking in the region dates back thousands of years and, after exploring the grounds, take part in guided wine-tasting sessions.
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Itinerary
After getting picked up at your hotel in Dubrovnik, begin the hour-long journey to the Pelješac peninsula, passing over the contemporary Franjo Tudman Bridge and then cruising past ancient fishing villages along the beautiful Dalmatian Coast. On the way, learn about the history and culture of the area from your knowledgeable driver.
The first top is the town of Ston and its diminutive sibling, Mali Ston (Little Ston), home to some of the longest medieval walls in Europe at 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) and also some of the most delicious oysters this side of the Atlantic. Visit an old salt factory, which produced enough valuable salt that it made the area wealthy and well-known in southern Europe. Take a break for lunch in town (at own expense) and perhaps sample some of the famous oysters – even Roman emperors would have them shipped to Rome – and then continue the journey down the Pelješac peninsula, cruising along the coast.
This area is known for its wine production, so stop at three different family-run wineries to sample their goods. Learn all about their wine-making process and what sets their vintages apart from the others.
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Pickup Locations & Times
You will be contacted with your exact pick-up time and location before the tour.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(23)
Very leisurely paced and fun and knowledgeable driver/guide Nenand! We really enjoyed the oysters in Mali Ston and the nice couple that we toured with.
Had a really lovely drive through the peninsula and visited three wineries. Our guide Boris was friendly and gave us background on the history and cultures of the area/cities. The drive was also so beautiful
We took this tour on Sunday 17th May, and had Matko as our deiver/guide. Matko spoke perfect english having lived in Dublin for 10 years and explained a lot about the history of Dubrovnik and Croatia generally. Our trip initially went to the lovely small town of Ston, which has a strong wall built around it expanding right up the hill. You can walk the walls for which the cost of the ticket is €10 per adult, but be prepared that the wall does rise quite steeply and is fairly narrow, but ok for most people if you take your time. Part of the wall was vlocked off due to repairs takubg place, which meant if you wanted to walk nearly all the walls, you needed to walk up to approx halfway, nearly back down again, and then back up again (although you can exit when coming down if you prefer, or have limited time). We left Ston and proceeded to 3no different wineries for wine tasting, where we had 3 different wines to taste at each. All the wines were very good although there was normally one based on the main local grape, Plavic Mali. The first winery we went to, Putnikic, had a museum, abd the guide shiwed us around before the wine tasting. The Edivo winery was a bit different to the other two insofar as some of their wines were aged in the bottle at a depth of 20m in the bay for 2 years (whilst the last winery also do this, it was for 1 year only). The bottles in the clay pots at Edvio were quite expensive, but would involve quite a bit of theatre when opening the bottle, as was shown on the CNN video, so appear to be unique. The last winery was Marlais Winery, which was run by a young local family since around 2013, and they have been continually expanding their range of wines and their vines. After we had finished at the wineries, Matko kindly offered to take us down to a lovely bar at Mali (little) Ston to an oyster bar for us to try out sone, as we had never had them before. We had 3 each of the fresh oysters (their oyster farm being effectively right next door to the restaurant) and grilled oysters. I preferred the grilled oysters, but my partner preffered the fresh oysters. We then got taken back to our hotel The overall tour took approx 8hrs including the extra stop at Mali Ston. Matko was a lovely chap who couldn't do enough for you. We would definitely recommend this tour, even if you don't do the extra stop.
Fantastic day out- highly recommended. Boris was a great guide. The three wineries each had something different about them. Our favourite was the Matusko winery- beautiful setting with a fantastic cellar. The wines were also delicious. Although not part of the tour, we also mentionned oysters and Boris was happy to stop off to Mali Ston for some on the way back.
we had a great guide the were not all exceptional but a very good discovery and experience we loved the Marais cellar
Highly recommended! Easy and educational. 3 totally different wineries and plenty of time for lunch and sights.
Nice guide driver. Beautiful and nice wine tastings. However, 8 hours without food and just some crackers was pretty tough.
Three wineries which the second one is very good. Fish dinner with local oysters on the way back is paid by you. Excellent guide/driver
We were the only two guests, but thank you for hosting the event. It was a very satisfying tour, covering everything from the must-see wineries to hidden wineries and local gourmet spots. Recommended for those staying in Dubrovnik.
Tour operator cancelled late the night before because they didn’t have enough people. Gave us no forewarning, and ruined our plans. Only option was to ‘upgrade to a private tour for £250 extra’. I understand that low turnout might mean an operator might need to cancel, but they did not communicate in the days leading up to the tour and let us know, which would have given us much more time to plan something else.
