The 11 Best Island Hopping Trips in Dubrovnik, Compared

1.Full-Day Dubrovnik Elaphite Islands Cruise with Lunch and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8,823 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Review of Dubrovnik’s Elaphite Islands cruise, with lunch, drinks, beaches, swimming, pickup details, itinerary, value, and practical tips.

“Overall it was fine, the gap between islands is about 15 minutes so you don’t actually go that far. The islands were beautiful and the trip was pretty good value for money. The skipper was a bit rude to me when I asked to come onto the boat about 10 minutes early, he asked why, and would t let me come on which I never experienced before. You can t jump off the boat and there is no swimming from the boat it all done when you reach the islands. Food was good and drinks plentiful, although there is only about 15-20 minutes in between each island so you don’t…”

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2.Elaphiti Islands Full-Day Cruise with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,938 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $78

Review of Dubrovnik’s Elaphiti Islands cruise, with lunch, wine, hotel pickup, island stops, boat comforts, costs, and practical tips.

“very well organised, lovely clean boat and facilites. Had a very enjoyable meal on board, and just the right time on each island. Very pleasant crew”

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3.Elaphite Island Cruise w/ Drinks & Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,517 reviews · 8 hours · from $50

Cruise from Dubrovnik to Lopud, Šipan, and Koločep with drinks, optional lunch, swimming time, and a friendly five-person crew.

“What a wonderful relaxed and relaxing day out in the Elaphiti Islands. Our originally booked tour cancelled at 7pm the night before we were due to go, so we booked this one as an alternative, and it was perfect. Nice amounts of time on the different islands, lovely lunch , plenty of drinks, comfortable boat, friendly staff. I snorkelled on each island and would love to go back to explore more.”

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4.3 Islands Boat Tour with Lunch & drinks(FR, ES, EN)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,074 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72

Review of Dubrovnik’s 3-island boat tour, with Lopud, Šipan, Koločep, lunch, drinks, music, pickup tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The food was great. The only thing I saw wrong is that the ad said 9 hours and 30 minutes and lasted 8 hours so I rate it with fewer stars otherwise wellAuto-translated”

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5.Elaphite Islands Cruise with Drinks/Lunch Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,808 reviews · 8 hours · from $53

Cruise from Dubrovnik to Koločep, Šipan, and Lopud with lunch, drinks, swimming, hotel pickup, and an optional Blue Cave visit.

“Fantastic day. Beautiful. Blue Cave was extra but the speed boat and blue cave itself were fab. Gorgeous lunch (we had fish). Emily was looking after us and she was fabulous. Sandy beach was fab....Emily advised us to take a golf trolley there and back and she was 100 % right. Highly recommended. 5 stars”

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6.Dubrovnik Elafiti Islands Cruise with Lunch, Drinks and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 999 reviews · 9 to 17 hours (approx.) · from $71

Review of Dubrovnik’s Elafiti Islands cruise, with hotel pickup, onboard lunch, unlimited drinks, swimming, beaches, and three island stops.

“Everything about the trip was excellent. I was totally impressed with the meal as I’m a fussy eater on boats, Had bad experiences , i had the fish which came whole and was beautifully tasty, My only concern was that our last stop maybe have been to long. 3 hours seemed two long Apart from that well done for a lovely last chilled day to our holiday. Mr & Mrs M.P.Clark.”

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7.Lokrum Island and Betina Cave Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 797 reviews · 4 hours · from $38Best value

Review of Dubrovnik’s Lokrum and Betina Cave boat tour, with swimming stops, city views, island tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Lovely. Really enjoyed the island. The beach was too rocky for us to manage getting out to swim (old folks, wish we were younger). Our captain was a great guy, on time, friendly, and he played great music.”

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8.Dubrovnik Private Speedboat Tour to Elaphite Islands with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 660 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Dubrovnik’s private Elaphite Islands speedboat tour, with caves, swimming, drinks, snorkeling, flexible stops, and practical costs.

“We had an amazing day. Skipper Marin made the day a memory to treasure. From swimming to reserving a beautiful lunch by the water. It was a perfect day”

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9.Private Boat Tours to Elaphite Islands

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 437 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Dubrovnik’s private Elaphite Islands boat tour, with caves, beaches, village stops, lunch advice, pricing, and practical tips.

“The day before our wedding in Dubrovnik we got a private boat for us and our guests. The size and quality of the boat exceeded our expectations and the crew was wonderful! It was a perfect day!”

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10.Private Boat Tour to Elafiti Islands

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 360 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Dubrovnik’s private Elafiti Islands boat tour, with Blue Cave swims, Lopud beaches, flexible stops, costs, and practical tips.

“We had such a great time, they tailored our stops to us, and we went to a beautiful cove! I would definitely recommend.”

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11.Elaphite Islands Luxury Private Boat Tour with Cap Camarat 7.5

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 355 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Dubrovnik’s private Elaphite Islands boat tour, with caves, Šunj Beach, drinks, snorkeling, hotel pickup, and flexible timing.

“Simon was GREAT! We loved everything about this experience. He made sure the trip was all about what we wanted to do and see. We got to swim in the gorgeous caves, view the cliffs, and just enjoy being on the water. He made sure to book us lunch reservations and yummy drinks on board as well. We would 100% recommend!”

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