Kotor Bay Day Trip from Dubrovnik with visit to Lady of the Rock
Description
Take this day trip to Bay of Kotor and discover the picturesque nature, rich history, and marvelous architecture. Besides its natural beauty, it also has a beautiful medieval towns. Your first stop is Perast, a small medieval town with one street and 16 churches and 17 formerly grand palaces. Once in Perast take a boat to the island Our Lady of the Rock,where you can visit one most beautiful church. Then you will be driven to the town of Kotor, the pearl of Montenegrin coast.
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Itinerary
You will be picked from your hotel (or pick up point) in Dubrovnik and then enjoy the tour in a new Mercedes, air-conditioned minibus with an English/Spanish speaking guide. Once you arrive at the Croatian-Montenegro border, you will need to be sure you have your passport with you.
You will arrive in Kotor around noon. Kotor is located in a dramatic and secluded Mediterranean Bay (at the head of southern Europe's deepest fjord), and it is one of Montenegro's most picturesque cities. For centuries, it has been a crossroads of commercial roads under the strong influence of Venice. It is protected by mountains with a strong defense structure built during the time of Byzantine Empire. You can start wandering through Stari Grad (Old Town) and exploring its cobbled lane ways and atmospheric squares.
Your next stop is Perast, the ancient village. It is rich in Venice-like architecture which includes sixteen Baroque palaces, seventeen Catholic churches, several important Orthodox structures, and a series of nine defensive towers. The highlights are twin islands of St George and Our Lady of the Rocks. Both are religious pilgrimage sites.
This tour includes a boat ride to Our Lady of the Rocks, which was artificially created in the 15th century around a rock where an image of the Madonna was found. Every year on July 22, the locals row over with stones to continue the task.
Kotor is surrounded by lofty mountains which peer over its Bay of Kotor, Europe's southernmost fjord. As the Mediterranean's only fjord, this bay was added to the list of the twenty five most beautiful bays in July 2000. Once you cross the border, enjoy a panoramic drive around the Bay of Kotor. Boka Kotorska will fascinate you. It looks as if the mountains have cracked and let the sea in. This is the southernmost fjord in Europe. The bay is all natural. Admire its beautiful small towns as treasuries of history, art, and beauty, that are strung like pearls on its coastline.
You can start wandering through Stari Grad (Old Town) and exploring its cobbled lane ways and atmospheric squares. Visit St. Tryphon Cathedral. The Old Town is included in UNESCO Natural and Cultural list. You will have 2 hours free time to experience the allure of this beautiful town.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up: From the previously agreed location. Please select your pick-up point so we can arrange it. Please be punctual. The guide will call out your name upon the bus’s arrival. Punctuality: The bus makes only brief stops in accordance with traffic regulations; minor delays may occur. Required Cash: €8 per person. CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED – CASH ONLY! (€3 tourist tax + €5 for museum and church entrance to Our Lady of the Rocks island) Documents: Valid passport (original, not a copy) or national ID card (EU citizens only), and a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa if required. Dress Code: Modest clothing required for church entry – shoulders and knees must be covered. Additional information: The tour may be canceled if the minimum number of participants is not reached, with a full refund. In case of bad weather, and for safety reasons, transportation may be changed from boat to bus, while the boat ride from Perast to Our Lady of the Rocks remains included.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Due to the safety of our clients, supplier can change day before the tour transportation from boat to coach in case of bad weather conditions for the next day ( wind or rain) in that case tour will run by coach and boat ride will be provided from Perast to the island of Our Lady of the Rocks.* In case of total cancellation by supplier, clients will be given total refund.
- Please make sure you write us correct email adress and full phone number with dial number for your country.
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants. Please enter this information in the Special Requirements box
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Please check and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. (Please check Montenegro Country list and Visa Regimes)
- Please specify the name of your hotel or private accomodation (contact telephone number or address) in Dubrovnik. We require this information so we can notice you, if there are changes in the tour departure times.
