Estealvarado Posted July 4, 2013 #1476 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Thank you do you know if its 50 euro per person or just a flate rate? Hopefully the taxis will be easy to find once we exit the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingAPor Posted July 4, 2013 #1477 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Thank You Travel Lady. Will we be able to get 5 in a taxi? One person is a child. I hear it will be 10 euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier95 Posted July 4, 2013 #1478 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Thank you do you know if its 50 euro per person or just a flate rate? Hopefully the taxis will be easy to find once we exit the cruise The rate is per taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlehead Posted July 4, 2013 #1479 Share Posted July 4, 2013 DubrovnikTravelLady: We will be in Dubrovnik on Wednesday, Aug 7th form 7-5pm. We have been to Dubrovnik once before w/o kids. This year they will be with us. We plan on walking the wall first thing b/c of the heat. Going up the cable car and going to Old Town for lunch and gelato. Which gate shall we taxi to Pile gate or Polce gate? Where do you buy tickets on site for The Wall and The Cable car? You also mentioned at beach for kids to swim.... Banje Beach. Is this near the wall and Old Town? Any other things to do in Croatia with kids ages 10 and 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 5, 2013 #1480 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thank You Travel Lady. Will we be able to get 5 in a taxi? One person is a child. I hear it will be 10 euros. And the driver makes 6, perhaps you can squish 4 in the back but I doubt it. You should research a mini van transfer service or our local bus service. You will need Croatian kuna for the bus and tickets at 15 Kuna each, same rate as a taxi 75 Kuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 5, 2013 #1481 Share Posted July 5, 2013 DubrovnikTravelLady: We will be in Dubrovnik on Wednesday, Aug 7th form 7-5pm. We have been to Dubrovnik once before w/o kids. This year they will be with us. We plan on walking the wall first thing b/c of the heat. Going up the cable car and going to Old Town for lunch and gelato. Which gate shall we taxi to Pile gate or Polce gate? Where do you buy tickets on site for The Wall and The Cable car? You also mentioned at beach for kids to swim.... Banje Beach. Is this near the wall and Old Town? Any other things to do in Croatia with kids ages 10 and 13? I doubt that you will be able to get the children out of our clear sea in August. Tickets for the cable car and city wall are purchased at the entrance to each site. The old part of town does not have any children activities and you know if they would be interested in seeing our museums and cultural sites. Sounds as though your plans will fill your day, the town will be crowded and I am sure times to visit your list will take more time than you expect. Enjoy your time, cool down at Banje and enjoy our clean Adriatic Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingAPor Posted July 5, 2013 #1482 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thanks for your reply, Travel Lady. You are a wonderful help. We will be in your town next week. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel Haul Posted July 6, 2013 #1483 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Any other things to do in Croatia with kids ages 10 and 13? Take them to the tennis centre and who knows we may see an American back at Wimbledon http://www.dubrovniktenis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingAPor Posted July 20, 2013 #1484 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I am back and we ended up going to a beach near the Old Town. The water was great,:eek: but too many rocks on the beach. I am used to fine sand and this was rocky. However, we still had a great time! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TLCOhio Posted July 20, 2013 #1485 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I am back and we ended up going to a beach near the Old Town. The water was great,:eek: but too many rocks on the beach. I am used to fine sand and this was rocky. However, we still had a great time! :) Appreciate your follow-up and updating. Glad that things worked out well for your Dubrovnik experience. Yes, many beaches in Europe can be a little rocky. Different from what some might have experienced in parts of California, Florida, the Carolinas, etc. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Super loved Dubrovnik!!! See more details and lots of great visual samples/examples at this link. Have had over 16,047 views on this posting and appreciate those who have tuned-in and dropped by. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1439227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznfayeth Posted July 24, 2013 #1486 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Where can I take bus #5 or 8 to go to st jakov beach from old town? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingAPor Posted July 24, 2013 #1487 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I was on a Carnival Excursion, however, it was very close to the Old Town. St Jacob’s Beach, well worth the 20 minute walk from the old town—leave the town at the Ploce Gate, after the Hotel Argentina take a right fork and keep walking till you reach a small church. Walk behind the church and you see steep steps going down to the cove. You can rent chairs and there is a little restaurant with a wonderful view of distant Dubrovnik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 25, 2013 #1488 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Where can I take bus #5 or 8 to go to st jakov beach from old town? Thanks. The bus does not run down the road where you will find Sveti Jakov beach. You can get off in front of the Villa Argentina and walk the beach, about 1/2 hour. Do keep in mind there are many steps down to the small beach and it will be busy, so be prepared. Your posts show a departure date of 28 July, so I can assume you will be in Dubrovnik in late July or early August. It is high, high, high season and we are very crowded with land guests and well as a massive amount of cruisers. Spend the money and take a taxi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatherbelle Posted July 25, 2013 #1489 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I purchased my wall tickets online before I left home, so that is always an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 25, 2013 #1490 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I purchased my wall tickets online before I left home, so that is always an option. Can you provide the website used for a online purchase of tickets for the city wall. As far as we know, here in Dubrovnik, online purchases do not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznfayeth Posted July 25, 2013 #1491 Share Posted July 25, 2013 The bus does not run down the road where you will find Sveti Jakov beach. You can get off in front of the Villa Argentina and walk the beach, about 1/2 hour. Do keep in mind there are many steps down to the small beach and it will be busy, so be prepared. Your posts show a departure date of 28 July, so I can assume you will be in Dubrovnik in late July or early August. It is high, high, high season and we are very crowded with land guests and well as a massive amount of cruisers. Spend the money and take a taxi! How much would a taxi to st jakov beach be from ploce gate? Does it drop you off right at the steps? Will there be taxis available to go back to the port? Maybe we should just go to the closer banje beach? