Konavle wine and family estates
Konavle has grown vines for centuries, and Dubrovačka Malvasija, the local white, is made almost nowhere else. The estates are mostly small and family run, so the person pouring your glass is often the winemaker.
Muhamed does the driving, which means every adult in the group can taste freely.
At a glance
- Route
- Cavtat – Gruda – Ljuta – Konavle vineyards
- Pick-up
- Your accommodation in Cavtat or Dubrovnik
- Duration
- 6 h
- Price from
- €367 per vehicle
- Vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz V-Class, up to 7 passengers (luggage checked for full groups)
Cavtat / Konavle 
Čilipi
The plan
Gruda
The village in the middle of Konavle, ringed by fields and rows of vines.
Family estates
One or two cellars, chosen by what is open on your date. We book the tastings ahead; you pay the estate directly.
Ljuta
A late lunch at one of the mill restaurants before heading back.
Good to know
Let us know if you lean towards white or red, or if there is a particular estate on your list. Off season, some cellars keep shorter hours, so we check in advance.
Other day trips
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Trsteno, Slano and Ston
A Renaissance garden, a sheltered bay for a swim and the walls of Ston.
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Ston, Mali Ston and the first Pelješac cellars
Walls and oysters before lunch, red wine after it.
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Pelješac from end to end
The full wine road, from Ston to the steep Dingač slopes and Orebić.
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Ston and the Neretva delta
Salt pans in the morning, river channels and mandarin groves in the afternoon.
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Kravice waterfalls and Mostar
A swim below the falls and an afternoon at the Old Bridge.
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Počitelj, Blagaj and Mostar
A hilltop village, a cave spring with a dervish house and the bazaar of Mostar.
Photos: Konavle vineyards: Luka Krstulović, CC BY-SA 2.5; Čilipi: Luka Krstulović, CC BY-SA 2.5
