Split Diocletian's Palace: Private Guided Walking Tour
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34 Ratings
Split

Embark on a private guided tour of Split’s Diocletian’s Palace, exploring its historic highlights. Learn about the palace’s transformation into a city and its iconic sights. Discover the city’s intriguing anecdotes and stories in a relaxed atmosphere.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Split Riva - We start our tour at the Riva, the promenade of Split. Tourists and locals enjoy the sun here in one of the numerous cafes and restaurants. It’s “see and be seen” here.
What's Included
  • Individually customizable
  • Recommendations for restaurants, bars and leisure activities
  • Designed for small groups of up to 6 participants
What's Not Included
  • No entrance fees - The sights will be visited only from the outside
Additional Information

It’s time to make history fun! Our private exploration of Diocletian’s Palace in Split is great for everyone. It’s concise yet thrilling! Our journey, led by our guide, begins at the Riva and takes us to the palace’s basement. It continues to the major points of interest within the palace. You’ll understand how Emperor Diocletian’s abode evolved into a…

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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.

Customer Ratings
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Sandgj
Jun 6, 2025
Excellent Tour - Dana was our guide for our private tour of the Palace, and it was just an absolute pleasure to spend that time with her. Her knowledge of the history of the Palace and Split was excellent, but she just brought it all to life so well, and made it so interesting for us, and it did truly feel like you were being taken round by a friend as another reviewer has said, her enthusiasm was contagious and she is just so easy to get on with. Thank you Dana for an excellent tour and we really do wish you all the very best moving forwards.
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Themusicexperience
May 11, 2025
A Truly Exceptional Tour of Split with Dana! - I had the absolute pleasure of touring Split with Dana as my private guide, and I can’t recommend her highly enough. From the moment we met, she was incredibly warm, friendly, and welcoming — it felt like exploring the city with a knowledgeable friend. Dana’s deep understanding of the history and culture of Split, particularly the fascinating story of Diocletian’s Palace, brought the entire experience to life. Her storytelling was insightful and engaging, blending historical facts with local anecdotes that gave me a real sense of the city’s past and present. The tour was beautifully paced and thoughtfully structured. I came away with not only a greater appreciation for Split’s rich heritage but also a deep sense of connection to the place. Dana’s passion for her city is infectious — this tour was, without a doubt, one of the highlights of my trip. If you’re visiting Split, do yourself a favor and book a tour with Dana. It was absolutely fabulous in every way!
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Abekavac
Jan 1, 2025
An unforgettable event with Split Guide - We have a Private city tour booked with Split Guide. Our guide Dinah guided us through the city with a lot of sympathy and knowledge. There was no mistaking how much Dinah loves to do your tours and with how much passion. Everywhere there was something to discover and learn and Dinah could answer any of our inquisitive questions. It was always exciting and entertaining and we are looking forward to another tour with Dinah! Thank you for the unforgettable event! You can't do it any better. We can highly recommend Split Guide!!!
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862emyt
Sep 21, 2024
Worth it! - We had an excellent tour with Dana as our guide. She was very knowledgeable, we were able to go at our own pace and ask questions, she gave wonderful recommendations for things to do not just in Split but in other areas of Croatia. There is so much history in the palace - a guide is necessary to make sure you understand what you’re seeing. It is worth it and Dana was great!
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Go696073
Jul 9, 2024
Wonderful private tour guide in Split - Our wonderful private tour guide Dana made Diocletian's Palace in Split come alive for us. We were a group of 8, including 4 teenaged boys. Dana managed to keep us all engaged with interesting stories about the lives of the people who lived in the palace over the years. After the tour, she gave us orientation of different kinds of food available in Split, and the best places for local foods like Borek, Cevapi and of course gelato! I highly recommend Dana!
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Sightsee750862
Apr 26, 2024
A delight in Split - It was a very nice and interesting tour. You could always ask questions and they answered them competently. We had the opportunity to try specialties at the market. I really enjoyed the 2 hours.
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Inspire11765315409
Apr 23, 2024
Tour of Split Easter 2024 - This Easter we have been staying in Split. After the visit of town with you, Dinah, Split will stay with us for long time. Marta | Stan
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Ivonnejott
Nov 6, 2023
... and we'll be back a third time ... - Already in the Split winter of this year, we were picked up by Dinah Roguljić and taken on an entertaining, lasting journey into the past of Diocletian's Palace.👌 Filled with new knowledge, still feeling the old spirits, Dinah then answered further questions over a 🍷 of the regional, excellent wines in one of the countless, charming restaurants in Split's old town. With the positive memories in our luggage, we decided to listen to Dinah's stories again in the autumn. Even the youngest (9 years old) of our group was able to inspire Dinah with her storytelling, which lasted almost two hours, for the history of Diocletian's Palace.🤗 We would like to recommend Dinah without reservation, it was certainly not our last time.🙂
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Jonv647
Sep 12, 2023
Perfect tour for history buff like myself - My tour guide Dinah, was very knowledgeable and friendly. I learned so much about Diocletian Palace & historic center of Split. She was absolutely delightful!
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Ringoh784
Aug 12, 2023
Perfect guide, very knowledgeable and personable - I learned sooo much from Dinah. Super sweet, helpful and most of all informative. She had interesting historical rendered drawings of the various sites and really made the history, architecture and culture of the palace come alive. She also gave a bunch of restaurant recommendations which I ended up having an amazing dinner at after. Highly recommend her, so glad my five star hotel recommended her.
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