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Day 13 of 20 · Babino Polje · The Hidden Karst & Alpine Secrets

Day 13 — Odysseus Cave

TRANSFERTRANSFERsea cave hike

A travel day to your new base in Babino Polje, with 4 h 48 of travel by road and boat.

Odysseus Cave
Great Lake, Island of Mljet, Croatia © photographed in 2006 by Neoneo13 — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 9 · Babino Polje · Croatia

We sleep in Babino Polje, 800 m from the place visited

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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 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

    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

    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