Montenegro
8 days · Hiking
From the Bay of Kotor to Lake Skadar – Historical trade and military trails
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Montenegro
8 days · Multi-activity
Family Adventure: Exploring Montenegro’s National Park
Explore the beauty of Montenegro’s National Parks in multiple ways. Mediterranean atmosphere, deep canyons, rugged mountains, a big lake and snowy peaks are the ingredients for this diverse adventure trip. Montenegro’s mountains are right at the doorstep of the Adriatic Sea. Experience pristine mountain culture combined with a relaxed Southern European lifestyle.
- Length
- 8 days
- Pace
- Easy going
- Activity
- Multi-activity
- Style
- Guided
- Where
- Bay of Kotor
About this trip
A trip we'd happily do again next month
Explore the beauty of Montenegro’s National Parks in multiple ways. Mediterranean atmosphere, deep canyons, rugged mountains, a big lake and snowy peaks are the ingredients for this diverse adventure trip. Montenegro’s mountains are right at the doorstep of the Adriatic Sea. Experience pristine mountain culture combined with a relaxed Southern European lifestyle.
This is one of our signature multi-activity journeys in Montenegro. We've walked and ridden it ourselves, in more than one season, and shaped it into something we're genuinely proud of.
You'll be in a small group, led by a local guide who knows the trails, the families along the way, and the best place to stop for lunch. Nothing rushed, nothing scripted.
Your trip
Day by day
Open any day to read it in full, with a photograph from each one. This is how the trip usually flows, not a fixed schedule — distances, climbs and overnight stops are tuned to your group before anything is booked.
Day 1Arrival – Transfer to Durmitor Nationalpark
Arrival at the airport Dubrovnik. Meet your guide at the arrivals and embark on an epic discovery of Montengro’s National parks. The transfer (3hrs) takes you through Bosnia & Hercegovina and the mountains of Montenegro to the highest town (1400m) in the Balkans, Zabljak in Durmitor National Park, recently proclaimed to be one of the most beautiful to visit in 2025. There you will spend 2 nights.nn1st overnight in Durmitor National parkRead the full day →
Arrival at the airport Dubrovnik. Meet your guide at the arrivals and embark on an epic discovery of Montengro’s National parks. The transfer (3hrs) takes you through Bosnia & Hercegovina and the mountains of Montenegro to the highest town (1400m) in the Balkans, Zabljak in Durmitor National Park, recently proclaimed to be one of the most beautiful to visit in 2025. There you will spend 2 nights.nn1st overnight in Durmitor National park
Day 2Hiking in Durmitor National Park
After breakfast you embark on a panoramic walk to one of the best viewpoints in Durmitor. With every step the views the mountains become evermore impressive. Not only are you rewarded with a rest and time to have your picnic lunch, you are now directly opposite snowy topped peaks, including Bobotov Kuk, the highest 2,523m/8,277ft in the park. Your walk takes you to scenic Black Lake. There are some nice little bays along your trail, where you can swim in the Lake. It's time to relax. You will definitely refresh your spirits. (10km, 4 hrs, +200m/-600m). 2nd overnight in Durmitor National ParkRead the full day →
After breakfast you embark on a panoramic walk to one of the best viewpoints in Durmitor. With every step the views the mountains become evermore impressive. Not only are you rewarded with a rest and time to have your picnic lunch, you are now directly opposite snowy topped peaks, including Bobotov Kuk, the highest 2,523m/8,277ft in the park. Your walk takes you to scenic Black Lake. There are some nice little bays along your trail, where you can swim in the Lake. It's time to relax. You will definitely refresh your spirits. (10km, 4 hrs, +200m/-600m). 2nd overnight in Durmitor National Park
Day 3Discover Canyon Tara – Walk to a viewpoint above the canyon OR Rafting the river Tara
Today you can choose to experience Tara Canyon either from above or right from it’s waters.nnThe walk to the viewpoint is gentle and offers great panoramas. The beauty of the canyon opens up right in front of you. This activity is included. Are you looking for a splash? Opt for rafting Tara river: (extra charge applies) After breakfast you are picked up and transferred across Tara Canyon, the deepest in Europe (1300m) to the starting point of your rafting trip on river Tara. The rafting concludes in the afternoon. This is a not dangerous rafting in grade 1-2. Should you look for another adventure, cross the Tara gorge by zipline! (optional, extra charge applies). You continue on a scenic drive through Tara Canyon. Today’ destination are the pastures of Bjelasica mountains of Biogradska National Park. Experience a night in the mountains, in simple but clean accommodations with shared bathroom. Overnight in the mountains of Biogradska National park.Read the full day →
Today you can choose to experience Tara Canyon either from above or right from it’s waters.nnThe walk to the viewpoint is gentle and offers great panoramas. The beauty of the canyon opens up right in front of you. This activity is included. Are you looking for a splash? Opt for rafting Tara river: (extra charge applies) After breakfast you are picked up and transferred across Tara Canyon, the deepest in Europe (1300m) to the starting point of your rafting trip on river Tara. The rafting concludes in the afternoon. This is a not dangerous rafting in grade 1-2. Should you look for another adventure, cross the Tara gorge by zipline! (optional, extra charge applies). You continue on a scenic drive through Tara Canyon. Today’ destination are the pastures of Bjelasica mountains of Biogradska National Park. Experience a night in the mountains, in simple but clean accommodations with shared bathroom. Overnight in the mountains of Biogradska National park.
