Things to do in Split
Split's Old Town isn't a preserved ruin – it's a Roman palace people have lived inside for over a thousand years, which is exactly what makes walking through it different from any other old town in Europe.
Top picks in Split
The experiences we'd book first, compared by length.
| Experience | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| Split Game of Thrones walking tour | 100–105 minutes | Check prices |
| Diocletian's Palace walking tour, Split | 1.5–6 hours | Check prices |
| Split electric tuk-tuk tour | 2 hours | Check prices |
| Plitvice Lakes day trip from Split | 12 hours | Check prices |
| Krka National Park day trip from Split | 9 hours | Check prices |
| Dubrovnik day trip from Split | 12–12.5 hours | Check prices |
Tours in Split
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See all →Diocletian's Palace is the reason to visit Split in the first place – not a museum piece, but a genuine neighbourhood built inside the walls of a Roman emperor's 4th-century retirement complex, still lived in today. Its underground cellars also spent three seasons as a Game of Thrones filming location, which a dedicated walking tour covers in more depth than the standard history walk. For a wider look at the city beyond the Old Town, an electric tuk-tuk tour covers more ground in a fixed two hours.
Beyond the city, Krka National Park is the standout day trip, about an hour away – a boardwalk through cascading waterfalls, a river cruise, and a swim stop along the way. Plitvice Lakes, Croatia's oldest national park, is a longer but real alternative built around 16 terraced lakes instead of one main falls.
With a full day to spare, Dubrovnik is reachable too – a long round trip, but a genuine way to see the city walls without adding an overnight stay.
Split Airport is also the main gateway for the coast beyond the city – if you're extending the trip, Oasimo has confirmed swim-up-room hotels near Split on the Makarska Riviera and private-pool villas in Hvar and Istria.
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A guided walk through Diocletian's Palace for the history, and a day trip to Krka National Park for the waterfalls – the two things most visitors build a Split trip around, with Plitvice Lakes and Dubrovnik both reachable as longer day trips too.
