Bay of Kotor Day Trip from Dubrovnik: Kotor & Perast

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 45

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PickupAt your hotel

Three Hours in Kotor's Walled Town, Then a Boat to an Island Church

You're picked up from your Dubrovnik hotel at 7 a.m. and driven to Kotor, where you have three hours to explore the walled Old Town on foot with your guide. After that, you drive to Perast and have the option to take a short boat trip to the island church of Our Lady of the Rocks. The return drive takes you back to Dubrovnik by early evening, with hotel drop-off included.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Bay of Kotor day trip from Dubrovnik

Hotel pick up
Drive to Kotor with comfort stop
City tour and free time in Kotor
Drive to Perast
Free time in Perast and optional boat trip
Drive back to Dubrovnik

The Experience

You land in Dubrovnik, check into your hotel, and by evening you're thinking: what can I actually see tomorrow? The answer is the Bay of Kotor — and it starts with a 7 a.m. pickup from your hotel. The drive south takes about three hours, winding through the Dalmatian coast, and when the bay finally opens up in front of you, the scale of it hits different. Sheer cliffs drop straight into water so blue it looks photoshopped, and the whole thing is ringed with medieval towns that look like they've been sitting there for centuries — which, mostly, they have.

You get three hours in Kotor Old Town, which is enough to walk the narrow streets, climb partway up the fortress walls if you want, and actually sit with a coffee instead of rushing through. Your guide points out the architecture, the history, the way the town is built into the cliff face itself. After that, you drive 40 minutes to Perast, a smaller village across the bay, and here's where it gets optional: there's a boat that takes you out to Our Lady of the Rocks, a tiny island with a church built on it. Some people take it, some don't — it's your call, and the boat trip is maybe 15 minutes each way. The whole day trip from Dubrovnik is about ten hours door-to-door, and you're back in your hotel by evening.

The drive back gives you time to actually look at the landscape instead of rushing it. Hotel pickup and drop-off means you don't have to figure out transport, and the guide handles the logistics. If you're staying in Dubrovnik and want to see what's south of the city without renting a car or spending a full day on logistics, this is the shape of the day.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Dubrovnik, professional guide for the tour, transportation in a comfortable vehicle, and a guided tour of Kotor Old Town. The optional boat trip to Our Lady of the Rocks is not included in the price.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Adriatic Explore d.o.o.

Is this one for you?Book this if you're staying in Dubrovnik and want to see the Bay of Kotor without arranging your own transport or timing — the fixed pickup and return mean you just show up at your hotel and the day is structured for you.