Durmitor, Tara Canyon & Ostrog Monastery Day Trip
Thirteen hours, and worth every one of them if you want to understand that Montenegro is a mountain country that happens to have a coast. You cross from the bay into the interior, stand on a bridge 172 metres above the deepest gorge in Europe, walk a glacial lake ringed with pine, eat lunch in the highest town in the Balkans, and finish at a monastery built directly into a cliff face. Start early, and expect to sleep well.
Highlights
- The wild north of the country
- Europe's deepest river canyon
- The Djurdjevica Tara bridge
- A walk around the glacial Black Lake
- Ostrog, built into the cliff
What to expect
- Perast
A photo stop just out of Kotor, with both islands in frame.
- Risan
A higher viewpoint back over the bay before the road turns inland.
- Niksic
A break in Montenegro's second city, by the Salty Lake.
- The Tara bridge
Built in 1940 and the highest in Europe at the time: 365 metres long, 172 metres above the river.
- The Black Lake
A four-kilometre loop around one of Durmitor's glacial lakes, flat and easy underfoot.
- Zabljak
Lunch at 1,450 metres, the highest town in the Balkans.
- Ostrog
The most visited pilgrimage site in the country, cut into a vertical cliff and holding the relics of Saint Basil of Ostrog.
Included
- Full-day transport from Kotor, Budva, Tivat or Herceg Novi
- Professional English-speaking guide
Not included
- Durmitor National Park entrance, paid on the day
- Food and drinks
Good to know
A long day out; the exact duration is shown on the booking page.
