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[Luluna]

Hello everybody,

can anyone recommend a good personal guide for the Old Town?

Thanks!!

[gonia]

I recommed you Dubrovnik Rent a Local service http://www.rentalocal.net

[franeymoon]

Dubrovnik has a company focusing on walking tours of the Old Town: Dubrovnik Walks.

http://www.dubrovnikwalks.com

[Kalli]

If you are talking about town of Dubrovnik then I wouldn't bother. The old city is really what it's about and you can walk on top of the huge walls going all around it. They have rent-a-cassette type guides and clearly marked locations all around the walls, it's a two hour stint. I'd recommend you read a few pages of a good guidebook beforehand and arm yourself with some "must see" sights. Almost every building in the old city has a story to tell, you couldn't hear them all. Outside of the old city, Dubrovnik is just a large bustling seaside town with no parking spaces. Whilst you are down there, go to Mlini, it's not far and is worth the trip.

[franeymoon]

Kalli, you are absolutely right!
You do not need a guide in the Old Town, but the local tourist office provides them, if required. I heard the charge was €20 for 3 hours.

[gonia]

I heard the charge was €20 for 3 hours.

Not quite. To guide people within the city walls of the Old Town, one must be licensed by the local guide association. And by being a member of the association, a guide must charge listed prices. That means any tour up to 2 hours is a roughly 500kn (about 70€) charge, minimum. Add another 200kn for going over 2 hours plus of course any entrance fees.

That doesn't mean some non-licensed guide won't offer to guide you around the old town, but know it is illegal, although this really doesn't affect the client.