George Bernard Shaw once wrote “Those who seek paradise on earth should come to Dubrovnik”. We’d say ‘ol George was right! We loved walking the city walls and exploring the city within its’ walls, so all that was left was to see it from the outside. We couldn’t think of a better way to do just that than to take a panoramic cruise.
A number of boat operators line the Old City Harbor offering either glass bottom boat tours or panoramic cruises along the city walls to Fort Lovrijenac and then around Lokrum Island. We randomly chose one of the many boat operators and since they said Emma was no problem, we hopped on board a little wooden boat and waited to set sail. (Emma is becoming quite the boat dog between sailing the Dalmatian Islands around Split and now around Dubrovnik!) Bonus, we actually ended up with our own private tour! And double bonus, there was a nice breeze out on the water that gave us a nice reprieve from the heat.
We sailed along the smooth, turquoise waters with Dubrovnik’s impressive walls towering above us and then cut across the sea to circumnavigate Lokrum Island. Beautiful coves and caves with glistening waters lapping inside them came into view as we sailed by. Had we had more time in Dubrovnik, we would have loved to take a dip from Lokrum’s shores. We even saw tuna leaping out of the water, amazing us with their acrobatic skills! We really enjoyed this unique perspective of Dubrovnik.
Jennifer Dombrowski
Jennifer Dombrowski is a location independent globe trotter and bases herself in Prata di Pordenone, Italy. She works as a social media and innovation strategist in higher education and is a regular contributor on johnnyjet.com. Her website, jdombstravels.com, is the 2012 Destinology Travel Bloggy Best Newcomer award winner. Google+
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Gina
September 2, 2012 at 8:53 pm (UTC 2) Link to this comment
That is one lucky dog you have – seeing so much of the world.:) I would have LOVED to have done this when we were in Dubrovnik, but not enough time so got all my views from the castle wall walk. Which was amazing, but I’m sure it was neat to see it from this perspective.
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Jennifer Dombrowski Reply:
September 4th, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Emma is one lucky and spoiled pup! And yes, it was really neat to get the perspective of what enemies must of thought approaching from the water.
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The Worldwider
September 4, 2012 at 4:48 pm (UTC 2) Link to this comment
I'd love to visit Dubrovnik some time soon. It's been on my travel destination list for a long time! Just tweeted your article.
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Jennifer Dombrowski Reply:
September 4th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Thank you for the tweet! We highly recommend Dubrovnik. Just gorgeous there.
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lethers
September 4, 2012 at 7:11 pm (UTC 2) Link to this comment
You can also hire a kayak and paddle around Dubrovnik’s walls and the offshore island. It’s fabulous getting up close under the walls.
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Jennifer Dombrowski Reply:
September 4th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
We would have loved to kayak around the walls and out to the islands. I’m pretty sure our dog would never stay in a kaya though.
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