SHORE EXCURSIONS · BY REGION
The best days ashore.
The 7 most popular adriatic & dalmatian coast shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
A 4-hour Montenegro shore trip from Kotor covering Bay of Kotor drives, Perast, optional Our Lady of the Rocks boat, Budva, and Old Town time.
Most Popular“Liked the transport around the sites. Wished we could have visited Budva.”
Trieste to Venice by coach and boat in one day: guided stops at St. Mark’s and Rialto plus free time in Piazza San Marco.
“Too little time to exllore Venice for the travel time. Again wrong meeting location. NO explanation to buy tickets for water bus. No friendly venician employee . Venice very beautiful. Take the train, its half price and you come back on your shcedule.”
Ride Zadar in an open-top cabrio from the cruise port for a 90-minute sweep of sea landmarks, sea organ, and UNESCO walls for $42.
“A brand new tour company in Zadar. Very comfortable vehicle and a friendly guide. One issue is that the tour has a recorded description of what you are seeing and what you are traveling past. A live guide would be better.”
Mykonos cruise shore tour with port pickup, Little Venice, windmills, and views at Armenistis Lighthouse and Ano Mera, guided in English.
“Maria is an outstanding tour guide. Very friendly and upbeat. She was very knowledgeable of all aspects of the tour highlights.”
Small-group shore excursion from Trieste to Lake Bled and Ljubljana with scenic stops, guided highlights, and time to wander.
“We were told that we could not go to Lake Bled because of heavy traffic. Meanwhile, all the other tourists at our hotel went to Lake Bled, and the locals laughed hysterically when we told them the traffic was the cause of half of our tour being canceled. Our tour guide drove us to Ljubljana…”
Half-day guided shore trip from Trieste to Postojna Cave by electric train and Predjama Castle perched above Slovenia.
“Wonderful experience! Train ride into the cave was exciting! Amazing cave! Very very big… we had a fantastic time!”
Private day trip from Trieste to Lake Bled and Ljubljana with port/hotel pickup, free time, and castle viewpoints for easy photos.
“The castle at lake Bled has an amazing view of the lake. There was a medieval festival on the day of our visit with music,dance and lots of costumes. Llubjana is a beautiful town with beautiful buildings and large pedestrian areas.”
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