Cherish your senses in Montenegro

Cherish your senses in Montenegro

Our experiences are always new, fresh and a bit off-the-beaten-path …and our travellers choose us for that reason! Whether it’s the places you will see or the way in which you experience those places, our “5 Senses Tour” will make the experience of Montenegro intimate and unique. On this trip you will traverse this tiny, magical country from the northern mountains, passing lake Skadar to the Adriatic Sea. You will meet the friendly people of Montenegro in their homes, experience the diversity of  nature, foods, sounds and sights! We welcome you to join us and immerse yourself in Montenegro with all 5 of your senses!

Highlights

Horse riding in Bjelasica

Fishing trip in Lake Skadar National Park

Montenegrin wines

Mediterranean villages and its cuisine

Olive oil tasting

UNESCO site Bay of Kotor

Travel style:

Self-guided or guided on request

Duration:

5 days/4 nights

Interests:

nature/fun/luxury/food/wine

Availability:

May, June, July, Aug, Sep, Oct

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Day 1 Kolasin and dinner at Vranjak summer pasture

Arrival in Kolasin, a small town nestled on 900 m altitude attaching to Bjelasica mountain. Check-in in a cosy centrally located hotel in Kolasin, fitted to the mountain landscape. Natural materials that dominate inside in combination with a huge lobby and spa facilities will make you relax in every moment spent in this great 4* hotel.Transfer to Vranjak summer pasture on 1700m altitude where a selected highland experience and treatment are waiting for you. Dinner of Bjelasica cuisine will be served in the outdoor setting of a pasture in the right time of sunset when colours of the mountain slopes are matching with the sky. Local dishes such as kacamak made of cornmeal, potatoes, milk, white cheese and kaymak will make sceneries of the table. Tastes will be enriched with the sound of the highlands. Enjoy the atmosphere next to the outdoor fireplace. After dinner you return to hotel Bianca.

Day 2 Green paradise Bjelasica mountains

It is time to say goodbye to the magnificent Bianca hotel and start with a new adventure. Stunning views at the surrounding mountains and peaks are opening during panoramic ski lift ride for just beginning of a day. Perspectives that immediately clear your mind. After it finishes you will have to pleasure to meet a new friend, a friendly and surefooted Montenegrin mountain horse on top of the lift ride. Mount and enjoy a panoramic ride along meadows and trails of this green mountain. Our ride takes us legendary and picturesques lakes in Biogradska National Park. Enjoy a picnic at shores of the lake.  From the lakes you will return by horses to the pick up location for a transfer through Moraca canyon to Lake Skadar National Park.
Your host for today is winery Eco resort Cermenizia in Crminca area where the best Montenegrin grapes and wines are produced. The winery is settled in the basin with magnificent views at Crmnica hills. Explore the place in storytelling by your host winegrower Djurisic. Wine cellars of small private wineries are the best opportunity to learn about the tradition of wine production in Montenegro – this has been cherished here for centuries, which combines magically with the beauty of the scenery, the traditional lifestyle and authentic rural. Finish a day with tasting wines of your.

Day 3 Sweat and salty

Outdoor breakfast on the historic threshing floor with fresh domestic food is the best way to start a day. In Virpazar gentle boat ride at lake Skadar will prove why the lake represents a paradise for birds. Black Ibis, pelicans, cormorant and others are part of this scenery. Disembark at a private beach – a small bay on the lake which is one of the few beaches in this National park. Have a swim here or just enjoy the leisure time on the beach.Return boat trip to Virpazar. From there you continue to the coast of Montenegro to Budva. On the way to the coast, we will stop in settlement of Skocidjevojka for a food experience right above the shoreline of the Adriatic Sea. A family prepares for you coastal signature delights as prosciutto from Lustica peninsula, cheese in the olive oil, local olives and some coastal gastronomic rarities such as Paštrovački (the area surrounding Budva) handmade pasta prepared from inherited recipes. These dishes are perfectly matched by wines produced by the family.
Your overnight place will be Budva.

Day 4 Lustica – Mediterranean villages with traditionаl agriculture

Morning transfer to the town of Tivat for a boat trip to Cape Arza guarded by an old Austro-Hungarian fortress. From here a pleasant walking tour along the beaches and trails of Lustica peninsula. The walk finishes in the organic olive orchard owned by Moric family for centuries.Take a walk through the amazing olive yard and visit an attraction of great historic and ethnographic value – well preserved ancient olive mill made by stone and step back in time when olives were milled by manpower. Learn how to taste flavours of extra virgin olive oil produced by home-grown olives. Spend a time with your host olive producer and be informed of how he managed to combine olive oil production with tourism. Return transfer to Budva.

Day 5 Kotor Bay treasures

After breakfast transfer to Old town of Kotor Bay – the pearl of Adriatic. Kayaking adventure starts here and you will kayak along the shoreline of UNESCO protected site Kotor Bay. Paddle next to palaces, churches and you will come to the first pit stop – a thrilling cliff jumping break at what is known as Galebova Stijena. Continue to Perast a historic seafaring town — once home to a majestic Venetian fleet of 1,000 ships. Today, the charming village provides one of the most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture on the Adriatic coast.
Today you will visit a small mussels farm on the south-facing end of the bay, where you will have opportunity to pick the mussels, see how they get cleaned and learn how to cook it all, the Montenegrin way. Local red or white wine, along with your fresh meal, will make this unique lunch experience. Return transfer to Kotor. Soak up the atmosphere in medieval streets of this Old town. You will discover all highlights: St. Tryphon Cathedral, St. Lucas’s church, medieval palaces, beautiful Renaissance buildings.
Dinner in Kotor with a sound of acoustic guitar and Mediterranean melodies for the perfect finish of enjoyable holiday. Here our services end. We recommend to extend your stay in a nice hotel in Kotor

 

This trip plan is perfectly suited to become your next incentive. We can add different team building activities. Like assembling a raft, treasure hunts, cycling tour, soap making, cabrio tour, sea kayaking, party catamaran, etc. Drop us a line for a tailored offer.