Kotor Bike & Hike Tour: Abandoned Village & Bay Views

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (13 reviews)

Free cancellation

1/6

Duration4h–5h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Pedal the coast, then climb to a village nobody lives in anymore.

Pedal along Kotor Bay’s quiet coast before hiking up through chestnut woods to Gornji Stoliv’s abandoned stone houses. Share local prosciutto and cheese with your guide while gazing over Perast and the bay below. Swim stops are possible on your way back — it’s an experience you’ll remember every time you taste mountain air or hear distant bells.

4h–5h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Donji Stoliv Village

Explore Donji Stoliv village

The Experience

“You sure you want to try that hill?” our guide Marko grinned at me as we coasted through Donji Stoliv, right by the water. The air smelled salty but also a bit sweet — chestnut trees everywhere. I could hear someone in a garden whistling an old folk song (Marko said it was about fishermen, but honestly I couldn’t catch the words). The road was flat and easy at first, just the sound of our tires and the occasional wave slapping against stone. I didn’t expect to feel so awake this early — maybe it was the breeze off Kotor Bay or just being somewhere new.

We left our bikes leaning against a low wall and started up this half-paved path under the trees. It’s not a long hike — maybe 45 minutes? — but it’s all uphill, stones underfoot and little bursts of sunlight through leaves. Marko pointed out wild herbs growing by the trail (he picked one for us to smell; kind of minty, kind of earthy). At one point I stopped just to listen: birds arguing overhead, far-off church bells from Perast across the bay. There’s something about walking where nobody else is around — Gornji Stoliv is empty now except for old stone houses and fig trees pushing through cracks.

We sat on a broken wall with a view over Kotor Bay that honestly made me forget how sweaty I was. Marko handed out sandwiches with local prosciutto and cheese — salty, creamy, nothing fancy but perfect after climbing. He told us stories about his grandfather picking chestnuts here as a kid (I tried to say “chestnut” in Montenegrin; Marko laughed so hard he nearly dropped his sandwich). We lingered longer than planned because nobody wanted to leave that quiet.

The ride back felt easier somehow. Someone suggested stopping for a swim along the coastal road — so we did, just jumped in with our clothes still damp from hiking. Water cold enough to wake you up twice. I still think about that view from Gornji Stoliv sometimes when things get noisy at home.

What’s included

Your day includes use of a bicycle for riding along Kotor Bay’s coast, bottled water throughout your journey, plus a homemade sandwich with local prosciutto and cheese enjoyed at Gornji Stoliv before returning by bike—swim stops possible if you’re up for it.

Good to know

Demanding physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Kotor Bay Tours