Hiking and cultural delights at the church Maria on the mountain
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Best of Montenegro

Walking highlights amid the ‘wild beauty’.

Montenegro is a real insider tip! On your hiking tour you will discover the most beautiful landscapes of this picturesque country on the Adriatic. On the selected hikes you will get to know the nature, culture and last but not least, the oft spontaneous warm hospitality of the Montenegrins. Your tour takes you past the rugged peaks of the Durmitor National Park in the north, also known as the roof of Montenegro, over panoramic mountain paths of the densely forested Biogradska Gora National Park with its green forests and sparkling lakes, through breathtaking gorges and along historic buildings, to the harbour town of Kotor. Situated directly on the sea, the pretty town is the cultural and scenic highlight of your hiking tour.

Details about the hiking tour in Montenegro

Right at the beginning of your hiking tour you will get to know the Durmitor National Park up close. On a circular tour to Crvena greda you will explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site at your own pace and marvel at the Bobotov Kuk, the highest mountain in Montenegro, from different angles. After a restful night in Kolašin, the next two stages will take you first to Cetinje, the cultural capital of Montenegro, and then on to Lovćen National Park. The stage on the sixth day of your hiking tour is just as spectacular. Via two vantage points with impressive views of the surrounding landscape, this route takes you to the port city of Kotor. You will conclude your hiking tour on the last day with a wonderful circular hike to the Bay of Kotor.

Highlights of the hiking tour in Montenegro

  • Take a deep breath in the UNESCO World Heritage Site: You start your hiking tour in Durmitor National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A diverse flora and fauna and the highest mountain in Montenegro - the 2,522-metre high Bobotov Kuk - await you here. A wonderful oasis with wonderfully fresh air.
  • Traditional cuisine on the Alp: On the second day of your hiking tour, after a spectacular hike in the Biogradska Gora National Park, you can look forward to the traditional, typical cuisine on the Goles Alp. Fish fans can look forward to delicious fish specialities straight from the river on the fifth day of the hiking tour from Cetinje to Lovćen National Park.
  • Cultural excursion through Cetinje: Cetinje was once the royal capital of Montenegro and is still considered the cultural centre of the region. Here, numerous museums and cultural sights are waiting to be explored by you.

Useful information about the eight-day hiking tour in Montenegro

Our hiking tour in Montenegro is assigned to our level of hiking 'walking' and the daily stages are planned at around 2.5 to 6 hours. With a good basic level of fitness and some surefootedness, as well as a head for heights, this eight-day active tour will be an enjoyable experience. The routes lead along good hiking and forest paths and partly along high-altitude trails. Experience the wild nature of Montenegro up close and enjoy your individual time-out in nature.

Walking
Walking
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Self-guided Tour
  • Minimum of participants: 2 persons
Travel specialist
Lisa Schlager
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Itinerary

Whilst on a lovely circular walk to Crvena greda located at an altitude of 2,175 m you can explore ‘the roof of Montenegro’, the Durmitor mountains with its imposing peaks amid the national park. Bubotov Kuk located at 2,523 m above sea level is Montenegro's tallest mountain. Whilst doing the circular walk to Jablan mountain lake, you can admire the mountain from many different angles.

approx. 6 hours
14 km
830 m
830 m

In the morning there is a transfer through the Tara gorge in the Biogradska Gora national park, Europe’s deepest gorge. The picturesque mountain lake in the heart of the national park is surrounded by a jungle. At the start you go through the jungle to Alm Goles where you are rewarded for the steep ascent with a nice place to stop for a rest and some food. Refueled you walk along a ridge above a lake where you get great panoramic views from. You walk along there until you get to another mountain pasture. You then descend to Bjelasica’s ski centre and then you have a short transfer to Kolasin where you will stay overnight.

approx. 6 hours
12 km
850 m
500 m

Today you leave the North of Montenegro and walk through the 650m deep Mrtvica gorge with its spectacular vertical rock faces and emerald green water. A path section was quarried out of the rock and takes you along the vertical rock face. Shortly afterwards you reach a small shaded beach where you can have a pleasant rest before you walk back along the same path. You will be collected and transferred to Cetinje, the former residence town from the 19th Century. It is a small and leisurely town that dates back to the era when Montenegro was still a kingdom.

