Srđ, the Ombla and the big bridge
This short trip starts close to home for us. Maestro Travel is based in Lozica, right by the Franjo Tuđman Bridge, and the Ombla spring is only a short drive up the inlet.
In about two hours you see where the river begins, how the harbour looks from the bridge and how the Old Town looks from the hill above it. A nice first afternoon in Dubrovnik, and an easy one for small children or grandparents.
At a glance
- Route
- Ombla – Franjo Tuđman Bridge – Bosanka – Srđ
- Pick-up
- Your accommodation in Dubrovnik
- Duration
- 2 h
- Price from
- €144 per vehicle
- Vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz V-Class, up to 7 passengers (luggage checked for full groups)
Dubrovnik from Srđ 
Ombla
The plan
The Ombla spring
At the head of the inlet a full river pours out of the karst and flows only a short way before it meets the sea. Even in August the water is icy.
Franjo Tuđman Bridge
We pull over by the white cable-stayed bridge to look down over Gruž, its ferry and cruise port, and the Elaphiti islands on the horizon.
Bosanka
A winding road leads up to this small village on the plateau behind Dubrovnik.
Srđ
The whole Old Town is laid out below you, with its walls, its red roofs and the island of Lokrum offshore. In the fort at the top there is a small museum about the siege of 1991.
Good to know
Late afternoon gives the warmest light on Srđ. In spring and autumn the summit can be breezy, so take a jacket.
Other day trips
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Srđ and an afternoon in Cavtat
The city from the hilltop, then a slow afternoon by the harbour in Cavtat.
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Konavle villages and the Sokol Grad fortress
Quiet villages, the old mills at Ljuta and a medieval fortress on a rock.
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Konavle wine and family estates
A slow day among the vineyards of the far south, with tastings at small estates.
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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.
Photos: Franjo Tuđman Bridge: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0; Dubrovnik from Srđ: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ombla: August Dominus, CC0
