Montenegro · GUIDED
Good guided tours fill up weeks ahead in summer; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Montenegro’s Lipa Cave by train and on foot, with a one-hour English guided tour, dramatic rock formations, and a cool underground river.
“This is really good experience .. the cave climate is btw 8-10 degrees, if you are travelling from the UK you will be fine if not i recommend to put a thin layer and go ahead.. the caves are from 6 million years ago.. it's really good..”
Review of Kotor’s Blue Cave speedboat tour, with Our Lady of the Rocks, submarine tunnels, Mamula Fortress, swimming, timing, price, and 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 Kingfisher’s two-hour Skadar Lake boat tour from Virpazar, with mountain views, birdlife, swimming, local wine, and practical tips.
“En annerledes sjø, livlig, mange fuglearter, rolig og opplevelsesrik. Svømmemulighet midt i det klare og kalde vannet. En fantastisk anledning for dem som elsker å ta bilder. Guiden var hyggelig og behjelpelig. Presis tidsplan. Anbefaler!”
Cruise Skadar Lake from Virpazar to Kom Monastery, with birdlife, water lilies, swimming, local wine, and a small-group guide.
“It's just a beautiful sight to see, pretty scenery, great for sighting birds and other wildlife. Great captain who gave us wine!”
Review of Kotor’s private 3-hour speedboat tour to the Blue Cave, Our Lady of the Rocks, and Mamula, with prices, tips, and practical advice.
“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.)”
Explore Perast, Kotor, and Our Lady of the Rocks on a 12-hour Montenegro day trip from Dubrovnik with transport and a guide.
“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.”
Review of Kotor’s private cooking class, Old Town walk, local home lunch, menu choices, price, logistics, and who should book.
“We did the Old Town walking tour with George and then the cooking class with Suzanna. Overall, the experience was amazing. George did a great job of sharing the history of the city and pointing out various landmarks. Suzanna was extremely welcoming and made us feel right at home. She taught us how to make local dishes like eggplant parm and the food was delicious. After doing a lot of the "touristy" things in Montenegro, it was so refreshing to meet some local people and spend time learning about their culture. They were extremely friendly and we would recommend this activity to anyone who visits Montenegro!”
Review of a private Kotor speedboat tour to Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast, and Kotor Old Town, with pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“Wow and wow and wow knowledgeable guide and fun . We learned and saw so much. I had no Idea Montenegro was so amazing”
Review of the Budva to Dubrovnik day tour, with border tips, itinerary details, free time, guide quality, transport, and honest value advice.
“We booked a one-day trip to Dubrovnik, which was advertised as including a Bulgarian-speaking guide. This was the main reason we chose it. However, there was no Bulgarian-speaking guide at all–the tour was conducted in English, Russian, and Serbian. This is misleading and false advertising!The bus was about 20 minutes late, with no company representative at the meeting point. During the trip, the guide behaved extremely unprofessionally–shouting in front of the entire bus, being rude, dismissive, and even discriminatory towards us and other tourists.The organization was very poor– the group eventually split up because most people refused to follow the guide and explored Dubrovnik on their ow...”
Review of the full-day Boka Bay cruise from Tivat or Kotor, with Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, swimming, Blue Cave, and Herceg Novi.
“It was a great way to spent a day if you have no desire to sit at the beach and you done exploring the area! I really enjoyed day on the boat .”
Explore Skadar Lake from Virpazar on a small guided boat tour with Lesendro Fortress, birdlife, water lilies, local wine, and optional swimming.
“Great company, they never cancel tours! Even if you are the only customer (like me). All was super!!”
Review of Kotor’s private old town walk and Lovcen cable car, with practical advice on views, value, timing, stops, and who should book.
“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 a private six-hour Boka Bay boat tour from Kotor, with Perast, Blue Cave, Žanjice Beach, Mamula, Tivat, and Porto Montenegro.
“It was a great experience we rented the boat for 2 hours went around the bay”
Paddle Skadar Lake to Grmozhur and Lesendro forts on a private four-hour tour with kayaks, drinks, transport, and mountain views.
“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 views, and practical booking advice.
“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!”
Boat days, stone lanes and mountain roads, with the best of each.