approx. 5 hours
16 km
300 m
300 m

Today’s stage is a relaxed circular tour in Skadarsee national park. After breakfast you have a short transfer from Cetinje into the national park where there is a short but charming tour especially if you love nature. You go from the small village Rijeka Crnojevica along the river to an impressive limestone cave. Take time to fully enjoy this untouched nature! The path back runs along the other side of the river, through the oldest part of the village and takes you via the historical stone bridge back to where you started the tour from. Make sure you do not miss out trying the local fish specialities. If you fancy it, you could go on a boat ride (approx. 2 hours). You will be collected and transferred to national park Lovćen where you will be staying overnight.

approx. 2.5 hours
8 km
50 m
50 m

Today’s walk takes you along easy paths that were first made during the former empire up to a viewpoint peak. From there you get a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains, Lake Skadar and the southern coastal mountains. You then continue along military paths to a view point from where you will get your first view over Kotor bay. At about midday you will be picked up and transferred to Kotor. Use the free afternoon to explore Kotor’s charming old town.

approx. 3 hours
10 km
270 m
270 m

Today’s walk takes you along old paths again, which were built in times of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. You get a lovely view from above Kotor bay, which is often referred to as the most southern fjord. You continue by walking over the back of Vrmac mountain. The mountainous peninsula separates Kotor’s bay from the outer bay around Tivat. You walk in a zigzag pattern up an old military path to the old fort from the times of the empire. From there you walk along a ridge path to Sveti ilija located 765 m above sea level. It is the highest point on the ridge. Following that you ascend on the ancient shepherd tracks, past traditional villages until you arrive at the sea.  If you want to you can take a boat to Perast and stop at the church island where the Church of our Lady of the Rocks is located. Return journey to your accommodation either from the end of the walk or from Perast.

approx. 5.5 hours
14 km
750 m
750 m

Characteristics of the route

You will need a good level of fitness for the daily walks lasting between 3 and 6 hours each. You will walk on good quality footpaths and forest tracks as well as on lovely ridge paths. You need to have surefootedness and a head for heights on the second day for the walk in the Durmitor mountains and on the fourth day when cross the Mrtvica gorge. This week’s walking offers a perfect combination of untouched nature and cultural highlights.

Prices and events

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Transfer
  Season 1
20.05.2023 - 19.06.2023
11.09.2023 - 31.10.2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
20.06.2023 - 10.09.2023

Arrival daily
Montenegro, 8 days, ME-MEWZK-08X
Base price
989.00
1,169.00
Surcharge solo traveler 205.00 205.00
Surcharge single room 229.00 229.00

Category: cozy and familiar 3***- and 4****-hotels

Extra nights upon request in every stage finish

Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 19, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023
Arrival daily
Season 2
Jun 20, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023
Arrival daily
Montenegro, 8 days, ME-MEWZK-08X
Base price
Surcharge solo traveler
Surcharge single room
989.00
205.00
229.00
1,169.00
205.00
229.00

Category: cozy and familiar 3***- and 4****-hotels

Extra nights upon request in every stage finish

Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 19, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023
Season 2
Jun 20, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023
Zabljak
Double room p.p.
Surcharge single room
Kotor
Extra night/BB
Surcharge single room
59.00
29.00
59.00
29.00
75.00
25.00
75.00
25.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Transfer
  Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 19, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
Jun 20, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023

Arrival daily
Zabljak
Double room p.p. 59.00 75.00
Surcharge single room 29.00 25.00
Kotor
Extra night/BB 59.00 75.00
Surcharge single room 29.00 25.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and infos

Services

Included:

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • Transfers according to program
  • 1 Local cell phone for information and emergencies
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • City tax, if due, included in the package price
  • GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Optional:

  • Airport transfer from Podgorica or Tivat to Zabljak (up to 3 people), price per way EUR 160 and from Dubrovnik EUR 260, reservation required, payable in advance.
  • Return transfer from Kotor to Podgorica (up to 3 people), price per way EUR 110 and to Tivat EUR 50, reservation required, payable in advance.
  • Boat trip on Lake Skadar (approx. 1 hour) on day 5, price per trip approx. EUR 35, bookable and payable on site.
  • Boat trip in the bay from Kotor to Perast with stop on the church island "Maria zum Felsen", price per trip approx. EUR 50, bookable and payable on site.
Infos

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • By train to Podgorica via Belgrad and further by bus to Zabljak.
  • Podgorica or Tivat airport.
  • Parking: limited number of free hotel parking places. No reservation possible.
  • Return journey by bus (www.busticket4.me) to Podgorica in approx. 2 hours or by bus to Zabljak in approx. 3 hours.
  • Please note that a valid passport is required for this trip.

