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Private Walking Tour of Diocletian's Palace for Families & Kids

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5 Ratings

Split

Explore Diocletian's Palace with a private family tour. Engage kids with treasure hunts, puzzles, and sweets. Discover history in a fun way.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Diocletian’s Palace - Looking for an entertaining and educational activity for kids and teens while in Split? Our private guided walking tour of the Diocletian Palace is just what you need! History doesn’t have to be boring when you can journey back in time to the Roman era and discover how Emperor Diocletian and the people of Split lived 1700 years ago. Get ready for tasks, putting together all the pieces of the puzzle and treasure hunting for delicious sweet specialties from Split. Join us on this exciting journey through history!
Riva Harbor - The beautiful seafront is in front of you. This kind of view of the sea and palm trees is hard to find in the world, but we have it. Feel the smell of the sea and the breeze.
Diocletian Palace Substructures - The cellars of Diocletian’s Palace are really impressive. As we can see here, the palace was very large and elaborately built.
Cathedral of Saint Domnius - Did you know that once in the center of Split Cathedral stood the coffin of Diocletian?It was the imperial mausoleum and it had its protectors, do you recognize the protector? And that’s not all! The cathedral still houses an important person: can you guess who? It is a famous saint!
The Peristyle of Diocletian’s Palace - Diocletian was a clever ruler who did everything in his power to stay on top, even declaring himself as the son of the mighty god Jupiter!
We’ll take you to the Peristyle, where Diocletian would show himself to his people and they would bow down before him.
It was the main square in the time of the emperor and the entrance to his imperial apartment. Look around. How many columns do you see?
Eastern (Silver) Gate - In front of us we see the Silver Gate, which was the entrance from the east to the imperial palace. There were also double gate. Look at the beginning of the first main street that ran from east to west.
Triklinij - Listen to the story about eating habits during the time of Emperor Diocletian. Imagine those feasts in this place centuries ago.
Vestibulum of Diocletian’s Palace - Through this unusual open corridor we enter the imperial apartment. This place is very acoustic, let me hear you!
Temple of Jupiter - The Temple of Jupiter was once a temple, today it is a baptistery.
Kraj Sv. Ivana 1 - Do you know how wide this smallest street in town is? Let’s measure it!
Pjaca - Enjoy the view of the square Pjaca, here you can see beautiful buildings of different architectural styles. What time is it on this unique clock with 24 digits?
Bajamontijeva ulica - This used to be a section for the army and now it is a narrow city street. With the arrival of the Italians, many things changed in the palace. Find the symbol of Italy and continue to the fountain where I have a task for you.
The Golden Gate - Look at the construction of this gate. A bit unusual but with a very important purpose. Listen to the story of the double gate in the palace of Emperor Diocletian.

What's Included

Snacks

What's Not Included

Carbonated beverages

Additional Information

Looking for an entertaining and educational activity for kids and teens while in Split? Our private guided walking tour of the Diocletian Palace is just what you need! History doesn’t have to be boring when you can journey back in time to the Roman era and discover how Emperor Diocletian and the people of Split lived 1700 years ago. Come with us on a treasure hunt, solve puzzles and taste delicious sweets. Discover the palace in a fun way! Join us on this exciting journey through history!

Location

Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 23

Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda

Riva, bronze model of the old town

Cancellation Policy

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

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Arabella09

Aug 5, 2023

Fantastic Family Tour with Local Insight - We had a wonderful tour of Diocletian’s Palace with Dana. She was so knowledgeable and kind. She made the tour entertaining for our two daughters ages 11 and 14, not an easy feat when juggling teens! Dana speaks English like a native speaker and can easily pivot to so many other languages as well. She was the perfect mixture of professionalism and easy going charm to keep the tour focused but fun and dynamic. We particularly enjoyed her observations and anecdotes as a local growing up in Split. Dana even helped our youngest daughter get an ice cream treat during the tour to keep her happy and attentive and offered the best chocolates from a local chocolatier at the end. This was the best tour we had during our two weeks in Croatia. We highly recommend a tour with Dana. We hope we can meet up with her again on our next visit to Croatia.

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O5093ockatieg

Aug 1, 2023

History brought to life for little ones! - What a brilliant way to get acquainted with this beautiful city. The tour guide was so great with our children aged 10,8 and 5. She tailored the tour so it was interesting and informative for our children and stopped off for a lovely chocolate tasting and quizzes en route! It was so well organised and I would highly recommend to any family wanting to bring history to life for little ones!

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Johnmw6050uh

Jul 12, 2023

Great family tour of Split - Dana was an excellent guide for our family. She kept the boys engaged throughout bringing the history to life. The visit to a chocolate shop and quiz at the end were much enjoyed by our kids. Perfect English and good communication before and after.

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