Day 13 of 20 · Babino Polje · The Hidden Karst & Alpine Secrets
Day 13 — Odysseus Cave
A travel day to your new base in Babino Polje, with 4 h 48 of travel by road and boat.
Stage 9 · Babino Polje · Croatia
We sleep in Babino Polje, 800 m from the place visited
days 13–14 2 nights 4 h 48 by road and boat298 kmclimate to watch
Interest of the place — nature 20. Based on: cave; cave reached from the stage (Odysseus Cave).
- programme
- 2 h 30
- road and boat
- 4 h 48
- usable window
- 5 h
- Hiking to the legendary Odysseus CaveInterest nature 202 h 30(instead of 3 h 30 — heat that day)
“Hiking to the legendary Odysseus Cave”: shortened version, 2 h 30 instead of 3 h 30 — heat that day. The activity as described is only partly done.
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

Ston
Walk along the historic medieval defensive walls that connect the town to Mali Ston.
60 min there · detour +17 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 3 May 2026 by Carsten Steger — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prapratno
Relax on a scenic sandy beach located right next to the ferry terminal.
45 min there · detour +15 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2006 by Neoneo13 — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons