Buggy Tour With Kids in Dubrovnik: Ages 5+ Family Guide

Last updated: 4 July 2026

Yes — children can join a buggy tour above the Old Town, and family bookings are some of the most rewarding rides we run. Kids aged five to eleven ride as passengers for €20 each, strapped in beside — or right behind — a parent who drives, and the convoy pace is set by our lead guide, not by the fastest driver. I take most of the family inquiries myself, so this guide answers the questions parents actually ask, in the order they ask them.

How old do kids have to be?

Five to ride as a passenger — and every child rides in a buggy driven by an adult, never alone. The full ladder: under-fives are not permitted, ages 5–11 pay the €20 child rate, and from twelve upwards young people count and pay as adults. Nobody under 18 drives under any circumstances: the driver of each buggy must be an adult with a full category B (standard car) licence, which in practice means a parent or grandparent takes the wheel while the kids take the passenger seats.

Why is the floor firm at five? Because the equipment is. The smallest of our helmets has to fit properly, the seat belt has to sit right across the child’s body, and the child has to be able to sit still in their own seat for the ride — below five, none of that holds reliably. Tell us ages when you book and we will have the right helmet sizes waiting.

How safe is it for children?

This is the question underneath all the other questions, so here is the concrete answer. Our machines are Can-Am Maverick side-by-sides in two- and four-seat versions: a welded roll cage around every seat, proper seat belts, and passengers sitting inside the frame with the driver — not perched behind on a saddle, which is why we run buggies and not quads. Every rider gets a helmet (child sizes included) and goggles, and every departure starts with a safety briefing that we deliberately slow down when kids are in the group.

On the trail, you drive in convoy behind our lead guide, who sets the speed to the group — with families aboard, that means a calmer pace with more stops. The route itself is gravel plateau track on Srđ, the ridge above the city: bumpy enough to be fun, not a stunt course. Most kids describe it afterwards as a very dusty rollercoaster where you can see the sea. The parents’ version of the same verdict, from our Google reviews:

Alot of fun! Would recommend it as a fun little activity.

— Amanda Gates · Google review

Which tour fits families best?

The self-drive tour in a four-seat Maverick — and this is genuine advice rather than upselling, because it is also the cheapest way to put a whole family on the trail. Half an hour of driving is the honest limit of most under-tens’ attention in a helmet, and the route packs in the good stuff: the plateau crossing, viewpoints over the Old Town, Lokrum and the Elaphiti islands, and photo stops that break the ride into child-sized chapters. Two adults and two kids come to €120 — €40 per adult, €20 per child — in one machine, with one licence between you.

For families who would rather not drive at all, the private chauffeur tours put a guide at the wheel and include hotel pickup — up to three guests per vehicle, which suits one parent and two kids nicely. Teenagers, for the record, count as adults on the price list from twelve, and from eighteen — licence in hand — they can finally drive their own machine. Travelling as two or three families together? The self-drive convoy takes up to five buggies — twenty people — and anything bigger we quote individually.

What do parents ask us most?

Can two kids share one buggy with one parent? Yes — that is exactly what the four-seaters are for. One licensed adult can carry up to three passengers, so a single parent with two or three kids fits into one machine. The only hard rule is one adult driver per buggy; the maths for every combination is on the prices page.

Can a small child sit on my lap? No. Own seat, own belt, properly fitting helmet — those three are non-negotiable, and they are exactly why under-fives cannot ride.

Will it be too scary? Almost never in the direction parents fear. The guide’s pace with families is brisk-but-gentle, and you, the driver, control your own throttle behind them. The more common “problem” is the opposite: a seven-year-old yelling “faster” at a parent who is thoroughly enjoying half throttle.

What should kids wear? Closed shoes without fail, clothes that can get dusty, sunscreen, and a layer for the breeze — the ridge is windier than the city. We cover eyes with goggles, but a buff or bandana is a nice extra on dry August days.

Is there somewhere to wait if one parent sits the ride out? Yes, and it is a good one — the meeting point is the upper cable-car station, right next to the Panorama restaurant, so a non-riding adult can hold a café table with the best view in the city while the rest of you get dusty.

What if my child melts down on the day? It happens; travel with small people is jazz. Cancellation is free up to 48 hours ahead, and closer to the day we will always try to move you to a later departure if one is open — with tours leaving every 30 minutes, there usually is. Message us on WhatsApp and ask.

What will the kids actually remember?

Parents book the views; children remember the machine. Ask a nine-year-old afterwards and the highlights come in a reliable order: the moment their buggy first crunched onto gravel, the dust cloud of the buggy ahead, the “we drove past a real fortress” (Fort Imperial, the Napoleonic fort by the cable-car top station), and only then — usually prompted — the panorama of the Old Town and Lokrum that the adults photographed for twenty minutes.

That is worth knowing when you plan the day, because it means the tour succeeds for kids on its own terms even when the sky is hazy and the famous view underdelivers. It also means the viewpoint stops are your rest points: guides time them so young passengers can unclip, stretch, snack and swap tall tales about whose parent drove fastest. Build the rest of the day gently around it — cable car and buggies in the morning, lunch back in town, swimming in the afternoon — rather than stacking three attractions after it.

What are the logistics with children?

The meeting point is the upper cable-car station on Mount Srđ, next to the Panorama restaurant — and with kids, getting there is a feature rather than a chore: the cable car from just outside the walls takes about four minutes, and children rate it nearly as highly as the buggies themselves. A taxi up the Srđ road works too. On the private tours the question disappears entirely, because pickup from your accommodation is included.

Slot-wise, families do best on the first departures at 09:00 or 09:30: coolest air of the day in summer, freshest kids, and the morning light over the islands is the best of the day for photos. Skip mid-afternoon in July and August with young children — highs pass 30°C on the exposed plateau, as the national forecaster meteo.hr will cheerfully confirm. Bring a water bottle per person; there is more family-planning context, from beaches to ferries, on the Dubrovnik tourist board site.

Ready to plan it?

Count heads, pick a four-seater, and aim for the 09:00 or 09:30 departure — that formula has sent hundreds of families back down the hill grinning and coated in honourable dust. Departures are live on the booking page, you pay the full price by card when you book with nothing left to pay on the day, cancellation is free to 48 hours, and if you are unsure whether your youngest is ready, send me their age on WhatsApp and I will give you a straight answer before you pay anything.