Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik and Split

Overview

From the Red Keep to the dragon cellars

Game of Thrones filmed in Dubrovnik from its second season, and the Old Town is still King's Landing the moment you walk through the Pile Gate. This tour gives the city three full days. You walk the walls at 8 in the morning before the crowds, climb to the tournament courtyard of Fort Lovrijenac, stand at the top of the Jesuit Staircase where Cersei's walk began, and take the boat to Lokrum, the island that played Qarth. The Stradun, the main street, was also Canto Bight in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

On day 4 the van takes the coast road north, stopping at Trsteno Arboretum, the Red Keep gardens of Olenna Tyrell, and crossing the Pelješac Bridge to Split. Three nights there cover the Roman cellars of Diocletian's Palace, where Daenerys chained her dragons, and Klis Fortress, which stood in for Meereen. Ivana Kovač leads the whole week and carries the scenes on a tablet, so you can compare frame and stone.

Itinerary

Dubrovnik Thrones tour: day by day

A 14-seat Mercedes Sprinter van with a professional driver for the airport transfers, the coast road from Dubrovnik to Split and the trips to Trsteno and Klis; the island boat to Lokrum; walking inside the old towns. Ticketed times shift with the season; your final timetable comes two weeks before departure.

Day 1DubrovnikArrive in King's Landing

• Our driver meets you at Dubrovnik Airport and brings you to the hotel near the Pile Gate, about 30 minutes.
• Check in from 2 p.m.; bags can be left earlier.
• At 6 p.m. Ivana meets the group in the lobby for a first walk through the Pile Gate and down the Stradun as the day visitors leave.
• Welcome dinner in the Old Town.

Meals: dinner

Day 2DubrovnikThe walls, Lovrijenac and the walk of atonement

• 8 a.m. on the city walls, before the heat and the cruise passengers: the full circuit of about 1.2 miles, with Minčeta Tower and the views used for King's Landing.
• Down to the Jesuit Staircase and the start of Cersei's walk, then the Stradun of The Last Jedi and Robin Hood.
• Free afternoon for a rest, a swim at a rock beach below the walls or the Rector's Palace museum.
• 5 p.m. climb to Fort Lovrijenac, the tournament courtyard of the Red Keep, on the same walls ticket; dinner on your own.

Meals: breakfast

Day 3LokrumA boat to Qarth

• 9:30 a.m. boat from the Old Port to Lokrum, 15 minutes, while the Old Town is at its busiest.
• The monastery garden where Daenerys arrives in Qarth, the Game of Thrones exhibit and the Iron Throne photo.
• Time to swim from the rocks or walk to the fort at the top of the island; lunch on the island.
• Back by 3 p.m.; Ivana suggests the Srđ cable car for sunset over the Old Town, at your own pace.

Meals: breakfast, lunch

Day 4Trsteno and SplitThe Red Keep gardens and the coast road

• Check out and drive 25 minutes north to Trsteno Arboretum, the gardens where Olenna Tyrell plots in season 3, with its old plane trees and Neptune fountain.
• Along the coast to Ston and its long medieval walls for lunch.
• Across the Pelješac Bridge and up the coast to Split, about 3 hours of driving in total with stops.
• Check in near the palace; evening walk on the Riva, the seafront promenade.

Meals: breakfast, lunch

Day 5SplitDiocletian's Palace and Meereen

• 9 a.m. in the palace cellars, the halls beneath Meereen where Daenerys chains Rhaegal and Viserion.
• The Peristyle, the cathedral and the narrow lanes inside the Roman walls, with Ivana telling the real history alongside the screen one.
• Free afternoon: the Marjan hill park, a swim at Bačvice beach or the Ivan Meštrović Gallery.
• Dinner on your own; Ivana shares her list of places in the old town.

Meals: breakfast

Day 6KlisKlis Fortress and a farewell dinner

• 8:30 a.m. drive to Klis, 20 minutes, before the heat: three rings of walls, the church of St Vitus and the view that served as Meereen.
• Back to Split by noon for a free afternoon.
• Early evening walk to the top of the cathedral bell tower for the view over the palace roofs, for those who want the climb.
• Farewell dinner together in Split.

Meals: breakfast, dinner

Day 7SplitDeparture

• Breakfast and checkout by 11 a.m.
• Transfer to Split Airport, about 30 minutes, timed to your flight.
• Staying on? We can book extra nights in Split or a ferry to the islands of Hvar or Brač.

Meals: breakfast

On screen

Films and series on the Dubrovnik Thrones tour

The productions behind the stops on this tour, where they filmed and what you see there today.

Filming spots change over time: storefronts get new owners, sets are rebuilt and some interiors were shot on stages elsewhere, so your tour leader tells you on the day what is still there.

Hotels

Hotels on the Dubrovnik Thrones tour

6 nights, rooms with private bathroom, breakfast every morning. We name the class and the area; the exact hotel, or a similar one, is confirmed with your booking.

What is included

What the Dubrovnik Thrones tour price includes

Meals: daily breakfast, 2 lunches, 2 dinners. The price is per person sharing a double or twin room. Flights to the start of the tour and home are not included.

• 11 things in the price
• 6 hotel nights
• Daily breakfast, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
• 8 productions on the film list

Dates and prices

Dubrovnik Thrones tour departures and prices

Price per person sharing a double room. Single room: +$690.

• $250 deposit

  Confirms your booking after the free 72-hour hold. The balance is due 60 days before departure. See the booking terms.

• Guaranteed means it runs

  A guaranteed departure goes ahead whatever the final numbers.

• No surcharges

  The price you book is the price you pay. No fuel surcharges after booking.

• Free date change

  Move to another date of this tour up to 30 days before departure, once, at no fee.

Before you book

Straight talk about the Dubrovnik Thrones tour

What the days are really like, so there are no surprises.

• Pace and walking

  Moderate, 3 of 5. Dubrovnik and Klis are built on stairs.

• What can change

  Filming, events and closures can move a stop or close an interior on the day. Your leader swaps in another location nearby and tells you why.

• Inside or outside

  Museums, studio tours and open businesses you enter as a visitor. Working businesses that ask for quiet, and every private home, are seen from the public street or not at all.

• Getting there

  Flights are not included. Plan to land in Dubrovnik by mid afternoon on day 1 and to fly home from Split after lunch on the last day.

Practical information

Before you go on the Dubrovnik Thrones tour

Your travel pack, with ticket times and hotel addresses, arrives two weeks before departure. Weather, airports and the best months are on the Croatia page.

• Weather

  April, May and October run 65 to 75 F, June and September closer to 80 F. Evenings by the sea are cool in spring and fall, so bring a light layer.

• Shoes

  The limestone streets of Dubrovnik are polished smooth and slippery when wet, and there are stairs everywhere. Bring shoes with good grip, not new ones.

• Dress rules

  Dubrovnik fines people walking in the Old Town in swimwear or shirtless. Churches and the cathedral in Split want covered shoulders and knees.

• Money

  Croatia uses the euro. Cards work almost everywhere, but a few euros in coins help for cafes, public restrooms and the occasional church donation box.

• Arriving early

  If you fly in a day early, Dubrovnik is easy on your own; we can book an extra night at the tour hotel.

Tour FAQ

Dubrovnik Thrones tour: questions and answers

More answers on the FAQ page and in how to book.