Full description of the tour you can find HERE.
 

WHEN AND WHERE WILL WE START?

The tour departs from Budva at 8:00 in the morning, which is the standard time for all our trips. The departure point in Budva is at ECO petrol gas station next to the hotel Slovenska Plaža, or at some other location that is more suitable for guests.

NOTE: The temperature in the summer season can be very high, above 35 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 WILL WE GO?

We will go to the cable car from Kotor to Mt. Lovcen, the old town of Kotor, the island Lady of the Rock, and Perast.
 

KOTOR 

After picking up the guests in Budva, we will drive 25 km to the Old Town of Kotor. Guests will have a short break for 15 minutes, and then a one-hour city tour where they will get information about the town's rich history and its squares, streets, churches, historical buildings, city walls, and gates. The tour has stops in those locations: Square of Arms, Bizanti Palace, Pima Palace, St Tryphon Cathedral, Maritime Museum, St Nicholas Church, Blessed Osanna Church, the Sea Gate, and the North Gate.

St. Giovanni is the name of the city walls and fortification, built above the old town of Kotor on the rocky slopes of the Lovcen mountain from the 9th to the 19th century. To reach the top, guests need to climb almost 1500 steps (45 minutes of intense climbing), which is not easy during the summer heat. Most guests climb up to the small chapel of St. Giovanni, where they can take impressively beautiful photos of the Kotor panorama. 

After the city tour, guests will head to the Port of Kotor, located next to the Sea Gate, and board speedboats at 11:45. The schedule might seem tight, but after a 90-minute boat tour, guests will return to the old town of Kotor around 13:30. 

The speed boats start at noon, and this is the best way to avoid traffic jams, especially in the summer. This part of the tour is not guided.
 

PERAST 

A relaxing speed boat ride to Perast takes 15 minutes. After docking the boat, guests will have a 30-minute break for a walk around the town, and explore its main attractions: St. Nicholas church with its belfry, the town square, the Maritime Museum, and see traditional palaces and churches built in the 16th and 17th centuries that still keep their authentic looks. Perast is very small, with one waterfront street, and preserves the dignity of a peaceful town in which the spirit of past times truly feels.

Spared from modern buildings, cozy luxury shops, fast food restaurants, souvenir shops, and everything else that accompanies modern life and tourism, Perast looks like time stopped centuries ago. The traffic in the city is closed in the summer months so tourists can safely walk around and sightseeing in the town. The main attractions here are two small islets with churches on them. Their names are St George and Our Lady of the Rocks, which we will visit next.

Island St. George is a natural rocky islet with the Benedictine abbey from the 16th century, a graveyard with cypresses. The islet is closed to the public except for some rare events, while the next islet, Our Lady of the Rocks islet is open to visitors.  The small baroque church from the 17th century with a bronze roof painted in light blue is just as attractive on the outside as it is on the inside. We will stop to visit this unique island and church for 30 minutes.
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The interior of the church is nicely decorated with paintings made by the talented local painter Tripo Kokolja. There are numerous small silver plates with reliefs on the exhibit on the church's walls. These were consecration gifts to Our Lady of the Rock for the protection of life, health, and family of believing people. The church has a small museum with a collection of stone inscriptions from the Roman era, parts of ships and navigation instruments, utensils, swords, clocks, weapons, old furniture, handicrafts, to modern paintings.

After visiting Lady of the Rocks, guests will be riding back to the old town of Kotor where there will be a 2-hour free time break for lunch, shopping, or visiting the city walls (as guests wish).

CABLE CAR FROM KOTOR TO MT. LOVCEN

The last part of the tour is the most attractive. We will start from Kotor at 15:30, and after a 10-minute drive, we will be at the locality Dub where there is a cable car entrance. The route leads to the locality of Kuk on the plateau of the Lovćen mountain, at 1,348 meters above sea level. The height difference between the starting and ending stations will be 1316 meters. The cable car is about 4 km long with a capacity of 1,000 passengers per hour and is served by 48 gondolas. Travel time from Dub station to Kuk station is 11 minutes.

This part of the tour is not obligatory. Guests can take a cable car ride if they wish. Those who are not interested in taking the ride can enjoy an excellent coffee bar and pastry shop on the terrace of the terminal building. The ride in both directions and with a photo stop at the top of the mountain takes approximately 45 minutes.

Sometimes clouds make the view not crystal clear on top, but during the ride, the view of the Bay will be visible, especially in the summer. After the cable car ride, guests will be driven back to Budva, where we should arrive by 18:00
 

TOUR CONDITIONS 

Shared tour costs €40 per person for a minimum group of 4 guests. The tour is organized by middle-class air-conditioned cars or minivans. The price of the private tour is per car, not per person. The maximum number of guests in the car is 4. 

Private tour costs €240 (max. 4 pax)

Private tour costs €220 (max. 3 pax)
Private tour costs €200 (max. 2 pax)
Private tour costs €180 (max. 1 pax)

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

PRICE INCLUDES

Licensed tour guide in the English language in the old town of Kotor.

The speed boat ride from Kotor to the Lady of the Rock and Perast, and back to the port of Kotor.
 

PRICE DOESN'T INCLUDE

The entrance fee to the church's museum of 2 euros (the entrance into the church where the altar is free of charge)

Entrance fee to the city walls in Kotor of 15 euros (not obligatory)

Cable car round trip ticket of 23 euros per person (not obligatory)

Cable car round trip ticket of 12 euros per child from 2 to 12 years (not obligatory)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

When guests make an online reservation, the card will be charged automatically only if a minimum group of 4 passengers is reached. If not achieved, the card will only be authorized.
 

When the tour is confirmed, guests will get the online ticket and a very detailed e-mail with all instructions about the departure point, type of vehicle, name of the driver and guide, phone numbers, etc. Guests don't need to print the tickets, they just need to keep them on their phones and show them to the driver, skipper, or guide.

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

For more info about the tour and booking, contact us by e-mail at  montenegrohostel@gmail.com 

or by phone (Viber and WhatsApp) at +38269039751 from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM (local time)

Hope you will enjoy our tour:)

Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency Team