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 25, 2013 #1492 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) How much would a taxi to st jakov beach be from ploce gate? Does it drop you off right at the steps? Will there be taxis available to go back to the port? Maybe we should just go to the closer banje beach? Thanks. Have no idea what it would cost for a taxi from Ploce to Sveti Jakov beach. We have many one way roads and the route by auto would be much different than the bus or walking. You may want to rethink to using Banje as your time here is rather limited. And no there are no taxis at Sveti Jakov, it is in a residential area. Taxis are only located at the Ploce gate, so Banje would be a much wiser choice. Edited July 25, 2013 by Dubrovniktravelady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznfayeth Posted July 26, 2013 #1493 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Have no idea what it would cost for a taxi from Ploce to Sveti Jakov beach. We have many one way roads and the route by auto would be much different than the bus or walking. You may want to rethink to using Banje as your time here is rather limited. And no there are no taxis at Sveti Jakov, it is in a residential area.Taxis are only located at the Ploce gate, so Banje would be a much wiser choice. How long is the walk from ploce gate to banje beach? Our ship docks 10a to 5:30p. Do we have enough time to walk the wall and stroll through old town, plus cable car, and banje beach? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted July 26, 2013 #1494 Share Posted July 26, 2013 How long is the walk from ploce gate to banje beach? Our ship docks 10a to 5:30p. Do we have enough time to walk the wall and stroll through old town, plus cable car, and banje beach? Thanks Realistically you have only from 1100 until 1630 to visit the old part of town. Perhaps you might look at changing the order of your sightseeing. The wall will take you the longest time, just to do the seaside half, with photo stops, can take up to one hour easily. Going up there at high noon would be torture, very little shade and perhaps no sea breeze. My suggestion would be to take a taxi directly to the cable car entrance, go up for the view which puts you closest to the Ploce gate when you descend back to the entrance. Banje beach is about a 10 minute walk from Ploce, and again there are steps down to the beach area. Also are you expecting a nice sandy beach? Our beaches are NOT sandy, they are small stones with a few sandy parts in the water. What are your plans for strolling the old town? Have you decided to visit any of our historical sites or just walk the Stradun (main promenade) until you reach the wall? Are you going to stop for lunch or perhaps just a gelato? Do keep in mind the old part of town will be busy, not only with cruisers but also the many land guests who are here. I would probably try to do the wall last, in hopes it has cooled down slightly and the crowds have somewhat gotten smaller. You can of course just power walk the walls, no photo stops and no stopping for views which some guests do often. It is up to you how quickly and how much time you will spend visiting sites and wandering around the town. Spend your limited time here efficiently, our sites are interesting and so worth a visit. Also please do recheck with Carnival and verify the times you are in Dubrovnik. Our port authority website shows the Sunshine arrives here at 7:30 am. Has it changed? Good luck, do not forget a sun hat, sun screen, water and good walking shoes with radial tires on the bottoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingAPor Posted July 26, 2013 #1495 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm glad you mentioned the rocky beach. We had no idea it was sooo rocky. Flip-flops or water shoes would be helpful. We had a lot of trouble getting into the beautiful water because we could not walk on the rocks. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewesties Posted August 1, 2013 #1496 Share Posted August 1, 2013 http://www.dubrovnikcard.com/clanak.php?id=173 Link for the city walls Just found it myself, you can also buy tickets for cable car in advance too. http://www.dubrovnikcablecar.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted August 1, 2013 #1497 Share Posted August 1, 2013 http://www.dubrovnikcard.com/clanak.php?id=173 Link for the city walls Just found it myself, you can also buy tickets for cable car in advance too. http://www.dubrovnikcablecar.com/ Thank you for providing the links, I had assumed you were referring to the purchase of the Dubrovnik card but were not sure. The card does include the wall as part of several sites also, but for those who will not visit the included sites, it is not a good value. The cable car does offer an online purchase but one still will need to obtain the actual ticket at the entrance. Same price online as window purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpnut Posted August 1, 2013 #1498 Share Posted August 1, 2013 For the cable car, I found it best to buy the tickets at one of the outside ticket sellers where there is usually little or no wait. Then whiz by the crowd waiting to buy tickets at the cable car entrance and go straight to the boarding line. Saved several minutes of waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubrovniktravelady Posted August 1, 2013 #1499 Share Posted August 1, 2013 For the cable car, I found it best to buy the tickets at one of the outside ticket sellers where there is usually little or no wait. Then whiz by the crowd waiting to buy tickets at the cable car entrance and go straight to the boarding line. Saved several minutes of waiting. Can you please tell me where you found an outside sales office for cable car tickets? I would like to verify that actual tickets are being sold at offices other than the actual entrance. Will you be more specific in where you made this purchase. Buyer beware if you buy from a street vendor, they may not be real tickets. Cable car website shows no other point of purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjr Posted August 1, 2013 #1500 Share Posted August 1, 2013 We bought our cable car tickets from the little shop that was under the bridge outside the Ploča gate. Got in line at the cable car and used the tickets with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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