North Montenegro, Durmitor, Tara & Ostrog Tour
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Kotor, Montenegro
- 13 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Experience the beauty of Montenegro’s natural landscape with ease on this full-day group tour. Depart in a minibus and make your way to the coastline of Kotor, the Durmitor Mountains, Tara River Canyon, and beyond. In the company of your guide, hike around Black Lake and learn about the history of Ostrog Monastery.
- Hassle-free hotel pickup
- Travel comfortably in a minibus or minivan
- Learn about Montenegro from your guide
- Visit mountains, rivers, lakes, and canyons
What's Included
- Full day transport by mini-van or mini-bus
- Professional tour guide in english
- Fuel surcharge
- Entrance fees (5€ for Durmitor NP) paid in the agency office, morning of the tour (cash)
- Food and drinks (breakfast from 5.5€, lunch from 10€)
- Tour Guide Tip
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Itinerary
1
Our Lady of the Rocks
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Slano Lake
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Durdevica Tara Bridge
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Durmitor National Park Visitor Centre
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
Ostrog Monastery
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- WHAT TO BRING: water, sunscreen, comfortable shoes
- HIGHLIGHTS: Perast photo stop, View of Boka Bay above Risan, Slano Lake, traditional breakfast, Đurđevića Tara Bridge, Tara Canyon, Town of Žabljak, traditional lunch, Black Lake, Ostrog Monastery
- NOTE: Access to Ostrog Monastery's interior may be limited on weekends due to a high number of visitors.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Wonderful views along the road, a well thought-out your and great organization! Our guide Igor was amazing, shared a lot of interesting information with us while making sure that everything ran smoothly. I enjoyed every moment of the tour and would absolutely recommend!
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What a beautiful country. The guide, Danny, was amazing. Very knowledgeable, interesting and personable. The driver, Dragan, just unbelievable. Highly recommend
The tour was great. Despite the early start, you see a lot. The Monastery is a must, and the drive up is full of beautiful stops. Danny was a great host and kept you entertained. Plus, if you get a chance to do the zip line, do it!
We had unknowingly booked this second full day tour with the same company and boy was I glad we did! They really do a great job with the itineraries and make sure everything runs smoothly/everyone gets enough time at each location. We were thrilled to have Nina as our tour guide again and made some great friends in the group by the time the day was over. Black lake was stunning (make sure to bring a swimsuit if you’d like to go in) and the Ostrog Monastery was incredible. I’m not very religious but there’s no doubt this place is sacred and you can certainly feel it! The local place we stopped at for breakfast and lunch was also delicious and authentic. Would definitely recommend booking anything with this tour company!
Beautiful, but if prone to motion sickness take necessary precautions. Verrry windy roads and cutbacks.
Really outstanding trip, black lake and Dormitor national park was spectacular, loved the zip line at the TARA canyon.
The bridge is currently being renovated so it is not possible to walk on the bridge or drive to the other side
As a result we couldn't do the zipline just one way , so we had to do both up and down, it costs us 50 euros per person in total.
My 9-year-old daughter also enjoyed the zipline a lot. Remember they take cash, also they did photography and they will charge 10 euro per person for you to get the pictures.
So make sure you're carrying some cash.
The breakfast and lunch place served excellent food. And more importantly the food was not very expensive, complete opposite of a tourist trap.
5 Euros charge for dormitor national park entrance and this is also charged in cash.
It was a long day but the mini bus was very comfortable. In fact much more comfortable than the minivans.
Milosch was our guide and he was simply outstanding. Brilliant sense of humor, gave us tips and also explained about the history.
5 star.
Another tip, ostrog monastery , you have to cover yourself up. Men and women both can get skirts like clothes from the outside for free, to visit the monastery and then you have to hand it back. So no need to do the full trip on trousers.
Overall this day was the highlight of our Montenegro tour.
Nearly 13 hours long,but multiple stops, wasn't tiring at all.
It was an interesting trip with a good guide who provided us with lots of information.
We had expected to do a long ”circular” route but we found that the return trip was exactly the same as the trip in the morning.
This was a great trip, our guide Igor and driver Dragon were exceptional and very professional. We learned a lot about the history of Montenegro and saw some beautiful site and locations. Great stops for breakfast and lunch with plenty of food options at reasonable prices. Thoroughly recommend this trip.
