Shared Cruise to St.Naum Monastery
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Ohrid, North Macedonia
- 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
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Overview
The St. Naum Monastery is located on the southern shores of Lake Ohrid. Rather than taking a car or bus, enjoy a scenic boat ride from Ohrid to the monastery. Climb aboard your vessel and sail across the calm waters while listening to music and purchasing drinks from the bar. When you arrive, explore the monastery on your own or hire a guide to explain the history.
- Enjoy a relaxing boat ride to St. Naum Monastery
- Set your own pace to explore the monastery
- Stay connected on the ride with onboard Wi-Fi
- Purchase drinks and cocktails from the onboard bar
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Restroom on board
- WiFi on board
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.10:15 am
Itinerary
1
Bay of the Bones Museum
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Monastery of Saint Naum
3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 76 reviews
Robin_T, Sep 2025
At the last minute we were told we would not stop at the Bay of Bones which was almost as disappointing as finding out the trip was only five hours, not the seven-hour experience we had paid for, and planned on having for a quick hike to Albania. With a shortened amount of time at Naum, this was not possible.The explanation for the change was that the boat needed to be back to Ohrid by 6 o’clock since they had another booking.
Bronwyn_V, Sep 2025
Perfect way to spend a day in Ohrid. Enough time at each stop, very comfortable boat, friendly staff
Rebecca_B, Sep 2025
First stop felt rushed but rest of trip was lovely. Language translation was good. Crew were friendly. Boat clean and comfortable.
Jane_B, Sep 2025
Good trip, not too many on board so was comfortable. Able to purchase drinks on board. Could have done with slightly longer at Bay of Bones, right amount of time at St Naum. We would have preferred a tour with commentary on the boat and a guide at the Monastery, but due to the last minute booking this wasn’t available, however this tour was fine.
Victoria_B, Sep 2025
The trip is great value. Lovely boat with an excellent selection of drinks. Relaxing way to spend a day.
Tina_C, Aug 2025
There is a stop at Bay of Bones but only for about 30 minutes. By the time I stood in line to pay for a ticket there was no time to truly the sight before having to rush to get back on the boat. Then there is 3 hours at St Naum which was more than needed.
Sonja_R, Aug 2025
The boat trip was comfortable and the staff were very helpful but the time spent at Sv Naum needs to be longer
Ute_H, Jul 2025
It was a wonderful boat trip. We loved the view. Staff was super nice and everything was on time.
Be aware that this is a boat tour only, no guide. This is why we booked it.
Joanne_S, Jul 2025
Great, good value, the monastery is a very good place to see and the beaches around are beautiful. Recommend.
Mariana_d, Jun 2025
The activity is only the boat to and back St. Naum. It worked pretty well. There is a stop on the bay of the bones museum and you have three hours to explore St. Naum monastery and surroundings. my only point is that I think that for the visit at St. Naum area, 2 hours would be enough.
I also remove one star because the wifi was not working well
Donna_R, Jun 2025
Boat Armada was very clean and comfortable with clean toilets. Nice ride to the Monastery Naum. This tour is just transportation to the Monastery and back. You can do the Monastery tour, rowing tour, shopping, and lunch on your own. Then take the boat back to Ohrid. On the way there, the boat stop at the Bay of Bones where you can walk around for about 20 minutes.
violeta_n, Oct 2024
Everything about this tour is amazing- from the cruise to the beautiful destination of St Naum Monastery. Beautiful. Would definitely recommend .
StefanoEnrico_R, Sep 2024
You have to consider that you will travel on a quite big boat, with a lot of people (mostly organized tour with big groups). Despite that, the day was nice and enjoyable.
Sheila_C, Sep 2024
We were glad we picked this boat when we saw the seating on other boats. We were able to chill against comfy cushions with a drink and nice music. The staff were great and helpful especially getting on and off boat. The monastery and gardens are lovely. The restaurant next to the monastery was nice and good price for lunch.
Claire_A, Jul 2024
The boat was comfortable and not overcrowded compared to the other boats providing the same trip. Staff were friendly, drinks were reasonably priced, good WiFi on board. The monastery was pretty but our highlight was the rowing boat through the springs which cost 300 denars pp if you shared the boat , our boatman was very knowledgable and the springs themselves were stunning. Lunch options in the restaurants were plentiful and again reasonably priced. We are not beach people but enjoyed sitting where the springs flow into the lake, very cool and relaxing. All in all a lovely day out .
