Wine and Oysters Tour to Ston (Shore Excursions Group)

The Wine and Oysters Tour to Ston is a five-hour excursion from Dubrovnik to the Peljesac peninsula area of Croatia's Dubrovnik-Neretva region, offered by Shore Excursions Group. The guide meets guests at the cruise ship pier in Gruz, and a driver-guide covers the roughly 50 km drive north-west to Ston and Mali Ston. Ston is known for its medieval defensive walls, among the longest in Europe, and for the salt works that have operated here for centuries, while Mali Ston Bay is Croatia's best-known oyster and mussel farming area. The itinerary includes an oyster tasting at Mali Ston, views from the Ston defensive walls, and a wine tasting at a local winery overlooking the salt works, where Peljesac red varieties such as Plavac Mali are the regional speciality. The balance is seafood and wine rather than a full meal, and lunch is not included, so the tasting is best treated as a long, oyster-focused snack. Included are the transport by vehicle, the driver-guide, the oyster tasting and the winery tasting. Not included are lunch, extra drinks, tips and any entry fee for climbing the walls beyond what the operator specifies. The group is small, from two to twenty guests, and the tour is conducted in English. The price is USD 168.99 per person, roughly EUR 147. The pace is relaxed, with time at each stop for photographs and questions, and the overall route returns to the pier in time for cruise passengers on a port call. Visitors who dislike raw shellfish should ask the operator about alternatives, as the wine tasting and the walls remain the main attractions. Because the drive passes through the narrow coastal road, travellers prone to motion sickness may wish to prepare. The tour suits visitors who want to see the Pelješac coast and sample local seafood without arranging their own transport.