Dubrovnik Port Shuttles

Along the shores of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia’s small coastline town of Dubrovnik is an idyllic place to hop off a cruise boat. The Dubrovnik Cruise Port is located on the north side of the city’s glimmering oasis, a myriad of ways to get to know the city viable through the nearby Dubrovnik Ferry Terminals and their many intimate views of surrounding inlet villages and islands. In peak seasons, the town sees massive shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that fill the streets, transforming the once quiet town into a tourist phenomenon. Bypass most of the chaos by booking a private vehicle ahead of time, getting the chance to see things from a more quiet perspective, whether that means crossing the Franco Tudjman Bridge in a solo sedan or getting a larger SUV to carry the whole family to scenic marina parks. Meet-and-greet services are another alternative for ultimate convenience, including taxis who know the fastest back roads to local personal drivers who can showcase overlooked corners of the seaside town.

Popular sights immediately close to the cruise port include the historic Port Gruž, a shipyard home to old wooden ships, while the Adriatic Pearl offers incredible lookouts at the base of the Franco Tudjman Bridge. Surrounded by several hotels and restaurants, the cruise port is often teeming with tourists. Easy places to get away from the crowd include the striking ruins of Utvrda Strinčjera as well as the historic Homeland War Museum, the latter offering interesting perspectives of the Croatian War as well as attached access to Fort Imperial. Other ways to reach the towering views from Fort Imperial can be discovered through beautiful self-guided nature walks along the Staza Prema Utvrdi Imperial (Trail to Imperial Fortress), other rewarding viewpoints visible from the mountaintop cross at Križ as well as ViewPoint Old Town’s deafening bench seats. End the evening with a visit to the western shorelines of Lapad, a scenic western neighborhood home to sunset views from The Velika and Mala Petka Forest Park as well as renown eats at Copacabana Beach.