Where Dubrovnik private tours make a difference
Dubrovnik private tours make the most sense when the route or the way the price is shared solves a specific problem for your party. The old town is pedestrianised, the city wall circuit has its own admission, and a boat outing brings separate skipper and fuel costs. A private Montenegro journey adds another distinction: an English-speaking driver handles the cross-border road day, while local guiding in Kotor is a separate service.
Choose the experience first. A walking guide links the streets and fortifications on foot; a skippered boat puts your group on the water; the Montenegro car excursion leaves Dubrovnik for Kotor and Perast. They are different uses of a private booking. The Dubrovnik tours overview offers shared alternatives for travellers who mainly want a place on an organised outing rather than exclusive use of the service.
Our picks: Private Tours
Choose a private walk for a guide in town, a boat with skipper for the coast, or a private driver for Montenegro. Group limits and extra costs differ.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Private Montenegro trip
- private Professional english speaking driver
- all taxes and parking expenses
Private group for up to 3; the optional boat ride is extra.
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Private boat with skipper
- Skipper
- Snorkeling (goggles)
Private group for up to 6; fuel costs extra and varies with trip duration.
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Private city walls walk
- Private 3-hour walking tour
- Official licensed tour guide
Private group for up to 4; city walls entry is extra.
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Private Old Town walk
- Private expert guide
- Customized walking tour of Dubrovnik's Old Town
Fortress entry, ferry tickets and a meal are included only if selected.
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Four private formats cover city streets, the wall circuit, a skippered island outing and a road day to Montenegro.
A three-hour old town and city walls walk
The private old town and city walls walk begins at Brsalje 5 and lasts three hours. An officially licensed guide leads the walking tour, with a group price covering up to four people. The wall admission is extra, as are food, drinks and personal expenses. It suits a party that wants the historic centre and the fortifications interpreted within the same guided programme, instead of arranging those as separate guided visits.
The walls are 1,940 metres long and reach 25 metres in places. Admission covers one circuit without re-entry, so the route through the streets and onto the walls deserves a deliberate plan. Bring suitable shoes, water and sun protection. The private guide is the guiding service; the wall ticket remains a separate part of the budget. Our city walls guide explains access and the relationship with Lovrijenac, while the old town page covers the walking-tour setting.
A private old town walk priced per person
A second private walking format starts at Brsalje 3 by Nautika and lists three hours. It includes a private expert guide, a customised walk through Dubrovnik's old town, historical and cultural interpretation, photo stops and local recommendations. This is the choice for a party focused on the streets and their stories rather than the combined old town and wall circuit. Its displayed price is per person.
The distinction matters for the cost of a larger party. The group-priced wall walk shares one guiding amount among a maximum of four, whereas this private old town format charges the displayed amount for each participant. Fortress admission, ferry tickets and a meal belong to selected options of the latter programme. Drinks and tips are extra. Keep the central choice focused on the private walking service, then select the option whose additional elements match the visit.
A skippered private boat for up to six
The private boat programme includes pickup within Dubrovnik by arrangement, a skipper, an equipped boat, Bluetooth speakers, floating devices, pool noodles, snorkelling goggles, beer, water and soft drinks. Its displayed 2.5-hour option has a group price for up to six people. Choose it when your party wants to share a boat outing together and values the included pickup and skipper as part of that package.
Fuel is additional: 65 EUR for 2.5 hours, 80 EUR for four hours, 100 EUR for six hours and 120 EUR for eight hours. These supplements belong to their respective duration options; the displayed base price relates to the short option. The comparison therefore starts with the time on the water your party wants. For shared alternatives with a different daily structure, the Elaphiti island excursions provide the relevant contrast. A full island day and a short private boat outing use different amounts of your time.
An eight-hour private Montenegro road day
The private Montenegro excursion starts with arranged pickup in Dubrovnik and lasts eight hours. Its group price covers up to three people. A professional English-speaking private driver, a modern vehicle, visits to Perast and Kotor, taxes and parking expenses are included. The optional boat to Our Lady of the Rocks and a local guide in Kotor cost extra. It suits a small party that wants its own road transport for the two town visits.
This service combines transport and visits with a driver. The shared coach described on the Montenegro day-trip page includes a local licensed Kotor guide as a different package. Use nationality-specific official travel advice for documents and entry requirements, including the return to Croatia. Border formalities remain part of the road day. Leave the return evening open enough to accommodate the journey rather than making another timed departure central to the plan.
Group-price arithmetic and shared alternatives
Price examples below use the displayed offers from November 2026. The private wall walk is 260 EUR per group of up to four. As an illustrative calculation, four people share that guiding price at 65 EUR each; two people share it at 130 EUR each. Wall admission is additional in both cases. A shared 1.5-hour old town walk starts at 20 EUR per person, so it is the lower-cost choice for someone seeking an introduction to the streets rather than a private three-hour programme with the walls.
The short private boat is 289 EUR per group of up to six. Illustrative arithmetic at six participants gives 48.17 EUR each before fuel; adding its 65 EUR fuel supplement produces 354 EUR for the group, or 59 EUR each. The private Montenegro vehicle is 350 EUR for up to three: at three participants that is about 116.67 EUR each. The shared 11-hour small-group Montenegro outing starts at 115 EUR per person. Those similar per-person amounts buy different durations and services. The other private old town walk starts at 126 EUR per person, rather than a single group amount.
Lokrum as an optional extension
The private old town programme offers selected options with ferry tickets, fortress entry and a local meal. For the island part, continue with the Lokrum island guide. Lokrum is a forest vegetation reserve; keep its island visit distinct from the Dubrovnik walking route. The boat image here shows the rocky island coast and illustrates that optional context.
A shared tour is a sensible choice when its route, guiding and pickup area already match the day you want. For a solo traveller or a couple, the lower entry price of a shared city walk can leave more budget for separate admission and other activities. A private arrangement becomes more compelling when the whole party uses the included service and the group total divides among the participants. Count admission, fuel and optional services alongside the advertised basis so the comparison reflects the actual outing.
Questions about the trip
How many people does the private wall-walk group price cover?
Up to 4 people for the 3-hour walk, starting at 260 EUR per group. Wall admission is extra.
What does the short private boat cost before and after fuel?
The displayed 2.5-hour option starts at 289 EUR per group of up to 6, with 65 EUR fuel extra.
How long is the private Montenegro excursion?
It lists 8 hours, starts with pickup in Dubrovnik and costs from 350 EUR per group of up to 3. The optional island boat and local Kotor guide are extra.
Is every private walking price a group price?
The combined old town and wall walk is group-priced for up to 4. The other 3-hour private old town programme starts at 126 EUR per person.
When is a shared tour cheaper?
The shared 1.5-hour old town walk starts at 20 EUR per person. It offers a lower entry cost than dividing the 260 EUR private wall-walk guiding price between 2 people, with different duration and route.