Day 4Hiking the pastures of Biogradska Gora National Park, lunch at a shepard’s place and onwards to Nationalpark Lake Skadar
After lunch we walk a ridge with stunning panorama views to the mountain ranges and lakes around. We have lunch at a shepherd's place. Enjoy in authentic food and experience the simple and tranquil life style of Montenegrin families in the mountains. A steep, but entertaining walk – you climb over big fallen trees - through the ancient forest of Biogradska National Park takes you to the shore of Lake Biogradska. Refresh yourself in the lake before the transfer (2hrs) takes you across beautiful Moraca Canyon to Lake Skadar National Park. Overnight in Lake Skadar National Park.Read the full day →
After lunch we walk a ridge with stunning panorama views to the mountain ranges and lakes around. We have lunch at a shepherd's place. Enjoy in authentic food and experience the simple and tranquil life style of Montenegrin families in the mountains. A steep, but entertaining walk – you climb over big fallen trees - through the ancient forest of Biogradska National Park takes you to the shore of Lake Biogradska. Refresh yourself in the lake before the transfer (2hrs) takes you across beautiful Moraca Canyon to Lake Skadar National Park. Overnight in Lake Skadar National Park.
Day 5Explore the biggest Lake of the Balkan peninsula by sea kayak and cycle downhill the ladder of Kotor – or you can take the cable car to enjoy the view
After breakfast you start your first adventure – sea kayaking. After the safety introduction and how to handle the sit-upon kayak, we explore the lake and its wildlife. You pass narrow channels through carpets of lilypads. Romantic villages are nestled on the shoreline. Have a break on a small beach before you head towards the settlement. Continue via the old royal capital of Montenegro, Cetinje, to Lovcen National Park, which mountains tower right above of the Bay of Kotor. Either you choose to ride an epic downhill ride by bike, which means following a serpentine road from 1350 m above the sea right to the walls of Kotor – each bending offers a new stunning view into the bay, OR more comfortably, you can take the cable car, both activities will be one of the panoramic highlights of your trip.nnYou have finally arrived at the city walls of Kotor. Overnight in the Bay of Kotor.Read the full day →
After breakfast you start your first adventure – sea kayaking. After the safety introduction and how to handle the sit-upon kayak, we explore the lake and its wildlife. You pass narrow channels through carpets of lilypads. Romantic villages are nestled on the shoreline. Have a break on a small beach before you head towards the settlement. Continue via the old royal capital of Montenegro, Cetinje, to Lovcen National Park, which mountains tower right above of the Bay of Kotor. Either you choose to ride an epic downhill ride by bike, which means following a serpentine road from 1350 m above the sea right to the walls of Kotor – each bending offers a new stunning view into the bay, OR more comfortably, you can take the cable car, both activities will be one of the panoramic highlights of your trip.nnYou have finally arrived at the city walls of Kotor. Overnight in the Bay of Kotor.
