The buses are the cheapest form of travel and very reliable, if a little crowded at times. Buy tickets in advance from kiosks and they are 12KN a trip rather than 15KN from the driver.
We bought a 7 day Dubrovnik card (350KN - about £40) which gave us 10 bus journeys, access to the city walls, plus some other decent discounts. I think we certainly got our moneys worth out of this. There are 1 day and 3 day alternatives, but what's included with each is quite different.
A few places we went:
City Walls - you need a ticket to walk the 2KM. There's quite a lot of steps, but great views across the old town.
Cavtat - catch the number 10 bus from either the bus station in Gruz or at the cable car in the old town. It's a lovely fishing village about 20KM away from Dubrovnik. 7 day Dubrovnik Card gives you 4 additional tickets you can use for this journey.
Elaphite Islands - we took the galleon Karaka (approx £55 each) which was a fairly chillled day out. We only had 80 people on board though, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it with 200. Had a decent lunch and a glass of wine included. There's another Elaphite tour which you will be sold on every street corner which included a free bar. It was about £40 - we figured it was probably going to be a booze cruise, so gave that one a miss.
Cable Car - great views above the city. I'm not actually sure as to the cost as we booked it with a walking tour of the old city. To be honest I would do it myself next time as the tour wasn't great.
Lokrum Island - this is the island which is just over the water from the old town. Nice place to walk around away from the hustle and bustle of tourists. Peacocks everywhere and a very small Game of Thrones museum. You can use the discount card to get money off the ferry ride here.
Kayaking - entrance is down a stone staircase near Pile Gate. We did a three hour guided sunset tour. Paddle along the city walls, then on to a few caves for snorkelling. Finally around Lokrum island. It was quite tiring, but very enjoyable - cost was about £30 each. Did also include a glass of wine and some snacks at the end.
Montenegro - Did a day trip which stopped in 3 towns (approx £35 each). Was a long day and the tour wasn't quite as the salesman had sold it. The border crossing both ways took a long time. The old town of Budva was very nice and the food was much cheaper here. The tour guide did their best to get us into their preferred restaurant - but most of us were wise to that old trick and did our own thing. Not sure I would recommend this trip.
We met a few people that had been on a day trip to Mostar (Bosnia). This was very good apparently, and they preferred it to Montenegro.
Finally, try the Lemon Beer. It's not very strong (around 2%), but quite refreshing.
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