Montenegro
A fjord-like bay, Venetian walls and, two hours inland, some of the highest mountains in the Balkans.
Montenegro is small enough to see the sea and the high mountains in the same day, and that contrast is the whole point. The Bay of Kotor winds inland between steep slopes, with the walled town of Kotor at its end and the baroque village of Perast halfway along. Budva has the beaches and the nightlife; Cetinje, the old royal capital in the hills above, has the museums and the quiet.
Inland, the road climbs through canyons to Durmitor National Park, where Žabljak sits at about 1,450 m beside the Black Lake and the Tara river cuts one of the deepest gorges in Europe. It is a different country up there: cooler, emptier and, in the right month, very green.
Our five-day tour covers both halves, and our Balkan Highlights tour enters from Herzegovina via Trebinje and leaves for Belgrade over the Durmitor plateau. The country uses the euro, which makes it the easiest stop on the route for money.
Practical information
Entry rules depend on your nationality and change from time to time. Many visitors enter for short tourist stays without a visa; check the current requirements on the Government of Montenegro's website or with your own government's travel advice before you book.
We do not give visa advice; the rules change and depend on your passport.Check the official source →Tours in Montenegro
Multi-day tours that visit the country and, where we run them, day tours in its cities.
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