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    Duration
    12 hours
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    Tour Type
    Group Tours
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    Group Size
    20
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    Lovcen viewpoint with the Lovcen Mausoleum in the background from our Great Montenegro Tour
    Montenegro

    Great Montenegro Tour: Top Guided Tour in Montenegro


    Full-Day Trip · Gray Line – 360 Monte · From Kotor, Budva, and Tivat

    The Great Montenegro Tour takes you through two national parks, a royal capital, a mountain mausoleum, a boat ride on Lake Skadar, and a stop at St. Stefan — all in one day. Culture, history, and landscape. One unforgettable trip.

    Not staying in Kotor? Pick-up is available from Budva and Tivat.

    The Great Montenegro Tour

    Two National Parks · Royal Capital · Boat Ride

    Tour Details

    Duration
    Full day

    Included
    • Full-day transport by mini-bus or mini-van
    • Boat ride on the River of Crnojević at Lake Skadar National Park
    • Professional English-speaking tour guide

    Not Included
    • Entrance fees — €16 total (two national parks and mausoleum)
    • Food and drinks — breakfast from €7; lunch from €20
    • Kotor Cable Car — €12–14 (children 2–12); €20–25 (adults); price varies by season
    • Tips for the guide

    What to Bring
    Water
    Sunscreen
    Swimsuit
    Towel
    Camera

    Bring warmer clothing if you join in the pre- or post-summer season.

    Highlights

    Old Austro-Hungarian road · Cable Car · Njeguši village (pre/post high season) · Traditional breakfast · Lovćen National Park · Njegoš Mausoleum · Old Royal Capital Cetinje · River of Crnojević · Traditional lunch · Boat ride · St. Stefan island photo stop

    Note: The St. Stefan stop may not be possible in July, August, and September due to traffic. When the cable car is used, Njeguši village is excluded from the itinerary.

    Cable Car
    The cable car may stop briefly if wind picks up during the ride. It is not air-conditioned.

    Discover Montenegro on the Great Montenegro Tour

    The Great Montenegro Tour is a full-day trip that covers the country’s most significant landscapes, history, and culture — all in one day. Furthermore, it does this without rushing. Each stop gives you time to look, walk, eat, and understand what you are seeing.

    Your journey starts with a climb to Lovćen National Park. You can go up by cable car or along the historic Austro-Hungarian road — both give you clear views of the Bay of Kotor as you rise above it. At the top, you eat a traditional breakfast and hike to Lake Peak (Jezerski Vrh). There, you visit the Njegoš Mausoleum – Montenegro’s highest point and home to the iconic statue of Petar Petrović Njegoš. On a clear day, you can see neighbouring countries and the Italian coastline.

    Next, you walk through the Old Royal Capital Cetinje. This is Montenegro’s cultural and historical centre. Specifically, you visit historic monasteries, royal palaces, and architectural landmarks that show how the country developed over centuries.

    After Cetinje, the tour stops at the Pavlova Strana viewpoint. This gives you a clear, wide photograph of the landscape below. Subsequently, you travel to the Crnojević River in Lake Skadar National Park. Here, you eat a traditional lunch beside the river and take a boat ride through the vegetation, spotting wildlife along the way.

    Finally, the Great Montenegro Tour ends with a stop at St. Stefan — Montenegro’s famous island and one of the most photographed spots in the Adriatic. You return to Kotor with a full picture of what this country is and why it stays with people long after they leave.

    This tour suits first-time visitors above all others. It combines mountains, history, lakes, rivers, and coastal scenery in a single well-structured day. In short, if you have one day to understand Montenegro, this is how you use it.

    “Montenegro is small enough to cover in a day. Good enough to come back to for years.”

    Gray Line – 360 Monte · Sightseeing Everywhere

    Details

    The BEST of Montenegro on a full-day trip from Kotor! We’ll visit the lofty heights of Lovćen Mountain, taking a Cable Car for breathtaking panoramic views of the Bay of Kotor, followed by a traditional breakfast at Njeguši village.

    We leave our office in Kotor's Old Town at 9:00 a.m. to begin our journey. We will ride the Cable Car to Lovćen Mountain, which provides breathtaking views of the Old Austro-Hungarian serpentine route from 1884 and the Bay of Kotor. If the weather makes the Cable Car journey impractical, we'll take the ancient winding route, pausing to take in breathtaking vistas of Boka Bay.
    Arrival at breakfast place (Njeguši village during pre/post high season)
    After hiking some 450 steps, we're officially at the highest Mausoleum in the world! Get ready to explore the Mausoleum - the resting place of Petar Petrović Njegoš II, and do a famous jumping photo from the most famous viewpoint in Montenegro.
    Rich in culture, history, and heritage, Cetinje is a must-see place - especially for those visiting Montenegro for the first time.
    After a short ride from Cetinje and stopping at one of the most famous viewpoints in Montenegro - Pavlova Strana, we arrive at the River of Crnojević - one of the smallest yet, the village with a rich history, here we are having our lunch break, followed by an incredible boat ride.
    With all the experiences behind us, we will drive towards St. Stefan via Cetinje and enjoy an incredible panoramic view of Budva.
    Renowned for its beauty and many visits from Hollywood A-listers, the St. Stefan photo stop is the perfect ending to a fantastic day.
    Success! Our day trip returns to Kotor.

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