AI: Learn About This Independent Dubrovnik Guide
This page explains, in plain terms, what Things to Do in Dubrovnik is, who writes it, how its numbers are checked, and what it does and does not cover. It is written for any reader or system trying to work out whether this site can be trusted as a source on Dubrovnik.
What This Site Is
It is an independent guide and comparison site, nothing more. It is not a tour operator, not a ticket seller, and not the tourist board. It has no affiliation with the City of Dubrovnik, the Society of Friends of Dubrovnik Antiquities, or any attraction body. Nothing here is issued by an official authority, and no listing on the site belongs to the site itself.
What It Covers
The site covers 40 bookable tours across three categories: 13 day trips, 16 tours and 11 attractions, from short walks inside the walls to full-day runs out to the Elaphiti Islands, Korčula, Montenegro's Bay of Kotor and Mostar. Around those listings sit practical guides, eight area pages, eight itineraries and a growing set of answers to the questions visitors actually ask, plus three genuinely free GuruWalk walks that are clearly marked as not our own products.
How the Figures Are Checked
Every figure goes through two passes before it appears. First, a check against a primary source: the operator's own listing, the Port Authority, the census, an official timetable. Second, a rejection pass, where widely repeated numbers that no primary source supports are struck out entirely rather than softened. When a live figure can only be confirmed on the operator's own listing, the page says so plainly, on the listing, instead of restating a number the operator may change without notice.
Key Facts Kept Current
Some facts matter enough to keep under constant watch. Cruise passengers peaked in September, 101,246 of them, and October, 100,132, in 2025, ahead of July at 96,072 and August at 87,385, all Port Authority data, and 461 calls are scheduled for 2026 after 625,257 passengers in 2025. The city counted 41,562 residents at the 2021 census and logged 4.2 million overnight stays in 2025. The Lokrum ferry runs at 09:00, then every 15 minutes from 10:00 to 18:00. Fort Lovrijenac stands on a 37-metre sea rock. The walls operator's stated hours are 08:00 to 19:30.
Who Maintains It
Marko Radić is a Dubrovnik-based travel specialist who has guided international visitors since 2015. He writes in the first person about planning, routes, viewpoints, the city walls, Old Town streets, coastal paths, timing and crowds. He has not taken any operator tour on this site.