Split Blue Lagoon Boat Tour

We had the best time on this excursion from Dubrovnik. It was just my wife and I and our driver, Vedrana, and she was awesome! She was so knowledgeable about the various locations and the history of Croatia. Yes, the drive from Dubrovnik to Ston is fairly lengthy, but the trip is well worth it. We stopped in the town of Ston for about an hour and had some breakfast (my wife had oysters and wine!) on our own...it was good to get out of the car. We then went to a local oyster farm. We took about a 10 minute boat ride out to a floating platform that had tables and examples of the devices they used to cultivate oysters and mussels. Our host was awesome and very knowledgeable. He gave us some grappa and candied appetizers while he got the platform ready. He then gave us a brief overview of how the oysters and mussels are farmed. He then shucked a bunch of oysters for us to eat with wine. He then prepared a huge portion of mussels and brought out some anchovies. All the food was so fresh and delicious. We stayed on the platform for about an hour total, headed back to shore and met up with Vedrana and headed to the winery. We went to a small family vinery where we tasted a white and four red wines. He gave us the history of his winery and told us all about the wines we were drinking...of course we bought a couple of bottles. We then headed back to Dubrovnik. We stopped about halfway home at a scenic overlook where you could see many of the islands offshore. The whole way home Vadrana shared personal stories and a history lesson of the area, it was all very interesting and enjoyable. We would absolutely do this tour again.

We booked the morning Blue Lagoon & Trogir half-day speedboat tour for our family of four, and my parents were particularly looking forward to it. At approximately 7:30pm the NIGHT BEFORE, Gray Line informed us that our morning tour was cancelled. At that point it was far too late to realistically find and book a comparable alternative for the following morning. We were offered an afternoon tour or a “complimentary upgrade” to a full-day boat tour from 9am–5:30pm. Unfortunately, we already had afternoon plans, which is exactly why we had specifically booked the morning half-day tour. What was particularly frustrating was being told weather was the reason for the cancellation while at the same time being offered a full-day boat tour. That understandably left us questioning the explanation we were given. We did receive a refund, but that isn't really the point. When people are travelling internationally, their time in each destination is limited. Cancelling an excursion at 7:30pm the night before gives customers almost no opportunity to reorganise their day. My parents had been really looking forward to this experience, and instead we were left scrambling to work out what to do in Split the following morning. Very disappointing communication and an awful way to handle a last-minute cancellation.

Great experience! Beautiful stops! Our captain was great and so fun. Even saw a beautiful sunset on the way back!

We took the half-day tour in the afternoon and were a bit disappointed: too little time in Trogir, we barely managed to make a short visit to the cathedral; we stopped at one of the least beautiful spots of the Blue Lagoon; at Ciovo it stops near a beach club and a very crowded beach.

Amazing experience - this area is gorgeous. We also had a terrific boat - comfortable seating and a shade cover. The captain was a super hero - helping people, other boats, etc along the way. Would highly recommend!