MOTORHOME TOUR MATERA - Dubrovnik to Italy FERRY

European Motorhome Tour day 23 takes us across the Adriatic to the UNESCO city of MATERA.
Our overnight crossing with the Croatian Jadrolinija Ferry wasn't quite what we were used to, more on that below!
Just 1 hour away from our arrival in Italy at the port of Bari lies Matera. With 9000 years of continuous habitation, only Aleppo and Jericho, with over 10,000 have more years of history. Matera is a must do if traveling in southern Italy, there is just so much to see, there were many exhibitions where you could walk inside the ancient buildings but we chose to hike to the caves on the other side of the valley instead, it was free and a great experience! There are no shortage of restaurants in Matera but as you'll see from the video, between about 3pm - 7pm most are closed!
We stay at "Area Camper Matera" which for €25 includes a shuttle into Matera. The aire/site is very basic but you come here to spend the day in Matera and it suited us fine. Special thanks to the Pope for popping in, if we'd have known we would have put the kettle on!
The Ferry experience
Now we know what to expect it wouldn't be so bad the second time around (Thats Andy speaking, Michelle still needs some convincing!)
1. Park up in one of the 4 lanes
2. You need to exchange your internet booking form for boarding tickets (+ cabin and restaurant if booked) at the Jadrolinija office located 200m in the direction of Dubrovnik on the other side of the road. You just need passports and the internet form.
3. Get back in your van and join the wacky races as you edge towards customs, the building infront of you.
4. Motorhomes are loaded last so no point getting there too early
5. Boarding is tight as you'll see but just go with it and let the crew direct you
6. There are no instructions from the crew so make sure you leave your MH in gear, handbrake on and alarm off
7. Take your cabin ticket to the reception on the ship to get your room key
8. Book early if you want a "luxury" room but still set your expectations low and you won't be disappointed! :)
9. Use the right restaurant!!
10. Get up early to see the sunrise, the coffee on board is good! :)
00:00 The Tour so far
00:34 To the Ferry
03:15 Ferry Embarking
07:57 Ferry Disembarking
09:32 Matera
18:05 2nd Leg Highlights
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[@MrZirvania]

Excellent video! That's our retirement trip sorted. Very much like Alquezar with the gorge!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks 😊 yes we thought that too, very much like Alquezar😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@tanyabassett8287]

Wonderful, we're in our 60s so we'd probably have to do the hike over a couple of days 😂

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes a really beautiful place, would have liked to stay longer, Cheers…Andy&Michelle 😀

[@trevorthompson6429]

Awesome as always 👏🏻

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thank you 😊 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@CaravanVlogger]

"What a moment" haha; not sure why that made me chuckle. TBH, I think I'd be in James May's camp, glad you made the effort though.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Not sure why either but anything that creates a chuckle can’t be a bad thing! Cheers

[@tonysmith7739]

Alice would be tight with our bus mirrors 😅😱

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes, not sure what they would do with anything bigger than us!! Cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@georgewatt354]

Michelle’s face regarding how bad the ferry was, really was funny and loved the fact she just ignored your 9000 year habitation point, reminds me of my better half, so funny😂😂😂😂

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yeah she was at all impressed!! Both by the Ferry and my Fact! 🤣 cheers 😀

[@ttxela]

I think you may have been in the commercial drivers canteen on the ferry. Caves looked interesting 👍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Think you are right about the restaurant, it was the same menu though, some good history with those caves😀 cheers..Andy&Michelle

[@russelltownsend9981]

We stayed in the very same motorhome stop in Matera and 2 days later caught the ferry from Bari to Durres in Albania - the ferry was soviet era and we were one of just 2 vehicles on the ferry. You seemed to enjoy it as much as we did - please keep on posting these wonderful videos.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks, it’s great to hear you are enjoying our videos, sounds like your Ferry was probably more ‘interesting’ than ours!!😀 cheers..Andy&Michelle

[@user-rg4sm2qq7p]

Hi im living in KR and have been watching your videos. i and my wife are mid 40 and thinking to travel Europe with RV just like you guys after retirement 😊 enjoying and looking forward to seeing upcoming videos

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

This must be our first comment from KR, it’s great to hear you are enjoying the channel, RV travels are the best! 😀 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@Scud_and_thesTig]

Fantastic video; and what a trip it's been. Great show 👍💙❤

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it, still more to come from the trip😀 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@ian_cole]

I loved the Matera part of the video - looks like a future trip for us.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes definitely a place to visit, lots to see there in the Town and hiking in the valley very interesting 😀 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@jovijourneys]

oh wow the ferry!! ha! another fab video guys! looking forward to the next!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes the Ferry was an experience!! Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@motorroamingaround]