Day 6The Bay of Kotor
Easy morning. Time to explore the small alleys of old town Kotor. After lunch a short transfer takes you to a beach in the Bay of Kotor, where you spend your time until we visit Perast, small picturesque captains’ town. At sundown, it is the best time to visit this romantic place since it is less crowded. A small boat takes you the famous church island of our Mary of the Rocks. Return to Kotor. Overnight in KotorRead the full day →
Easy morning. Time to explore the small alleys of old town Kotor. After lunch a short transfer takes you to a beach in the Bay of Kotor, where you spend your time until we visit Perast, small picturesque captains’ town. At sundown, it is the best time to visit this romantic place since it is less crowded. A small boat takes you the famous church island of our Mary of the Rocks. Return to Kotor. Overnight in Kotor
Day 7Day off or optional adventures
Today there is no scheduled activity but you can choose from following: Boat trip to the Blue Cave (can be booked on the spot, extra charge of appro EUR 50/ person applies) Seakayaking (can be booked on the spot, extra charge of approx. EUR 40/applies) Hiking Vrmac – included up to 14km/+700m/-700m Self-guided Cycling-(e-biking) the Bay of Kotor 42km (can be booked on the spot, extra charge applies) starting from EUR 20 to EUR 45 for bike rental. Overnight in Kotor.Read the full day →
Today there is no scheduled activity but you can choose from following: Boat trip to the Blue Cave (can be booked on the spot, extra charge of appro EUR 50/ person applies) Seakayaking (can be booked on the spot, extra charge of approx. EUR 40/applies) Hiking Vrmac – included up to 14km/+700m/-700m Self-guided Cycling-(e-biking) the Bay of Kotor 42km (can be booked on the spot, extra charge applies) starting from EUR 20 to EUR 45 for bike rental. Overnight in Kotor.
Day 8Farewell
Following breakfast, your adventure trip in Montenegro concludes. Transfer to Dubrovnik airport for return flights home. We recommend an extension to discover southern Montenegro’s coast.Read the full day →
Following breakfast, your adventure trip in Montenegro concludes. Transfer to Dubrovnik airport for return flights home. We recommend an extension to discover southern Montenegro’s coast.
Want this written up for your dates — distances, daily climb and where you would sleep? Ask us for the full 8-day plan. We send it before you commit to anything.
What's included
Everything that's covered
- ✓7 nights accommodation in double/twin room, guesthouses, 3* hotels
- ✓Welcome dinner
- ✓7 breakfasts
- ✓Local guide
- ✓Transfers according to the itinerary
- ✓Included: activities: walks, cycling the ladder of Kotor, sea kayaking in Lake Skadar National park,
- ✓Lunch at the shepards place on day 4
- ✓Visit of the church island of Perast day 6
- ✓Entrance fee National parks Durmitor, Lake Skadar, Biogradska Gora and Lovcen
Not included
What you'll arrange yourself
- —Single room supplement
- —Entrance fees to sights
- —Rafting, zip-lines, adventures on day 7
- —Arrival/departure transfers
- —Lunches and dinner
- —Drinks
What it's like to travel with us
Even better than we expected! Beautiful countries with warm and welcoming people. Both Angelica and Drazen were absolutely fantastic to work with. They both covered ever fine detail of the trip and Drazen was there to take calls even into the evening. Bikes were great also. Got a flat and they fixed it for us. The accommodations were always wonderful with some stays in historical fortresses. A trip of a lifetime that we will always have fond memories of.
Before you travel
What you can hold us to
We have walked and ridden every route we sell
Nobody at 3E sells a trip from a map. The routes come from the people who scouted them, and when we change a stage it is because one of us has been back out on it.
We are a Montenegrin team, not an agent abroad
The office is in Podgorica. When something shifts on the ground — a closed pass, a washed-out track, a guesthouse that changed hands — we hear it the same week, not the following season.
We grade honestly, even when it loses us the booking
If a trip is harder than you want, we will say so and offer you a different one. Being talked into the wrong grade is the fastest way to spoil a week in the mountains.
Self-guided here actually works
Self-guided is most of what we do, and it is built to be self-sufficient: routes you can follow, luggage moved between stays, and a local number that is answered while you are out walking or riding.
Nothing is booked until the plan is right
We write the day-by-day first and send it to you — distances, climbs, where you sleep. You change it as often as you like before any money moves.
Twenty years in, we still run our own trips
3E has been building active journeys in Montenegro since the mid-2000s, back when almost nobody was. The trips are still designed and run by the same small team.
Pace
Easy going
Shorter days on mostly gentle ground, with time built in for lunch, photographs and simply sitting somewhere good. Climbs are modest and can usually be shortened or skipped. You should be comfortable on your feet or on a bike for a few hours, but you do not need to train for it.
Suits
First-timers, families with children, mixed-ability groups, and anyone who would rather look around than push on.
Probably not for
Riders and walkers who want to be genuinely tired at the end of the day — you would find these days too short.
Not sure this is your pace? Tell us how far you like to walk or ride in a day and we will tell you honestly whether this trip fits — including when the answer is no, or when a different trip of ours suits you better. Ask us about the pace.
Plan this trip
Tell us a little, we'll send you a draft
Roughly when, who's travelling and what kind of pace you like — that's all we need. We'll reply within 1–2 days with a draft itinerary and a price. Nothing is booked until you're happy.
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