Dubrovnik: Ancient City Walls & Wars Walking Tour

Discover the history and architecture of Dubrovnik City Walls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the well-preserved medieval walled city and its iconic landmarks on a captivating walking tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Dubrovnik Walks - Our meeting point, this is where the guide will meet and greet the guests!

Discover the beauty of Dubrovnik while learning about the city’s interesting past on this historical walking tour. Meet your local guide near Pile Gate for a tour of the ancient city walls, a 1.2-mile (2-km) complex structure built in the 14th century that served as defensive structures to protect the city.

  • Old Town - We enter the old town, then head towards the city walls entrance.
  • Walls of Dubrovnik - We will stop to buy the city walls tickets and then we will walk the city walls.

Marvel at the beautiful blue colors of the Adriatic Sea and admire breathtaking views of the port and the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while your guide takes you through the history of the city walls.

In the 11th century, the sea channel separating the city from mainland was covered up with earth, so a single wall was built to enclose the present-day Old Town. The city walls have been restored several times in history to resemble their original appearance. With your guide, see Fort Revelin and Minceta Tower within the city walls (entrance fees not included), and learn the strategic position of these forts and their role in Dubrovnik’s history. You will also see Fort Lovrijenac in the distance, the only fort that belongs to the city walls but it’s physically separated from them, and which you may visit after the tour.

As you wander around Dubrovnik’s ancient walls, your guide will explain the defensive and political challenges faced by Dubrovnik in the past. Hear stories of the rivalry and conquest Dubrovnik has faced and learn the secrets of how the country used defensive fortifications and diplomacy to remain an independent republic for several years, before ending your tour near the port.
*Entrance fee to City Walls not included in price.

  • Porat Dubrovnik - This tour ends close to the old town port
What's Included
  • Tour conducted in English
  • Audio headsets for groups of 4 or more
  • Local Expert guide licensed by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism
What's Not Included
  • City Walls entrance fee (35€ per adult, 15€ per child age 7-18; can be purchased in advance/on spot)
  • Alternatively Dubrovnik Pass covers 1 visit to the city walls (Please purchase & collect IN ADVANCE)
Additional Information

Experience the uniqueness of Dubrovnik on this historical exploration tour of the fortified walls of the city. Known as one of the best-conserved medieval cities with intact walls globally, Dubrovnik’s Old Town, with its UNESCO World Heritage status, houses elegantly designed Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. On this engaging historical journey, obtain valuable insights about this fortified city’s history from your well-informed local guide while you traverse Dubrovnik’s City Walls, and sightsee key landmarks like Fort Revelin and Minceta Tower.

  • MANDATORY City walls entrance fee is NOT included in the price of the tour. You can buy tickets on spot, upon entering the walls (35 € per adult, 15 € per child aged 7-18 ), or use Dubrovnik Card.
  • All children aged 0-11 are welcome to join this tour for free*
  • Children aged 0-6 are eligible for a free walls entrance as well. *Children aged 7-11 are not eligible for a free walls entrance!
  • Stairs on this tour!!! Due to the stairs, this tour is not suitable for everyone!
  • No restroom stops
  • This tour is in English
  • Minimum of 4 people per tour is required for the tour to run
  • Not recommended for travelers that don’t like walking the stairs
  • If you are booking during the summer months, please do expect hot weather. We have a Mediterranean climate, if you cannot stand the heath, please don’t book this tour, as we can only find a limited number of stops in the shade (the walls are made that way)
Location
Dubrovnik Walks
Brsalje ulica
Tour ends near the old town port. This map shows our meeting point not the ending point!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Northstar46369880991
Jul 28, 2024
Dubrovnik walls - Wonderful tour and walk around the city walls of Dubrovnik. Our tour guide Lana was informative interesting. Great experience!!
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Mgsydney88
Jul 27, 2024
Nice experience - Nice from Lana. She was very pleasant in her tour giving, gave lots of advice for tourists and took care of the groups various fitness levels
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Eva_j
Jul 24, 2024
Lot of information about history of old town. - Lot of information about history of old town. Walk could have been faster, it is possible to walk through faster, but a lot of pauses during the walk. Not recommended for people who get tired, as at the end of 2 hours still more steps and going down the steps. Also not very high barriers when this can be problem.
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Voyage447082
Jul 24, 2024
Excellent tour with Darko! - The views of the city were amazing! Darko provided an excellent and informative tour! It was engaging and would highly recommend to anyone visiting Dubrovnik!
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Annjanettez
Jul 22, 2024
So much great history - Daor was incredibly knowledgeable and I think that we learned so much on our tour. He kept us in the shade and made sure that we had breeze
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Bevo-the-bin-babe
Jul 22, 2024
Fascinating tour - Our guide Goran was extremely knowledgeable. The tour was great value for money. I would highly recommend! It was great to learn about the history and the war in the 1990’s.
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Charlottea289
Jul 22, 2024
A great two hours well spent. - This was one of the highlights of our stay. The old town in so beautiful and to see it from above, with its vista of many terracotta rooftops as evening set in was glorious. A fair bit of step climbing so if you're very unfit this may be something to bear in mind. Darko was a fantastic guide - so likeable and. informative. Very funny too, which made this walk more fun than I was expecting. He was eight when the war broke out so has his own personal perspective and experience which made the trip even more interesting . Highly recommend.
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Johnnf4234jm
Jul 18, 2024
Sweaty walk - Sweaty and informative. Pack water and a smile and prepare for a good walk and lots of info. It was a heat stroke in Croatia when we did the tour.
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B0brees
Jul 18, 2024
Groan the greats tour - We would recommend this tour 100%, if not for the amazing photos, but informed historical content too. Our host Goran was superb, ensuring he moved at the right pace, stopping in the shade and ensuring we all knew where the water stops were. This was very important as it was 33deg AC at 11am ! We even met Goran’s Cat Wally along the tour !
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Justine_r
Jul 13, 2024
. - Excellent knowledgeable guide so enthusiastic and knowledgeable well worth the pain of the climb up to the walls
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