Private tour package 5 days in Montenegro +Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tour summary

Off-season 5 days small tour to Montenegro and Bosnia from Dubrovnik. Monterrasol Travel private tour with minivan. Ancient monasteries, Venetians towns, Herzegovina wines.

This page describes details of the multi-day private car tour #244 offered by Monterrasol Travel. We, Monterrasol Travel, are an independent tour operator specialized in cultural and destination tourism. This sightseeing tour has been developed by Monterrasol Travel for private travelers based on our own experiences and belongs to the group of car tours with pre-designed itineraries. If you like this tour but you would like to change something, please do not hesitate to contact us and mention the ID number of this tour: #244. The custom itinerary will cost you nothing, it's free from our side.

The tour will start and finish in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and will take 5 days (4 nights). During this tour you will visit such places and attractions as Perast, Budva, Kotor, Stari Bar, Dajbabe, Podgorica, Ostrog, Trebinje, Tvrdoš (Tvrdos), Vjetrenica, located in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Overall, with this tour you will visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Additional information

We will pick you up at any hotel or place, in or around Dubrovnik. Drop-off can be at the same place as pick-up or, upon request, in another location.

We, at Monterrasol Travel, practice the Slow Tourism philosophy. That means that we work our tours at a gentle pace with no rush, allowing our clients to have a more authentic experience and a true exploration of each destination that features in our itineraries.

Our tour prices include accommodation in 3-star hotels, which are usually not near historical centers with pedestrian streets. If you would like better accommodation in terms of location and quality level, please contact us.

This tour can be booked by solo traveler as exclusive solo tour (the tour will be for you only, without other travelers in the vehicle). The price for 1 person reflects it.

We provide for this tour a special discount for pensioners (seniors citizens).

We recommend you consider traveling off-season. Advantages of traveling off-season.

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This tour starts from €1,036

Tour description

Come with us to meet 2 countries, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, with our off-season 5 days short discovery tour from Dubrovnik.

With this your we will see the most important attractions in Montenegro: old venetian town Kotor (historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site), famous Ostrog monastery, situated against an almost vertical background, coastal towns Perast and Budva, cave monastery Dajbabe with unusual frescoes, and pictorial ancient settlement Old Bar.

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, we will visit Trebinje, the center of the area with famous wines. In Trebinje we will have a dinner in local family running winery. Near by Trebinje we will see old orthodox monastery Tvrdos with own wine cellars where we will taste local wines.

Before we will return back to Dubrovnik, we will explore natural cave Vjetrenica.

Border crossing for this trip

This route require border crossing. You must have valid travel document with you. Please check with your embassy which documents are requested for border crossing to Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Money and payments

In each country of your trip you can use main credit and debit cards. You can use ATM to withdrawal cash or pay at purchase point with card. More information on currencies, payments, and use cards you can read on this our page: On the trip: currencies, payments, card use.

Last reviewed: 7 September 2023

Tour itinerary

Tour starts in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

day 1: travel to Perast, visit Perast coastal town (UNESCO World Heritage Site), visit Perast church (UNESCO World Heritage Site), travel to Budva to see Budva historical center; accommodation in Budva

day 2: travel to Kotor, visit Kotor historical center (UNESCO World Heritage Site), visit Kotor fortress (UNESCO World Heritage Site), travel to Bar to see Bar cathedral; travel to Stari Bar for accommodation

day 3: visit Stari Bar ancient settlement, travel to Dajbabe to see Dajbabe monastery, travel to Podgorica to see Podgorica cathedral, visit Podgorica brewery; accommodation in Podgorica

day 4: travel to Ostrog, visit Ostrog monastery, travel to Trebinje to see Trebinje historical center, for the rest of the day enjoy free time in Trebinje; accommodation in Trebinje

day 5: travel to Tvrdos, visit Tvrdos monastery, visit Tvrdos winery + wine tasting, travel to Vjetrenica to see Vjetrenica cave (UNESCO World Heritage Site); return to Dubrovnik

Tour finishes in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Planned distance of this tour: 487 km

What is a good itinerary for a multi-day tour

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If you like this private tour and itinerary but you would like to change something, please do not hesitate to contact us and mention the ID number of this tour: #244. We do not charge for development a custom car tour itinerary, it will cost you nothing. We will be glad to discuss with you the details of your future trip and plan it following your ideas and wishes.