- The tours include English/Spanish speaking guide in the bus and the english speaking local guide
- All clients with no adress of Dubrovnik accommodation provided when booking untill 12 hours before the tour, are kindly asked to confirm pick up at one central meeting location: In front of PILE GATE at 06:40 am (Brsalje street) Valid travel documents are mandatory for this tour!
Reviews(279)
Filip was very energetic, knowledgeable and personable. He is very hard working and had Amazing connections to get us in and out of we high traffic area(s). We highly recommend Filip for your tour….
Loved how the guide kept us on time. Good value. Loved the location and the boat ride. Liked the guide’s sense of humor.
Would not recommend this tour, super scammy. If I were to do this over again, I’d recommend just booking a Flixbus in to Kotor and back so you can spend a longer day there. Our tour guide Niko was a subtle scam artist. We start by stopping in Perast where he peer pressures everyone to get into a boat owned by his friend to go to the Our lady of the rocks island for 10 euros per person. Not worth it and he’s definitely getting a cut from his boat friend. Then we ushers everyone to a restaraunt, more intense peer pressure to eat there and get their almond cake and pomegranate wine. Overpriced, and there too he’s definitely getting a cut. Perast has very little going on and is honestly worth skipping. Too long spent there. Then back on the bus where Niko starts hyping up the next restaurant and how everyone will get a free drink and free dessert and you should not leave the group until you get the map but the map will be given at the restaurant. Poor tourists were falling for it, but he’s scamming you left and right. If you choose to go off from the group and explore on your own he treats you different. Kotor, only 2-3 hours is not enough. And then the ride back is the same way you come from. No stops for viewpoints or pictures. They tell you just to sleep on the way back. Not worth it for the price you pay. It’s basically you’re just paying for transit to and from Kotor with not enough time spent there.
We booked a day trip to Kotor from one of the stalls in Dubrovnik Old Town on the promise that this was a small tour and that all costs were covered. Alas, the day of the tour, our names were not on the list for the small mini-bus, but the large coach. Then we are told that tourist city taxes were still due. Feel scammed as we didn't get what we agreed and paid for. Beware - maybe better off booking the large tour online for a much cheaper rate! The tour itself was also rushed, always a feeling of "hurry up", "don't be late" etc. Whilst this may be true and time should be observed, that sets a rather poor tune.
A very scenic drive to Montenegro from Dubrovnik. I must warn people that a one hour delay at the border is quite nornal, although you don't normally need to leave the bus. It was a change of scenery, but as you visit old Kotor, it is very tourist oriented, so prices are inflated. Unfortunately, you normally wouldn't visit the newer part where the locals would usually shop - so prices , being non EU are cheaper. To be honest, I found that Dubrovnik had more to offer.
Breath taking views and the guide is so nice. I would recommend 100. The journey to Montenegro was so short.
The guide for the bus was amazing and made the trip. She gave 110%. The local one in Kotor was really hard to understand and hear, somewhat a waste and left halfway through. Would suggest to drop off the main group in Old Town first, we were sitting on the bus waiting for individuals to get dropped off who were only 5/10 minutes from the main point.
I booked a tour with a van up to 18 people. What I received is a tour with a bus and 47 people. Waited a couple hours at the border. Was over 12 hr tour vs 10. Unacceptable
Beautiful day accompanied by our guide Maria who is very professional and listening to all our requests and our super driver Pedro who has an excellent drive (usually I am sick but with him it was a real pleasure) I strongly advise to make this visit and also the one of Mostar/ Kravice with eu because it is the cheapest for the same services
It was a real pleasure to discover Montenegro and especially the city of Kotor from Dubrovnik. Our guide Maria and our driver were very professional. Maria shared with us a lot of interesting facts about Croatia, Montenegro and the history of the territories. It was really interesting. Once arrived in Perast, we had 40 min of free time before taking a small boat to see Notre Dame du Rocher. After that we took the boat back to Kotor The boat crossing is pleasant and allows to see the whole bay. Arriving in Kotor another very friendly guide explained several interesting facts about the city. A busy day Good management of timing and border formalities. We were lucky not to wait too long at the borders (30min round trip). Pick up close to the hotels is a real advantage because the excursion starts early. I recommend the excursion.
