The 11 Guided Tours in Montenegro to Book First

1.1-Hour Guided Lipa Cave Adventure in Montenegro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $20Our pick

Explore Montenegro’s Lipa Cave by train and on foot, with a guide, underground river, rock formations, and a cool 8 to 12°C interior.

“Very nice walk, to do around 3pm, there are a little less people and it is the last hour of visit. 3h walk with 3 stops and we have a good half hour to swim at the last stop in a little corner of paradise with very few people. The captain is very friendly and tells a little history of the islands visited. What to doAuto-translated”

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2.Blue Cave Guided Tour in Kotor Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $54

Explore Our Lady of the Rocks, Mamula Fortress, submarine tunnels, and Montenegro’s glowing Blue Cave by speedboat from Kotor.

“Very long boat ride with only about 45 total in sightseeing Cave was so crowded we couldn’t swim in it Boat ride was fun but do not go if you do not like bumpy fast boat rides”

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3.Skadar Lake National Park Guided Boat Tour with Wooden Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

Cruise Lake Skadar from Virpazar by wooden boat, spot birds, swim among mountain views, and enjoy local wine for about $26.79.

“Anna & Nikolai looked after us really well and took us to some great spots. Anna showed great knowledge and her English was excellent. We were able to swim and we didn’t feel rushed. Really recommend this tour, with refreshments.”

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4.Skadar Lake National Park: Guided Boat Tour to Kom Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Cruise Skadar Lake to Kom Monastery, spot birds, explore lily pads, swim in clear water, and enjoy wine on a three-hour boat tour.

“The operator offers wise advice about the way other operators try to claim that parking is only free if you go with them. I heard them do this. This is an honest operator. Our captain was friendly and helpful throughout, explaining the sights as we went along, offering free wine, juice and freshly made donuts. Well worth the money.”

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5.Speed Boat 3-Hour Guided Tour at the Blue Cave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Cruise Kotor Bay by private speedboat, visit Our Lady of the Rocks, Mamula Fortress, and swim at the Blue Cave with an English-speaking skipper.

“Amazingly beautiful boat ride and experience visiting the blue cave with our friendly and helpful guide Mirko. Walla Mirko. We really enjoyed it.”

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6.Kotor & Perast: Guided Day Trip From Dubrovnik

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 40 reviews · from $62

Visit Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, and Kotor on a 12-hour guided trip from Dubrovnik through Montenegro’s dramatic Bay of Kotor.

“Perast and Kotor are very pretty little towns that are well worth visiting. The trip and the time spent in Kotor were perfect, although Perast is a bit short.”

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7.Kotor private cooking class with lunch and Old town guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $248

Cook seafood or Balkan dishes in a local Kotor home after a private Old Town tour, with lunch, drinks, and Montenegrin stories.

“We had such a wonderful time with Filip and Suzana. We first met with Filip and had a great walking tour. He’s very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. Then we had a great time making stuffed mushrooms and gnocchi on Suzana’s patio. Suzana was great and we learned so much. We had such a wonderful experience and highly recommend to anyone visiting Kotor.”

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8.Guided Perast and Kotor Speedboat Tour – Rick Steves Recommended

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Kotor and Perast by private speedboat, visit Our Lady of the Rocks, and learn local history on a four-hour guided tour.

“Wow and wow and wow knowledgeable guide and fun . We learned and saw so much. I had no Idea Montenegro was so amazing”

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9.From Budva: Dubrovnik Guided Tour with Free Time

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 23 reviews · 1 day · from $93

Review of the Budva to Dubrovnik day tour, with border tips, Old Town sights, free time, transport concerns, and honest value advice.

“We booked a one-day trip to Dubrovnik, which was advertised as including a Bulgarian-speaking guide. This was the main reason we chose it. However, there was no Bulgarian-speaking guide at all–the tour was conducted in English, Russian, and Serbian. This is misleading and false advertising!The bus was about 20 minutes late, with no company representative at the meeting point. During the trip, the guide behaved extremely unprofessionally–shouting in front of the entire bus, being rude, dismissive, and even discriminatory towards us and other tourists.The organization was very poor– the group eventually split up because most people refused to follow the guide and explored Dubrovnik on their ow...”

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10.From Tivat/Kotor: Whole Boka Bay Guided Cruise, Comfortable Ship

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $42

Cruise all of Boka Bay from Tivat or Kotor, with Perast views, Our Lady of the Rocks, swimming, Blue Cave, and Herceg Novi.

“Brilliant day out and great value, get to see so much of Kotor bay, staff were friendly helpful and very attentive, shame it doesn't stop in Kotor but not so bad as too many cruise ships make it very busy.”

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11.Virpazar Skadar Lake National Park Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

Cruise Skadar Lake from Virpazar through reed channels, past Lesendro fortress and bird reserves, with wine, swimming, and an English guide.

“Great company, they never cancel tours! Even if you are the only customer (like me). All was super!!”

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