Dubrovnik Excursions

Half-Day Historic Dubrovnik (3-4 hr.; $45): This walking tour of Old Town may include a short motor coach ride if your ship is docking outside of town. Visit Sponza Palace, the Dominican church and monastery, the Rector's Palace, Church of St. Blaise, Dubrovnik Cathedral, and the 14th-century Franciscan Monastery. You'll also walk the centuries-old streets of the Placa (Stradun).

Dubrovnik, Konavle Valley & Konavoski Dvori (7 hr.; $135): After a walking tour of Dubrovnik's Old Town, this tour visits the Konavle region, 30 minutes to the south, to spend time in a natural setting. Enjoy a welcome of brandy and dried figs at the Konavoski Dvori restaurant, situated in an old water mill next to the Ljuta River; then indulge in a lunch of traditional food including grilled roasted lamb, veal, and trout.

Dubrovnik, Konavle Valley & Konavle-Style House (5¼ hr.; $60): Travel 30 minutes south of Dubrovnik to the Konavle region and the village of Mihanici. Visit the studio of local painter Mijo Sisa Konavljanin, whose theme is daily life in Konavle. Stop at a traditional family home (the family produces and sells brandy, wine, and olive oil) in Poljica. Included is a tour of Dubrovnik's Old Town.