Highlights of Montenegro

The trip officially starts at 17:00h at your hotel lobby. 
Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby for a welcome drink and organize a short briefing and introduction to the program. 

Afterwards you will have the opportunity to walk through the capital city of Podgorica and enjoy a group dinner at one of the traditional local restaurants.

Overnight in Podgorica.

Meals included: D

Breakfast at your hotel and travel towards the north via spectacular Moraca Canyon. 

Visit Moraca Monastery en-route and stop at Biogradska Gora National Park for a walk through forests.
After an 1 hour of easy walk on a well marked trail through primeval forests surrounding the lake you will enjoy lunch served at Biogradsko Lake restaurant. 

Arrival to Kolasin and check in to your hotel for 2 nights. 
Dinner at your hotel. 

Meals included: B, L, D

Approximately one hour drive from Kolasin you will find Eko Katun Vranjak – a group of small traditional cottages located directly below the peak Troglava from which you will experience a magnificent view.

Katun Vranjak iz the ideal start point for many hiking and jeep tours to the other major peaks of Bjelasica Mountain.

Lunch will be served in the ambience of the Katun Vranjak – an old shepherd hut transformed into a tourist settlement offering traditionally prepared food typical for the northern part of the country.

Return to the hotel.

Meals included: B, L, D

Check out from your accommodation and continue towards Djurdjevica Tara Bridge through magnificent Tara canyon. The first stop is the famous bridge above the 7th deepest canyon in Europe.

Coffee/lunch break at the bridge.
Optional: Zip-line over the canyon (additional fee)

Continue towards Zabljak and check in to your accommodation for 1 night.

Upon arrival to Zabljak the group will be taken for a 2 hours walking tour around Black lake – the central and most accessible feature of the National Park Durmitor.

Dinner at the local restaurant.

Meals included: B, D

Your first stop today will be Ostrog Monastery – which is an absolute MUST VISIT in Montenegro - the biggest pilgrimage site on the Balkans. 

After the brief visit to the Monastery you will continue towards Virpazar – a tiny charming town located on the Skadar Lake – and this is the third national park you are going to visit on this tour. - Continue on a 2h boat tour starting from Virpazar towards the village of Vranjina and Lesendro fortress, and upon return to Virpazar visit the small family owned vineyard and wine cellar where you will be able to taste 3 different types of wine produced by the family owning the cellar. Besides wine you will be able to taste the delicious Montenegrin products such as prosciutto, cheese and olives, and few different types of bread.

From here you will continue towards Tivat via tunnel Sozina, passing by beautiful town of Petrovac, Sveti Stefan Island and Budva.

Arrival to your hotel in Tivat and check in for 3 nights.

Meals included: B, Tasting

Start your tour by climbing the famous 25 serpentine old Austro-Hungarian road above Kotor for a magnificent view over the whole Boka Bay. Continue towards Lovcen National Park. Climb the 461 stairs to the top of the mountain Lovcen for a visit to the Mausoleum dedicated to the famous poet and ruler of Montenegro – Petar II Petrovic Njegos. From the mountain top, on a perfect sunny day you are able to see the Boka Bay, Cetinje, Podgorica and Skadar Lake.

From there we will continue towards the village of Njegusi – a birthplace of Petar II Petrovic Njegos. Village itself is famous for traditional production of Njegusi prosciutto and cheese. We will visit the local meat dryer and taste the famous Njegusi cheese and prosciutto produced here in the village of Njegusi.

The tour continues towards Cetinje – the former capital of Montenegro. There you will visit the King Nicola’s museum and hear the stories about the most famous Montenegrin royal family.

Continue towards Budva - As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic region and the centre of Montenegro’s tourism, Budva is surely at the top of many visitors` list of places to see. The tour will take you through the narrow allies and squares of the Old Town where you will hear about the turbulent history of Budva and its evolution from a small Greek colony in the 4th c. BC to the best-known spot on the Montenegrin coast. This is the place where every corner under the sturdy town walls is a sight unto itself.

Return to your hotel in Tivat.

Meals included: B, Tasting

Morning visit to Kotor – the UNESCO protected heritage site. 

The tour will take you inside the city gates where you will visit The Square of Arms, Clock Tower, Fluor Square with Pima and Buca Palaces, St Tryphon Cathedral, The Bokelian Navy Square with Karampana, The St Luke Square with St Luke and St Nikola’s churches, St Mary of the River and Northern Gate with Skurda River. 

From Kotor you can take a boat ride towards the beautiful, small, baroque town of Perast. Firstly, they will visit the island Our Lady of the Rocks and after you can enjoy a short walk through the tiny town of Perast.
Lunch in the restaurant „Conte“ – overlooking the Islands Our Lady of The Rocks and St. George.

Continue by coach towards Risan - It traces its origins to the ancient settlement of Rhizon, the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor. The earliest mention of Rhizon dates back to the 4th century BC, as the main fortress in the Illyrian state where Queen Teuta took refuge during the Illyrian Wars. In Roman times, huge villas were made in the area and the city had 10,000 inhabitants. Five mosaics are the most valuable remains of that period - not only for Risan but also for Montenegro. This tour will take you for a visit to the mosaics of Risan. 

Afterwards we will continue by coach all around the bay and via ferry pass onto the other side of the Bay on our way back to the hotel.

Farewell dinner will be organized in one of the local restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel.

Meals included: B, L, D

Breakfast at your hotel.
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Meals included: B