Montenegro · GUIDED
The good guided tours fill up well ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they actually differ.
Explore Lipa Cave near Cetinje with a 60-minute guided tour, scenic train ride, cool temperatures, dramatic rock formations, and an underground river.
“It was perfect and the guide was very friendly and helpful. Definitely a place to visit and good for escaping the heat 😁”
Review of Kotor’s Blue Cave speedboat tour, with Our Lady of the Rocks, Mamula Fortress, swimming, timing, price, and practical tips.
“This was a small boat with 9 people so be prepared for that type of excursion. Swimming in Blue cave is a must.”
Review of the Skadar Lake wooden boat tour from Virpazar, with mountain views, wildlife, swimming, local wine, practical tips, and value advice.
“Lovely cruise experience, very nice wine and the views, the captain was really nice he gave us good information about the wildlife and the landscape and the history. The operator company was really helpful and we had a problem with the arrival time and the they helped us through it after Viator customer service were saying they couldn’t do anything to help because of the 24h policy.”
Cruise Skadar Lake to Kom Monastery, spot birds, see water lilies, swim, and enjoy local wine on a three-hour guided boat tour from Virpazar.
“Great Experience, Great Mood. I did not see the time passed. there were 15 of us on the boat and the guide was very friendly.Auto-translated”
Review of Kotor’s 3-hour private speedboat tour to the Blue Cave, Our Lady of the Rocks, and Mamula Fortress, with tips on timing and value.
“Kotor is beautiful and the boat tour was a favorite for everyone in our group of 7! Would highly recommend! If traveling to Kotor with a cruise beware that if your ship is tendering in Kotor there may be delays. The tour group did their best to work with us even though we were late, but we were not able to get a full 3 hour boat ride in. (I blame the cruise line not the tour company, but recommend not booking the early tour to avoid this issue.)”
Review of the Kotor and Perast day trip from Dubrovnik, with practical details on timing, sights, price, border documents, and the optional island visit.
“Perast and Kotor are very pretty little towns that are well worth visiting. The trip and the time spent in Kotor were perfect, although Perast is a bit short.”
Explore Kotor Old Town, then cook Montenegrin dishes with a local host and enjoy a family-style terrace lunch.
“Dasun was a wonderful guide. Friendly and knowledgeable. Meet up was a breeze and then we toured the beautiful old town. He as able to provide a ton of interesting information but not so much that we were bored. Then to the lovely home of Susana. The hospitality was outstanding. She welcomed us into her home like family. She then guided us in creating a delicious feast. The food was traditional and things that we had not had before. Everything was amazing and plentiful. We were allowed to be a part of a traditional Montenegrin dinner and it is something we will not soon forget.”
Explore Kotor and Perast by private speedboat, with Our Lady of the Rocks, a guided old town walk, and practical tips.
“We had an excellent tour with Nikola. He was a great tour guide and we learned so much of Montenegro history. He met us on time and was he easy to find. The company had excellent communication via trip advisor! Thank you again Nikola!”
Review of the Budva to Dubrovnik day tour, with ferry views, guided old-town walk, free time, border tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“I booked for an English speaking tour Guide speaks perfect Serb and Russian I don’t think it ‘ s honest Do you”
Review of the 9-hour Boka Bay cruise from Tivat or Kotor, with Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, swimming, Blue Cave, and Herceg Novi.
“A good value relaxing full day cruise around the bay. Fantastic scenery, a chance to visit Our Lady of the Rocks island and church, to swim in the bay, and to explore Herceg Novi. Perhaps the food options on the lunch menu could be improved but overall a very enjoyable experience. Well organised with a taxi waiting to take us from Tivat back to Kotor after the cruise.”
Review of the Virpazar Skadar Lake boat tour, with Lesendro fortress, bird reserves, water lilies, swimming, drinks, price, and booking tips.
“Great company, they never cancel tours! Even if you are the only customer (like me). All was super!!”
Explore Kotor’s medieval old town, ride the Lovcen cable car, and enjoy mountain views with a private English-speaking guide.
“I did the cable trip with friends to see the sunset. We got our tickets and then decided to have a drink in the restaurant top of the mountain. We went outside to take pictures, upon return my receipt and ticket wasn't on table. I asked the staff and they all said nothing has been handed in.”
Review of Golden Wave’s private six-hour Boka Bay boat tour from Kotor, with Perast, Blue Cave, Žanjice, Mamula, Porto Montenegro, and practical tips.
“It was a great experience we rented the boat for 2 hours went around the bay”
Review of a private four-hour kayak tour on Skadar Lake, with fortress visits, swimming, drinks, gear, transport, and practical booking advice.
“Highly recommended! Amazingly beautiful views, great conversations and refreshingly active. It was so easy to communicate with Milija and his instructions were very clear. I really enjoyed hearing from him a lot about what life is like in Montenegro but also getting some historical context and information on the region. We kayaked on quite a wavy day (the previous day was very rainy) so it was physically quite hard, however on calm days I would believe it can be done by people in moderate shape as well. I highly recommend this activity!!!”
Review of Kotor’s Blue Cave speedboat tour, with swimming, Mamula Island, submarine tunnels, Perast, price, timing, and practical tips.
“We booked this spontaneously and had so so so much fun. The guides were so fun and played good music. They told us about the area and the history of different landmarks and they were funny. We went for a swim outside the busy area away from the boats which was a bonus. Overall it was a great experience. I would fully recommend to groups of friends, families and couples. Thank you once again!”
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