Great video guys, thanks for sharing. We’re glad there weren’t anymore snakes in that cave 😂😂 Irvine & Karen

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊 pity we didn’t catch the snake on film, I’m sure we will one day🤣 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@drivingthefrontier]

You've really sold that ferry journey!!! Haha. Great video as usual

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it, the Ferry story had to be told. Trouble is there's no alternative!! 🤣 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@clairewilliams3549]

OMG, we booked the Genoa to Sicily ferry last week. Think I’ll pack enough food for the duration….. will be worth it for Easter in Sicily 🥰

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hopefully it’ll be better than our boat! A pack up might be a good plan! Enjoy Sicily😀 cheers..Andy&Michelle

[@Tugga74]

I’m with Michelle about the ferry, definitely meh! Does Matera have vineyards? I think I have heard of a wine from there (hic!). Everyone loves Italy 🥰

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

The Ferry wasn't great, we'll appreciate Brittany Ferries so much more now !! I don't recall seeing vineyards but google says they do! 🍷😀 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@TheBabblingBrookes]

Curious to know why you wouldn’t do the ferry again? Beautiful town, and that walk down was amazing but scary…especially snakes 😱 Looking really forward to the next adventure vlog 😍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Did we give you the impression the Ferry wasn’t a great experience? 🤣 Matera was amazing…especially snake valley 😀cheers…Andy&Michelle x

[@lordbisnick3932]

Absolutely gorgeous apart from the ferry!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes... the Ferry!! at least there was a good sunrise, Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@snoman1999]

Ha ha you've gotta love european ferries - Chaotic boarding and never leave on time but always seem to arrive on time at the other end Maybe you guys were in the truckers restaurant the first time 🤣 The next leg looks fantastic 😍 A lot of our fav places 🚐💨❤

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes all is well that ends well and they got us there on time and in one piece!! We are wiser for the experience so next time we’ll know what to expect!! Lots of great things to show from the 2nd leg😀🥾🚴‍♀️🌋🛥️

[@snoman1999]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures loving the work 😍

[@ianmcconnell7567]

Wow that town Matera is spectacular not so much the ferry 🤮😂 very interested in the Italy section of this trip. Watching you guys from our MoHo we are on a six nations tour!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

We nearly weren't sharing the Italy leg, the disk drive failed with all the footage on! , luckily I made a backup a few weeks ago! Have fun on the six nations tour, I'm sure you had a great time on Saturday!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@ianmcconnell7567]

Ha yes it was our anniversary! Oh and I think there was a game of rugby somewhere 😂🚐 found the Carthago Scotland dealer at the motorhome show - nearly had a terrible shopping accident 🙀

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

oooh - what did you nearly buy?

[@Professionalmoochers]

Like the old saying goes… you experience these things so we don’t have to 😂😂

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes, taking one for the team!!🤣🤣 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@paulhume692]

lovin yours vids but Gotta ask some thing thats been really niggling me whats that camera you use seems to be on the end of a very long stick ? not the selfie stick seems to be much further away but follows you ? looks great

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi Paul, it’s a 3metre stick with a GoPro 360 camera on the end which allows us to get those drone like shots, the pole is mostly hidden by some clever tech in the camera😀 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@lammyfromlammypie.1996]

Didn't like the ferry experience, I prefer Brian, Matera is a special place 🥰 elf and safety requirements on the next venture ⛑️

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Definitely no 🧝🏻‍♀️🧝🏻‍♂️ (elf emoji!) on this one. You've lost us with the " I prefer Brian" ??? Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@lammyfromlammypie.1996]

My bad should be Bryan as in Bryan Ferry ⛴️ 🤣 love is the drug 👍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Ha ha, I’m not sure we’d have got that even with the Y spelling!! Nice one 👍

[@menopausalmotorhomer]

Michelle, I’ve got braless envy. How do you manage to make it look like you are hanging free going up to the caves. I’d need to double up (and by that I mean sports bra on top of normal bra). You look amazing ❤

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

🤣🤣🤣 Andy wanted to respond and say he’s a very lucky boy! 😜 Will let you into a secret!! I’m not without a bit of help… It’s a strapless one that I had on. Can’t be doing with jiggling around 😆😆😆 would gain the wrong attention for starters .. Thanks for your wonderful comment has had me in fits of laughter 🥰

[@menopausalmotorhomer]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures Extreme wardrobe adventures…all part of the retirement plan 🤣 I would get some mercy out. We would all invest 👌