It's a long and expensive day (£500 for an adult with a 14 and a 16 year old, if you include the optional meals and zipwire), and it's 14 hours on the bus (with stops).
However, the tour guide was very good, enthusiastic and informative, and the sights were varied and interesting.
If they could shave-off approx. 20% of all the different costs, it would be a no-brainer.
We went on the tour on 23.07.26 and whilst it’s a bit expensive and it is a long day, it’s worth every penny. Yes there is a lot of driving but the views are spectacular and it doesn’t really feel like a long day. Our guide, Igor was brilliant, very informative and helpful. Thank you to the driver too! Igor arranged for us to be dropped off in Risan which meant we could get a bus back to Herceg Novi where we are staying easily.
Wear comfortable clothing, take a thin jacket and trainers are advised although not essential - I can see how the weather may change so worth taking an additional layer.
The monastery was the highlight for me, a must see that we probably wouldn’t have seen unless we went on this tour. For thrill seekers the zip wire was great.
Lunch was as another highlight at Hotel Nordic; great choice of food, reasonably priced.
Definitely recommend this tour!
We had an amazing experience on this tour! A huge thank you to Miloš for being such a knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining guide. He made the long journey enjoyable with fascinating stories, local insights, and great recommendations. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Highly recommended!
This was a long day—more than 12 hours—but it was absolutely worth it. Black Lake was stunning, Ostrog Monastery was peaceful and deeply impressive, and the mountain scenery along the way was breathtaking. We were also fortunate to witness a religious ceremony at the monastery, which made the visit even more memorable.
The only disappointment was that Tara Bridge was under construction, so it wasn't possible to get a full view of the bridge from a distance. The zipline looked incredibly exciting, although I decided not to try it.
A special thanks to our guide, Slavko Karadzic. He was professional, responsible, and had a great sense of humor throughout the day. Despite the long journey, he kept the tour engaging and enjoyable from start to finish. I highly recommend this tour!
An amazing day trip and definitely one of the highlights of my visit to Montenegro. The scenery in Durmitor National Park was breathtaking, and Ostrog Monastery was truly unique and unforgettable. Our guide Nikolà was friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and shared many interesting facts about Montenegro throughout the journey. Everything was well organized, and despite the long day, it was absolutely worth it.
Fab experience! Tour guide Slav was brilliant, very engaging. Black Lake was stunning! Great to see more of Montenegro
We booked this tour based on the reviews on viator so we were aware of the longest journey. We booked it on Saturday and the monestry visit was cancelled in advance because of the crowd over the weekend. We had limited days in Montenegro and so we were upset however, the monestry point/time was replaced with scenic beauty which made everyone happy at the end. It was informed well advance still the entire bus was full. Only issue we faced was with the pick up point which was not clear to us that its their office in the castle where everyone should report first but we waited 20 minutes outside on/near the local bus stop and nearly missed it if my partner didnt ask the driver/guide for the issue when he brought everyone on that bus stop to get in the bus. We were always picked up for other tours in other countries directly on the road/stop when name is confirmed. However, other people on the bus confirmed that they particularly asked about the pick up point in message and we thought its the location mentioned on the iternary/main booking page only so we could have missed it.
It was an amazing day and especially Milo was very enthusiastic and shared a lot of stories and history about the places we visited. It was really a long day and without an amazing guide like him it would have been so boring
Brilliant day out in northern Montenegro
Such beautiful landscape
Perfect way to see the country
Very well organised
This tour is very comprehensive to explore North Montenegro in one full day. We could visit all highlight tourist destinations in North Montenegro, which are beautiful Durmitor National Park and Black Lake, Tara River Canyon, and Ostrog Monastery, and also some scenery photo stops along the way. The tour guide is very informative, he speaks very fluent English and very friendly. The driver is also expert in driving for such long destinations, especially when climbing the mountain in narrow street to Ostrog Monastery. Moreover, the tour price is also affordable and worth it for such long hours tour (total about 13 hours).
It was a wonderful trip, the drive is amazing, he drives mountain road so smoothly. And Lina was amazing, very informative and always care how we feel or anything we would like to know.
The tour was a great way to see some highlights in Montenegro! There is a lot of driving but the scenery is stunning along the entire drive! All stops are great and worth visiting and the tour guide Milos definitely did a great job of explaining the history or the country and telling a lot of personal stories! Milos is amazing!