Visited places during the tour

Our tour will pass several towns and places along the route. Each town and place has something to offer from a tourist's point of view. We will stop in each place and explore its attractions. The exact attractions for each place or town can be seen in the tour's itinerary.

Here is the list of places visited during this tour, in the order they appear in the itinerary.

Perast, Montenegro

Known for coastal town, island, venetian empire, catholic church, benedictin monastery; coastal town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Perast is a small picturesque town on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometers from Kotor and is noted for its coast and proximity to two islets, islet of St. George and islet Our Lady of the Rocks.

Budva, Montenegro

Known for coastal town, marina, medieval old town, monument, museum, promenade, venetian empire

Budva is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea, known for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast. The coastal area around Budva called the Budva riviera.

Kotor, Montenegro

Known for coastal town, fortified town, fortress, marina, museum, promenade, venetian empire, viewpoint, orthodox church, catholic cathedral, franciscan church; historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located on the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska), one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea. The old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period. The fortified city of Kotor is UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stari Bar, Montenegro

Known for fortress, medieval old town, ruines, viewpoint

Bar is a coastal town on the shore of the Adriatic Sea and seaport in southern Montenegro. Near by, in 4 km, located small town Stari Bar, famous for picturesque ruins of Stari Bar Fortress, and with great view from the hill to the modern Bar and sea around.

Dajbabe, Montenegro

Known for cave, orthodox monastery

Dajbabe is a Serbian Orthodox Christian Monastery in suburb of the capital of Montenegro, city Podgorica. Monastery Dajbabe is located in a cave on Dajbabe hill (Dajbabska gora), which raises above Zeta valley. The monastery was founded in 1897.

Podgorica, Montenegro

Known for historical center

Ostrog, Montenegro

Known for viewpoint, orthodox monastery

The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro.

Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for bridge, historical center, museum (ethnographic), museum (history), river, viewpoint, winery + wine tasting, orthodox cathedral, orthodox monastery

Trebinje, the southernmost city in Bosnia-Herzegovina and one of the most beautiful cities in the country, is the economic and cultural center of the region of Eastern Herzegovina. Its Ottoman walled Old Town together with the Arslanagic Bridge (which is one of the most attractive Ottoman-era bridges in Bosnia-Herzegovina) are the most visited tourist attraction in Trebinje.

Tvrdoš (Tvrdos), Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for winery + wine tasting, orthodox monastery

The famous monastery Tvrdos, located about five kilometers from Trebinje, dates back to the Middle Ages and it is believed that it was founded by the Czar, Saint Constantine, and his mother Saint Helen. The Tvrdos monastery is renowned for its wine production and its wine cellars, with possibility to wine tasting.

Vjetrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for cave; cave is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vjetrenica (the wind cave) is the largest and most important cave in Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the most important caves in the Dinaric Alps mountain range, which is famous worldwide for its karstic and speleological richness. It is a real treasure in biodiversity. Also, it is the home to the famous olm (cave aquatic salamander) and houses beautiful cave formations as well.

Tour map

Tour starts in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

day 1: Perast coastal town; Perast church; Budva historical center; accommodation in Budva
day 2: Kotor historical center; Kotor fortress; Bar cathedral; accommodation in Stari Bar
day 3: Stari Bar ancient settlement; Dajbabe monastery; Podgorica cathedral; Podgorica brewery; accommodation in Podgorica
day 4: Ostrog monastery; Trebinje historical center; Trebinje free time; accommodation in Trebinje
day 5: Tvrdos monastery; Tvrdos winery + wine tasting; Vjetrenica cave; return to Dubrovnik

Tour finishes in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Planned distance of this tour: 487 km

Availability of this tour

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