Lokrum

"You can see this island from the Old Town and it only takes 10 minutes by boat. You’re not allowed to stay overnight on the island because of an old curse placed on it by the Benedictine Monks (so don’t miss the last boat that leaves at 7PM because that sounds quite creepy!) It’s also home to many peacocks that just roam about freely and, apparently, the Game of Thrones show-runners decided to make statues of peacocks to put around Qarth because they were so enamoured with the peacocks. So cute. On the island you’ll find a Game of Thrones exhibition which has a little bit of history about the island and about the filming locations. It also has videos of the cast and crew talking about their time filming in Dubrovnik and it has an iron throne, which is slightly less crowded than the one on the mainland. This particular Iron Throne was one of ten made for filming the show and, when filming ended, they left this one in Dubrovnik. Outside of the exhibition you’ll find the gardens in which Dany’s welcome party in Qarth was filmed. At the very top of an extremely steep hill you’ll find Fort Royal, a circular tower perched upon a very steep hill that was, according to a guy who worked with the GoT crew, used as a filming location for the house of the undying scenes. Now, I don’t know how true this is because every other source I’ve found has only mentioned Tower Minčeta but Fort Royal certainly looks the part! Cost: 27 Euro each for a return boat trip. Tickets can be bought from the booth opposite the harbour. There are a few bars and restaurants on the island which are quite expensive. "

"I visited the Lokrum on my most recent trip to Croatia and loved my day there. It is a short ferry trip from Dubrovnik Old Port for 150kn (local currency, about 30aud) return. There were plenty of beautiful different swimming spots, including one called the Dead Sea. This was a water hole that has such a high salt content that you just float in the water, even easier than other waters in the Mediterranean."

"It's a perfect day trip, boats regularly leave from Dubrovnik’s Old Town port and take just 15 minutes to get to Lokrum. An additional entrance fee is required on the island. Lokrum is busiest in the summer vacation months of July and August. "