Bianca_C, Jul 2024
Nice stops at Bay of Bones and Naum Monastery with beach time. Good coffee and friendly staff on the boat too!
Sean_M, Jul 2024
It was a boat ride. Nothing more. We didn't even stop at the Bay of Bones. We got to the monastery at 11:30 and the captain said, "be back, 3:45." We were left to wander on our own without a tour. It was boring.
Anthony_G, Jul 2024
A very lovely cruise and a great place to visit
Worth the money a full day out and reasonable price for food and drink at the monastery
Bo_O, Jul 2024
Comfortable and well organised cruise. Friendly staff. Interesting destination. Price is very competitive.
Tams_S, Jun 2024
Our first stop was the Bay of Bones, an archaeological site of pre-historic pile-dwelling, followed by the main attraction, St. Naum Monastery where we had about three hours to look around and have lunch at a pricey restaurant.
The monastery had a beautiful view of the crystal-clear waters of the lake as well as the Albanian shore.
sally_f, Jun 2024
Value for money for the boat trip. Not long enough at Bayof Bones as the boat was late and had 25mins - hour too long at St N. 2 hours plenty. Worth it for the boat ride though.
Nicky_H, Jun 2024
Well organised boat trip on the lake with enough time to visit both sites. Everything ran on time, good commentary on board, boat was comfortable. Value for money and recommend while in Ohrid!
Stephen_A, Jun 2024
St Naum is so beautiful, restaurant in the spring was excellent. Not enough time at Bay of Bones. Would probably take a trip there on its own as looked very interesting. Definitely worth the 20 euros.
michael_c, May 2024
We are two adult plus two 14 year old boys and their grandmother. Good trip for everyone. Lake was so flat and the weather was lovely. We first stopped at Bay of Bones. Cost to get in was 150MKD Adults / 60 MKD children (£2 / 83p). There was enough time (even with a 70 year old) to see the huts and museum and still walk up to the remains of small Roman fortress for great views.
After that we went to St Naum monastery. We had three hours there which was long enough to visit monastery, get lunch, walk the path around the springs and visit the other churches, plus stop and sit down by lake for drinks and ice cream.
We ate at Cuba Libra which was just ok. Dearer than restaurants at Ohrid, but still a lot cheaper than UK prices. Food was average, salads & chips that were supposed to come with meals came out almost immediately, rest of food took 15-20 longer !?
There’s two other restaurants there and a beach bar. I recommend trying them rather than Cuba Libra.
Drinks on board boat were very reasonable (we only drank soft drinks and coffee) but lots of people had alcohol which was also reasonably priced.
Seats were comfort able and it was a great trip.
Heiko_B, May 2024
Very nice trip with a nice boat (good variety of drinks available). Different than other boat trips, because of comfortable chairs („club atmosphere“).
Jessica_V, May 2024
The trip was super! Lovely weather, friendly staff at the boat and the boat itself was also clean. Drinks ar the boat wasn't expensive!
St naum is stunning and I do recommend to take the small boat trip over there As well.. water is cristal clear!
Hogne_V, May 2024
The boat ride was very comfortable and the perfect outing for a sunny day in May. I do have a few pointers, though.
1: I was not very impressed with the drinks on board. They were not all correctly prepared.
2: 20 minutes at The Bay of Bones is not enough time. The museum ticket also includes the Roman fortress, but there is no way you’re gonna be able to see both.
3: While I understand you may need 3 hours at the monastery in the summer season (full restaurants, etc), we were satisfied here after about 2 hours (enough time to see the monastery, have lunch, and take a boat trip on the springs) and spent the last hour just waiting to leave. This extra time (or at least 30 minutes of it) could have been spent at the museum instead.
4: I was given to understand there would be some sort of information by the crew about the places we visited, but there was nothing. They only told us when to be back on the boat.
Regardless of this, we had a lovely day on the lake and we really enjoyed the trip.
roy_s, Sep 2023
Well good day out well with the money cheap drinks on board also you get plenty free time a lot cheaper than tui
Lynn_F, Aug 2023
A lovely day trip. My family particularly enjoyed the boat ride at St.Naum’s Monastery for a small additional cost when the boat is shared with others. I fully recommend this day trip. The trip was easy to book online and the staff were friendly and helpful.
Steve_G, Jul 2023
The excursion was good. Simple to book and understand where the pick up point was. The day ran as per expectations and was totally enjoyable. Recommended
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