スカダル湖＆ツルノイェヴィツァ川：水泳、スナック＆ワイン

The lake is stunning, full of wildlife, nice swim, so relaxing and exciting at the same time. We had a wonderful boat captain who made our trip even more memorable

Kingfisher provided very relaxed good experience on the lake Skadar, very knowledgeable guide/captain showed us many lake experiences, wine and snacks were very good!

Such a brilliant day! Wasn’t too sure when we arrived, it’s chaos with all the boat trip providers vying for your business and the parking (suggest you park on the dirt track just before the village rather than the public, free car park that is being ‘run’ by people who not even associated with it)! Anyway, back to Kingfisher…we had booked in advance. The service was fantastic - reminders, advice and tips and fast response to a query we had. We boarded and our captain was Daniel. He was informative, we felt safe and he provided treats of wine, doughnuts, honey and cheese. There were also little gestures that made him a perfect guide. We saw the Dalmatian Pelican, Kingfishers, various herons and the list goes on. The swimming was great - don’t hesitate! One of our highlights to Montenegro - thank you!

+4

Very relaxing, informative and pleasant guide. A slower moving boat, allowing standing and moving about. Snacks were good, and plenty of wine.

Rating for actual tour: 5/5. The tour itself was great and we had great (and warm) weather on Lake Skadar. The guide was professional and told us some interesting information about the lake and the surrounding areas. The food (a local fried dough recipe) and drinks (Montenegrin wine and juices) were great. There was also a bathroom on the boat, which was great for a 3 hour trip with drinks. We were also able to stop for pictures and a short swim at one point. Rating for arriving at Lake Skadar: 0/5. Please know that getting to/from Lake Skadar via public transport is an absolute nightmare. There are no direct bus/train lines to the meeting point: the nearest train station is about 1-2 km away and there is no pedestrian path. You must do one of the following: walk on the highway with no solder (illegal), on the train tracks (extremely dangerous), or do what we did and hire a taxi to drive you 1 minute for 5 Euros. The trains are almost always delayed and are super old. Once at Sutomore after the train, then you have to wait for a bus (also commonly delayed) to take you back. Overall, it took us almost 4 hours to return to Budva from Lake Skadar. If you are coming from Budva (like us) or other common vacation destinations (e.g. Bay of Kotor), you will need to take both a bus and a train to get to Lake Skadar. If you are coming via car, it seems like parking is extremely limited and many people could not find parking spaces. Overall, it seems like Kingfisher and other tour operators should create a way for people to travel to Lake Skadar more easily given the limited public transportation available. They should collaborate with a bus company to offer transfers from urban centers (e.g., Budva, Bay of Kotor) to Lake Skadar.

Very nice guide, he gave us many explanations and allowed us to swim in the lake. Excellent snacks

Tour in the middle of nature, interesting but too long Saw a few birds but nothing special Worth doing once but choose a shorter tour

Alex & Jago (?) great tour guides, they were having a lot of fun so we also had a lot of fun

Had a really great trip with alex and stefan. They made sure we were well watered throughout, and explained our tour in great detail. Plus the added benefit of a quick swim stop to cool down from the heat.

Really nice boat with plenty of cover and shade - knowledgeable guide. Decent wine on board. A must do in Virpazar in fact arguably the best thing to do in Virpazar.