Tour The Game of Thrones - Private Walking Tour

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About this activity

Unlike many of the Game of Thrones themed tours in Dubrovnik that run group departures, OUR TOUR is COMPLETELY PRIVATE.

Therefore you will have a LICENSED PRIVATE tour guide at your disposal to pick his/her brains on the different topics, both GOT and non-GOT related. Therefore, the tour is a PERFECT COMBINATION of facts and fiction that both fans and non-fans will enjoy.

All of our six guides are SKILLED professionals that are licensed by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism and are great fans of the Game of Thrones and the Song of Ice and Fire book series. Few of our guides are FORMER EXTRAS from the Game of Thrones so you'll have a chance to learn how your and our favorite show was filmed from first hand.

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At a glance

Duration: 1–2 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Tour The Game Of Thrones

What is included

Included

Included: Picture break on the Iron Throne Replica
Included: Professional tour guide services - information on the filming, show and Dubrovnik history

Not included

Not included: Entrance tickets (should you decide to visit any of the points along the way)
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Kolorina Bay

25 min

The picturesque Kolorina Bay (AKA The Blackwater Bay) is an important part of the tour as it poses as the setting for a dozen iconic scenes from the Game of Thrones.

Though often overlooked by standard visitors, this historic suburb of the Old Town of Dubrovnik provides some of the best vistas of the majestic City Walls and the nearby Lovrijenac Fortress.

Aside from checking out the GOT sites, you'll also have a chance to learn about the strategic importance of the remarkable Dubrovnik fortification system and hear some intriguing legends about the city and the surrounding area.
Pile Gate

10 min

The imposing main entrance to the Old Town of Dubrovnik is brilliantly featured in the several GOT scenes ranging from season 2, 3, 4 and 5. Each of these scenes is shot from a different angle which makes it look as if its always a different place.
Stradun

15 min

The shiny magnificent thoroughfare of the Dubrovnik historic city center is featured only in the final season of the GOT, however for the most iconic scene - the destruction of King's Landing.

The Stradun (formally known as Placa) is the main street of Old Town that boasts some of the most important Dubrovnik landmarks (Franciscan Monastery's ancient pharmacy, Large Onofrio's Fountain, Sponza Palace, Church of St Blaise...) whose historic significance will be shared with you as we walk from one point to other.
Dominican Monastery

10 min

The St Dominic Street in front of the Dominican Monastery is featured three times in the show, always playing an important role. You will have a chance to witness how the budget for special effects got bigger as the filming progressed as it completely altered the perception of the same location.

Lastly, you will also learn about the secret behind the "modesty barrier" (that is also featured in the Walk of Shame) and potentially sample the best ice cream in town.

*Please note that the tour doesn't take you to the Dominican Monastery, but just to the St Dominic street (we won't be entering the monastery as it wasn't featured in the show, we're just stopping in front)
Ploce Gate

15 min

The Ploce Gate and the adjacent Arms Square is another filming point that we often use to end our tours. One of the major scenes from the show played out at this point and it overlooks several other locations that were featured in the earlier seasons of the Game of Thrones.

Other from that it allows for a perfect panoramic picture of the Old Town port.
Rector's Palace

10 min Admission not included

Though Dubrovnik's Old Town plays the role of King's Landing, the fictional capital of Westeros, the atrium of the Rector's Palace (the main seat of government of the medieval Dubrovnik Republic) is actually featured as a location from Qarth, which is located across the Narrow Sea.

Aside from explaining how one portion of Qarth ended up in the heart of King's Landing, the guide will also explain why the ancient Dubrovnik Republic changed the governor (Rector) every month.

*The Rector's Palace is now a museum that requires the payment of the entrance fee, however all the filming points inside can be easily seen from the entrance so we won't need to physically go inside.
Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola

10 min

The staircase that leads to the Jesuit church of St Ingatius is probably the best known iconic point on this tour which the Game of Thrones fans will be able to recognize in an instant.

However, aside from the most obvious scene, the staircase is also used in several others that our guide will share with you.

Aside from that, you will learn what the building was actually used for in the past and present.
The Rupe Museum

10 min

The EXTERIOR of the Ethnographic museum (AKA Rupe) is used as the point where a great deal of action in King's Landing takes place - the infamous Littlefinger's Brothel.

The streets around the museum are actually used as the setting for slums of fictional capital of Westeros - the Flea Bottom.

The interior of the Rupe museum (which was used as the main granary for the Old Town of Dubrovnik during the medieval times) is not featured in the show, but the streets around it are.
Dubrovnik City Shop

10 min

The site where the Iron Throne is located in the Old Town of Dubrovnik. This place is usually reserved for the end of the tour, but since we often take detours in order to avoid the crowds so the visit to this point might be arranged in the middle of tour.

Our tours are private so we always play it by ear.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Pile Gate - western entrance to the Old Town of Dubrovnik.

The guide will be waiting near the tree on the right hand side just before the Pile Gate stone bridge that leads to the Old Town of Dubrovnik (near the Dubravka ice cream shop) holding a signboard with the lead traveler's name on.

End point

Depending on the crowds it us also possible to finish the tour in front of the Rupe museum (which was one of the filming points from the show)
Picture break on the Iron Throne (included in the price for the tour)
The tour is a private tour and the guides often take different routes in order to avoid the crowds. It normally ends at the Trg Oruzja (the Arms square) at the eastern part of the Old Town, Dubrovnik City Shop or at the Rupe museum.

Using your ticket

Please show your ticket to the guide holding a signboard with your name on.

The guide will be waiting near the tree on the right hand side just before the Pile Gate stone bridge (near the Dubravka ice cream shop). Pile Gate is the main entrance to the Old Town of Dubrovnik.