Things to note:

  • Entrance fees in the national parks not included, approx. EUR 2 to EUR 4 per person and day
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Contact & booking
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Ratings

4.8 of 5 Stars (5 Ratings)
5 stars
Christian Meyer DE | 25.07.2023
Tolle Tour
Zusammenfassend war die Wanderreise in Montenegro ein beeindruckendes Erlebnis. Die Landschaft des Balkanlandes begeisterte durch ihre Schönheit. Besonders die Nationalparks, allen voran der Durmitor-Nationalpark und der Lovćen-Nationalpark, boten spektakuläre Wanderwege und atemberaubende Aussichten. Lediglich die Wanderung in der Mrtvica-Schlucht enttäuschte etwas aufgrund der nicht so gut instand gehaltenen Wanderwege. Insgesamt wird die Reise mit 4,5 von 5 Sternen bewertet und als wahres Paradies für Wanderliebhaber empfohlen.
Lisa Schlager
Lisa Schlager answered:
Lieber Wandergast! Wir freuen uns sehr zu hören, dass Ihnen die schöne Wanderreise in Montenegro so gut gefallen hat und Sie eine schöne Zeit während Ihrer Wanderung durch den Nationalpark hatten. Wir hoffen, schon bald wieder eine Reise für Sie bestens organisieren zu dürfen! Liebe Grüße, IhrEurohike-Team
5 stars
Justin Daniels GB | 07.08.2022
Amazing scenery, great organisation and a really fun set of hikes
We had a fabulous week walking through Montenegro. We did a range of walks from quite steep mountain paths to walks through beautiful gorges. We managed to swim in several places (lakes, rivers and sea). The hotels ranged from fairly simple rooms above restaurants to 4 star large mountain hotels - all were lovely and all coped with our vegetarian diets. Eurohike did really well with the logistics - it was easy to communicate via WhatsApp with their staff and they were always helpful. Thank you for a lovely holiday.
5 stars
Maria M. DE | 20.11.2019
Toll ausgewählte Wandertouren!
Abwechslungsreiche Wandertage, schöne ruhige Unterkünfte und tolle Menschen!
Julia Winklhofer
Julia Winklhofer answered:
Lieber Wandergast, vielen Dank für dieses schöne Reisefeedback. Wir freuen uns, dass Sie mit der Wanderreise rund um zufrieden waren!
5 stars
Dr. Martin Schuster DE | 13.07.2019
Montenegro - von der Schneeballschlacht im Durmitorgebirge über prächtigste Bergwiesen bis zum Bad in der Adria
Die Wanderungen sind überraschend vielfältig, jeder Tag hatte mindestens ein Highlight (alpin, üppige Bergwiesen, Mrtvica-Schlucht, Skadarsee (unbedingt Bootsfahrt machen!). Mit am schönsten hat uns der Urwald in der Biogradska Gora gefallen, einer der letzten europäischen Urwälder. Die GPS-Tracks sind absolut exakt. Die Strecken waren für uns teilweise schon sportlich, aber gut zu schaffen, wenn auch manchmal nicht ganz in der angegebenen Zeit (wir sind Anfang 60). Tipp: Im Sommer eher 3 als 2 l Wasser pro Person mitnehmen.
Julia Winklhofer
Julia Winklhofer answered:
Lieber Herr Dr. Schuster, vielen herzlichen Dank für dieses nette Reisefeedback! Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Sie die Wanderreise in Montenegro mit Schneeballschlacht und einem Bad in der Adria genießen konnten!
4 stars
Markus Dolder CH | 27.07.2018
Eindrückliche und vielfältige Landschaften
Vom Schnee zum Meer. Weite unberührte Landschaften waren eine Wohltat. Gut ausgewählte Gebiete und Wanderungen. Sehr gute und engagierte Betreuung vor Ort.

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