Articles tagged 'Day trip'

Botanical Gardens – Lokrum

Lokrum is well known for its lovely botanical garden in which grew numerous species of plants including a large collection of eucalyptuses, palm trees and cacti (agave, aloe vera..). The trees and plants were mostly planted in the 19th century by Maximilian, at the time the owner of the Island. Nowadays, the area established as a botanical garden (in 1959) has

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Visiting Lokrum Island

Views over the Old town of Dubrovnik with Lokrum island in the background (click on a photo to enlarge) Lokrum is conveniently located on a short ferry ride from Dubrovnik Old Town, so day trips to the island are very popular among locals as well as among the visitors to Dubrovnik. Additionally, spending a day or just a half-day there

Day trip from Dubrovnik to Mljet National Park

If you spend more than a couple of days around Dubrovnik Old Town try not to miss the opportunity to visit Mljet National Park on Mljet Island. Once you arrive and settle in Dubrovnik, you will find several opportunities to visit Mljet, using either day-trips organised by Dubrovnik’s travel agents (which is more expensive) or by using the public transport (i.e. local ferries that are

One day in Dubrovnik

‘Can you do Dubrovnik in one day?‘ or ‘is one day in Dubrovnik enough?‘ is a question I frequently get in my emails. Most of the people who ask this question are either arriving in Dubrovnik by cruise ship or just staying for one night in the city and are looking for a good itinerary, for the best way to spend

Day trip from Dubrovnik to Korčula

Above photo: Korčula Old Town, views Visiting Korčula island and its Old Town for a day trip from Dubrovnik is actually doable although the time is going to be somehow tight but nevertheless still possible. As I am actually originally from Korčula (born and bred there) and did this trip about millions of times, here is my opinion and some

Day Trips from Dubrovnik

Whether you’re visiting Dubrovnik for just a few days or longer, you will probably like to include a day trip to some of the great places in the surrounding area. Due to its geographical location, Dubrovnik is a very good place from which to explore South Dalmatia, Peljesac and its islands, Bosnia and Montenegro. Below is a selection of, in

Day trip from Dubrovnik to Mostar

If you are visiting Dubrovnik and would like a quick visit to neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina, a day trip to Mostar is a great idea to experience a different culture and explore this beautiful 15-century old town. Dubrovnik is not too far from Mostar. A day trip is pretty easy to organise and in my opinion, Mostar is actually one

Lokrum Photos

Small photo gallery of Lokrum: Book Lokrum ferry and admission ticket See also some photos of Lokrum’s botanical gardens

Day trip from Dubrovnik to Elafiti Islands

Visiting Elafiti Archipelago If you are visiting Dubrovnik for more than a couple of days (which is recommended), it is a good idea to spend a day away from the town and take a ferry to Elafiti archipelago as it is the attractive and largely unspoilt archipelago that is within easy reach of Dubrovnik (see Map of Elaphiti Archipelago) Islands in the archipelago include Daksa,

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