Milo was an absolutely wonderful guide. He was funny and informative. I do wish there was less time for breakfast/lunch and more time for Durmitor National Park but the tour was very organized and we saw many unique sites in one day!
Great experience from booking, through to whatsapp updates day before and in person at meeting point.
Guide was Milo and driver was Dragon.
Milo was very knowledgeable, not only about the area but spoke about the culture and history of Montenegro.
Stopped opposite Perast for quick photo op and then stop for breakfast. Onwards to Black lake for a 50 min stop. Onto Tara river/Bridge. Unfortunately, some repairs are in progress and so scaffolding ruining opportunity for good pics, but still managed some.
Lunch stop and then monastery and back home. 13.5 hour journey, but due to frequent stops, it didn't feel tiring.
Milo filled in information along the journey to prevent boredom, whilst allowing snoozing times in the minibus. Comfortable air conditioned minivan.
Would recommend this and worth the money compared to say a cable car trip which is over in minutes.
Brilliantly organised. Well done to Monte 360 and guide Milo and driver Dragon for driving carefully and bri going us back home safely, despite the narrow winding roads to the monastery.
Itinerary arrangements are reasonable. We wish to stay longer in Durmitor though. Lunch is amazing, one of the best meal we had in our trip. Driver is skilled and the tour guide is careful and professional.
It is a wonderful experience, but it is a long day. If you have more time, break it up into more than one day, and one tour.
The tour itself was well run and the driver and guide Nina were excellent. The resturants that we stopped at for breakfast and lunch were just ok and a bit overpriced. I felt like we could have skipped the first stop at Perast seeing as how there was no time to go out to the Lady of the Rocks. It was disappointing that the Tara canyon Bridge was under repair, and not very photogenic. The monostary was amazing, and that alone made the tour worthwhile.
Highly recommend.. very interesting guide, who gave us soo much incredible knowledge of history & the land ... I would definitely give 5 stars
The tour started on time, and the transportation was comfortable. However, if you are traveling as a pair, seating together is not guaranteed since they use a van for the trip. The driver was skilled and handled the narrow, steep roads well.
The tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and able to answer questions immediately. However, most explanations were only given inside the car, and I wish the guide had accompanied us at the locations while explaining the sites. It would also have been good to remind passengers to wear seat belts for safety because some roads were quite steep.
The viewpoints were scenic, but the highlight of the tour was definitely Durmitor National Park and the monastery, which were both memorable and beautiful. The food stops were also very good.
The price was reasonable for the distance traveled, but personally, I did not feel it was fully worth spending almost the whole day in the car while only having limited time at the lake and monastery. I wish we had more time at the lake to enjoy it properly.
Overall, I would rate this tour 3 stars mainly because of the beauty of Durmitor National Park and the monastery. If your main goal is to fully enjoy the lake, it may be better to stay there for a full day instead of visiting it as part of a long road trip.
It was a long day but we got to see another beautiful part of Montenegro. Prepare to sit in the car a lot but it was worth it, and to be expected. Tour guide was good. It is one of the popular tour in Montenegro and we were glad we joined this tour.
Milos was a fantastic tour guide, constantly telling fun stories, giving great local information and giving us plenty of time to explore each location. Highly entertaining & enough stops on the tour to never make it feel like you were on the coach too long. Great spot for breakfast and lunch too.
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A wonderful day in the north. It's a long day but so worth it! Lots of driving, but the scenery is incredible and Igor was so engaging and made the tour so much fun. All stops were excellent and the restaurant for breakfast and lunch was excellent.
We had an entertaining day. Our guide Milos had lots of stories to tell and had an answer on every question. The sites we visited were all beautiful and even the large amount of driving was no problem because the scenery is amazing everywhere. So we were very happy with this tour.
It was a great tour, with a very knowledgeable and kind guide who provided lots of interesting information about the places we visited.
The tour was full of stunning scenery and plenty of photo stops. The tour was a great way to explore the national park if you don’t have access to a car.
At the Tara Bridge, there is an optional zip line which in April 2026 cost €30pp.
The tour included a reasonably priced breakfast (€8-10) and lunch stop (€10-15) with multiple veggie options and a drink included in the price, the staff at our stops were very kind and welcoming.
Only thing to note is, due to signal the card machines may not work, so it’s worth bringing plenty of cash, especially if you want to zip line.
Lastly, if you’d really like to see the monastery don’t book over the orthodox Easter period which in 2026 was April 9-12th.
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