BIG MONTENEGRO TOUR

 

Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency organizes shared or private Big Montenegro Tour from Kotor, and Budva to the National Park Lovcen, Lipa Cave, and National Park Skadar Lake from the 1st of May to the 1st of November. The tour is not exclusively only for our guests. Anyone can book it, and it is organized if the minimum group of 10 passengers is reached. Private tours can depart any day. Look at the overview, highlights, itinerary, video presentation, photo gallery, terms, and conditions of the tour. If you like to take a seat on it you can easily make an online reservation, using the button BOOK NOW!

BIG MONTENEGRO TOUR WITH MH TRAVEL AGENCY

DAILY EXCURSION IN MONTENEGRO...DEPARTURES FROM KOTOR AND BUDVA...HIGHLIGHTS: SERPENTINE ABOVE KOTOR, LOVCEN NATIONAL PARK & MAUSOLEUM, LIPA CAVE, PAVLOVA STRANA, BOAT TOUR FROM RIJEKA CRNOJEVICA TO VRANJINA (25 km), ST.STEFAN ...DURATION: 10 HOURS...TICKET PRICE €70.00 

We created this tour in 2009 as the first Big (Great) Montenegro tour among all agencies in Montenegro. Our idea was to put two national parks (Lovcen National Park and Skadar Lake National Park) in one daily excursion. We can also say that guests made huge contributions to the itineraries as well in the last 14 years. Listening to what they want to see, and explore, our focus is on the 3 main experiences on this tour: mountain-cave-lake. There is no similar tour in Montenegro with an itinerary like this, so if you are a nature lover, we promise an amazing day trip from the sea to the top of the mountain, from the deep cave to the sunny bird's sanctuary in the green river, from the island on the lake to the island on the sea. Thousands of people took this tour and thousands of photos and impressions have been spread out all over the World, confirming how beautiful Montenegro is. The tour is very carefully planned and its itinerary is designed in a way that traffic jams will be avoided, especially in the high season. Welcome!

 

WHEN AND WHERE WILL WE START?

The tour starts at 8:00 am from Budva. The next pick-up is in the city of Kotor. From Kotor to Budva is only a 25 km distance. In the off-season, we need 30 minutes of the ride between the cities, but in the very high season, we need 45 minutes which is written in our itinerary. If guests take the private tour we will pick up them from their accommodations. 

 

The departure point in Kotor is from the ECO petrol gas station next to the main bus station.
The departure point in Budva is from the ECO petrol gas station next to the hotel Slovenska Plaža

NOTE: The temperature in the summer season can be very high, above 40 degrees, so pay attention to protect your body with adequate clothes, skin with sun cream, and head with a hat. Always have enough water. 

 

 WHERE WE WILL GO?

We will go to Panorama Road over Boka Bay by Old Serpentines Road, Lovcen National Park, Mausoleum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Lipa Cave (Lipska pećina), Paul side-viewpoint on River Crnojevica (Pavlova Strana), a boat ride from River Crnojevica (Rijeka Crnojevica) to Vranjina Island (the biggest island on the lake) and St.Stefan-photo stop.

 

OLD ROAD WITH 25 SERPENTINES AND A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE BOKA BAY 

We will start our tour driving slowly up from Kotor to the Lovcen National Park, by an old road with 25 serpentines, which is protected by UNESCO. After the first curve, the amazing view of Tivat Bay will be shown, and then passing by every next serpentine, the view will more wider up to the top, where we will make a photo stop where the guests will have the full view of the Boka Bay.  

The ride lasts 40 minutes, and during that experience, we will make 3 photo stops. One at the beginning of Kotor Bay, the second on the 25th serpentine, and the third close to the top of the Lovcen. From that spot to the Mausoleum is only a few kilometers of ride.

 

LOVĆEN NATIONAL PARK AND MUSEUM OF PETAR II PETROVIĆ NJEGOŠ 

A few minutes later, we will be at the entrance of Lovcen National Park, and go up to the second-highest peak (Jezerski Vrh) of 1660 meters where is located the famous mausoleum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš. From the car parking to the mausoleum, the viewpoint is appx 500 steep stairs, which could be difficult to manage for some guests, especially when is very hot. This part of the tour is optional, and guests who decide to go to the top should pay an entrance fee of 5 euros per person. This ticket is not included in the price.

From the viewpoint of the Mausoleum, guests can see the panorama of the whole of Montenegro. For this view is worth going up to the top, but the guests who don't want to do it, or cannot, have the option to sit in the lovely restaurant nearby and enjoy a coffee break or some traditional snack. After 1 hour of visiting the Mausoleum and Jezerski Vrh viewpoint, we will continue our tour drive through Lovcen National Park and visitor center Ivanova Korita, then through the city of Cetinje, and go to the Lipa Cave. The drive lasts appx 45 minutes.

