Split Walking Tour: Diocletian's Palace and Old Town

Immerse yourself in the eventful history of Split on a leisurely tour of the Palace and Old Town. Explore ancient ruins, sacred sites, and bustling markets while learning fascinating insights.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Split Riva - Our journey begins at the Riva, Split’s promenade. Here, I’ll provide some general information about the city and our tour.
  • Diocletian’s Palace - Next, we’ll explore the palace complex. If there are no events or worship services and the attractions are open, we’ll visit the palace basement, the Cathedral’s interior, and the…
What's Included
  • Entrance fees for Diocletian’s Palace cellar, cathedral and baptistery
  • Skip the Line
  • Private tour for a maximum of 6 people
Additional Information

The tour begins at the Riva, Split’s scenic promenade. Enter through the Bronze City Gate to explore the palace’s basement, where the vaulted cellars remain remarkably well-preserved after over 1700 years. Next, visit the palace’s sacred area, including the Perystil and the Cathedral, originally Diocletian’s mausoleum. The pagan Temple of Jupiter was…

Location
Model of the historical core of the city of Split
Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda
We meet at the bronze model of the city of Split on the Riva. Directly opposite the south gate and the parking lot.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Poppenborg
May 19, 2026
Perfect trip organization. - Three unforgettable days are unfortunately coming to an end. Our club consists of 11 men, aged 40 to 78. 9 members were able to participate. We entrusted the organization of our trip to Split to LAGIDA, Dinah Roguljic. We booked the flight and the hotel ourselves, but the support from LAGIDA began right here. The "Hotel Marmont Heritage" in the old town of Split was already the first very positive surprise. Nothing better and more beautiful could have happened to us! The organization of the three days by Dinah Roguljic was perfect and planned down to the smallest detail. The tours were both highly interesting. Whether it was the "Diocletian's Palace" or the day trip to Salona and Klis, both were an unforgettable experience. A 5-hour boat tour with a "private motorboat," organized by Dinah, to the island world off the city of Split, of Dalmatia, including. We were able to enjoy a swimming stop in the "Blue Lagoon" as well as a lunch snack in a small but great harbor restaurant. Competent, courteous, friendly, always helpful, flexible, nice, and highly committed are characteristics that define Dinah and her team. For this, there is only one rating: "Summa cum laude." Dinah, keep it up. If we or I come to Split again, we will gladly get in touch. In this sense, we wish you all the best,
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Jen_g
May 7, 2026
The best introduction to Split - We booked our tour of Diocletian’s Palace for our first day in Split and it served as the best introduction to the town and its history. This was in no small part down to our guide Tom who was superb. He was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and was great fun to chat with, offering us a first hand insight into modern day Croatia as well. We were helped by the time of the year (April) so beat the crowds and but even so, having pre-booked entrance tickets to the more intimate spaces (cellars, Temple of Jupiter, cathedral) made everything smooth - I can imagine it’s a must for high season. When there was a slight glitch with one of the entrance tickets Tom sorted it very professionally and all went to plan. Strongly recommend this private tour and Tom was a delightful 5 star guide.
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H8025ulyvonnes
Oct 26, 2025
First-class guided tour - highly recommended! - Dinah took us on a wonderfully informative journey through time through the last millennia. In a private tour, she showed us not only the history of the city's origins, but also the hidden beauties of the historic old town. For example, the exposed cellars of the Diocletian's Palace, about which there were some exciting and surprising anecdotes to tell. Many insider tips on great restaurants where typical Croatian food is still served, as well as many tour recommendations for trips in and outside this beautiful city. Dinah impresses with her super nice nature and expertise in history and culture. Easy to recommend!!! Thank you dear Dinah for this great day. We will definitely come back.
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O31cxkenc
Sep 20, 2025
Fantastic Split Guide - We took a walking tour of Split with our guide Đana(Jen-a) and cannot find enough superlatives to describe how great it was. She was friendly, energetic, knowledgeable and kept our group of 10 moving, engaged and enthralled throughout our 3 hour tour! Bravo
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Mh
Sep 10, 2025
Great visit. Great guide quality - Visit to do. Great guide. Very interesting for various plans: historical, artistic, architectural. Advice for the quality grace stay. Perfect command of French. I highly recommend it.
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Gandine78
Sep 10, 2025
Split visit - Great experience with Dana. Everything is well explained she speaks very good French and made the whole visit very interesting. We learned a lot about the old town of split She also advised us a good restaurant. Very good guide
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Kristinwi3624xz
Aug 18, 2025
5 stars! - Great experience!! Tour was very informative and beautiful. Our guide Jenna was amazing and made our Split experience! She knew all the highlights, history, and best spots. We will be coming back!
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Alextb4603wt
Aug 14, 2025
Excellent Private Tour - Dana was an amazing guide for our tour of Diocletian’s Palace! Her passion for history was contagious, and she shared fascinating insights that brought the palace and surrounding areas to life. She was friendly, easy to talk to, incredibly knowledgeable — and even took some great photos for us. Highly recommend!
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Kew15
Aug 12, 2025
Wonderful walking tour of Split's old town - Dinah Roguljić of Laguida.com was a superb guide for my wife's and my 2.5 hour walking tour of Split's old town (both the "old old" town and the "new old" town). Unlike many guides, her discussion seemed fresh - not simply memorized and repeated - and more importantly, she responded thoughtfully to all our questions (and clearly did not mind our interrupting her train of thought). In addition, she is a delightful person. I don't think we could have done better with any other guide.
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Marisoll984
Aug 9, 2025
Great tour we loved - Amazing tour? Great with kids also we loved the kids enjoyed and the tour was very useful !! Amamos el tour y todo gracias mil
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).