 

LIPA CAVE

Lipa Cave is located very close to Cetinje, but we don't have time to visit both. Most guests wanted to see the cave instead of the city, so we decided to put the cave on our itinerary. It is the first cave in Montenegro that is fully organized for tourist visits. Guests can visit up to 1km of cave canals, depending on the choice of tour. The cave has been explored for 2.5 km and preserved following world standards for the preservation of natural resources of this type. Landscaped paths and lighting make the cave completely safe, modern, and accessible to everyone. NOTE: Guests who want to see Cetinje can be dropped off there and we will pick them up after we visit the cave.

Lipa Cave is a middle-sized size cave with several smaller halls where stalactites and stalagmites are not bigger than 10 meters. The standard visit route of 400 meters has a duration of 45 minutes, with the guide. Some animals live in the cave, like olm, blind albino cave crabs, blind beetles cave pseudoscorpions, and bats. Sometimes some guests-insects accidentally enter the cave, like butterflies and flies. The cave has a small river that flows and creates very small basins and beaches.

This visit is not mandatory and the ticket price of 14 euros for adults and 8 euros per child (ages 5-15). Guests who don't want to visit the cave have a very relaxing option in the cafe bar, which is a part of the Lipa cave complex. Here they can also take some tasty traditional snacks, and enjoy the view of the Skadar Lake region.

 

PAVLOVA STRANA ON RIJEKA CRNOJEVIĆA (RIVER CRNOJEVIC) 

From Lipa Cave to the River Crnojevica on Skadar Lake is 15 km. We will take a slow descent by the local road to the famous viewpoint Pavlova Strana (Paul side), which has the best view of the 13 km long River Crnojevica and its attractive canyon and delta, which is part of Skadar Lake National Park. The photo stop here is one of the most wanted parts of the tour.

After the photo stop, we will go to the small village of Rijeka Crnojevica, where we will start our boat ride. The village and the river got their name thanks to the ruler Ivan Crnojević (1465-1490), wherein in 1493 the first book in Cyrillic "Oktoih Prvoglasnik" was printed, and in which the first pharmacy and weapons workshop in Montenegro was opened. Later, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the village became the largest port and trade center on Skadar Lake.

 

BOAT RIDE ON SKADAR LAKE FROM RIJEKA CRNOJEVICA TO VRANJINA

We organize a boat ride from Danilo's Bridge in River Crnojevica to Vranjina for 1.5 hours (one direction). At the beginning of the ride, guests will enjoy narrow lake tributaries full of reeds, water lilies, trees, and birds. Waterlilies are in their full glory in spring and early summer. After an hour of the ride, guests will see Skadar Lake in its full size up to the Albanian side. This boat ride gives the full experience of the National Park and it is the highlight of our tour. The ticket for the boat ride and the entrance fee for the national park are included in the price of our tour.

Skadar Lake is the largest lake in the Balkans. 60% of the lake belongs to Montenegro and 40% is Albanian. Since 1983 it has been declared a national park. There are over 250 bird species including pelicans. Guests can take excellent photos, especially when boats pass the bird sanctuary silently at a minimum speed. The water is very warm in the summer and goes up to 27°C, which makes swimming very pleasant.

Skadar Lake has more than 50 islands. The biggest is Vranjina, with the highest peak of 296 m in altitude, and a surface of 4,8 square kilometers. There is the 18th-century Lesendro fortress and a bird sanctuary. We will pass under the bridge and dock at the small port with the viewpoint. From Vranjina, we will continue in the direction of Budva, passing by the longest tunnel in Montenegro of 4,2 km.

 

SVETI STEFAN (ST.STEFAN)

Right after leaving the tunnel, we will see the sea coast and Budva Riviera, and its panoramas and places Buljarice, Petrovac, and Rezevici. The most beautiful part is St. Stefan island with its village from the 15th century, the pure pearl of Adriatic. We will make the photo stop and then in a few minutes arrive in Budva and then to Kotor.

 

 TOUR CONDITIONS 

The tour is organized by middle-class air-conditioned cars or minibusses. The price of the private tour is per car, not per person. The maximum number of guests in the car is 4. The private tour from Budva and Kotor is 280 euros. Private tours can depart any day.

We give a discount for groups of more than 10 people.

 

PRICE INCLUDES

NOTE: Guests who want to bring their luggage on the tour and finish the tour in another city Kotor or Budva can easily do that, in the case that we will have guests from all 2 cities on the tour. There is no luggage fee.

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  WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE BIG MONTENEGRO TOUR 

 

 MORE PHOTOS OF THE BIG MONTENEGRO TOUR CAN SEE HERE.

 

 

BOOKING AND PAYMENT

Tour tickets can be bought online via the BOOK NOW! option, or directly at the reception of our accommodation  Montenegro Backpackers Home Budva (address: Vuka Karadzica 12, located in the old town of Budva). and  Montenegro Backpackers Home Kotor (address: Stari Grad 390 (located next to the Maritime Museum in the old town of Kotor). The last online booking can be made until 21:00 (9 pm) the day before departure. 

  

 

 WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE TOUR CONDITIONS 

                                     

 

 

Before you decide to purchase the tour ticket check our itinerary and terms and conditions. 

Hope you will enjoy our tour:)

Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency Team