Blue Cave & Lady of the Rocks 3-hour private boat tour
Swim in turquoise water inside a sea cave, then step onto an island built by hand
A 3-hour private speedboat tour from Kotor that takes up to five travelers through the Boka Bay to the Blue Cave and Our Lady of the Rocks. You start from the UNESCO Old Town or another pickup point in the bay, spend 20 minutes swimming or photographing inside the cave, visit a 5-minute submarine tunnel from the Cold War era, and tour the church and museum on the hand-built island. A licensed skipper who speaks English or Serbian guides the route and handles the boat.
Step-by-step itinerary
Blue Cave and Our Lady of the Rocks tour
- Start from Kotor Old Town or nearby
- Enjoy 55-minute panorama boat ride
- Pass narrowest part of Boka Bay, Verige
- View Lepetani, Bijela, Luštica, Mamula island
- Swim or take photos in Blue Cave
- Stop 5 minutes at old submarine tunnel
- Visit Our Lady of the Rock church and museum
- Kotor Old Town passing by
- Our Lady of the Rocks 20m
- Blue Cave 20m
What’s included
- Licensed skipper and guide in English or Serbian.
- safety equipment and diving mask.
- bottled water and WiFi on board.
- pickup from Kotor Old Town or another bay village of your choice.
- swimming time inside the Blue Cave.
- entry to the submarine tunnel.
- visit to Our Lady of the Rocks church and museum.
Times
- Every day 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00
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The experience
The boat leaves from Kotor's Old Town or from one of the other bay villages (Muo, Prčanj, Stoliv or Dobrota) wherever works for your hotel. A 55-minute panorama ride takes you past small Venetian palaces, baroque churches and the steep mountains that frame the water, then through the narrowest point of the bay at Verige. You'll pass the Luštica peninsula, the fortress island of Mamula, and Perast, the baroque town that once rivaled Venice for wealth and power.
The Blue Cave is where the water turns so turquoise it looks unreal. You have 20 minutes to swim inside it or float and photograph the color: the cave opens to the sea, so the light hits the water from below and fills the whole space. On the way back, a 5-minute stop lets you look through the submarine tunnel carved into the rock during the Cold War, when this bay was a military base for hiding and repairing ships.
Our Lady of the Rocks is an island that doesn't exist in nature: fishermen from Perast built it by hand after finding an icon of the Virgin in the sea, and they built a church on top of it. The church and its museum are open to visitors, and you have 20 minutes to walk around. Your skipper stays with the boat and can answer questions about the bay's history, the villages you pass, and what you're looking at.
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to swim and explore without renting a boat or hiring a separate guide. The skipper handles navigation and narration, and the fixed 3-hour schedule fits the cave, the tunnel and the island church into one morning or afternoon. If you'd prefer to add a visit to Our Lady of the Rocks with a museum entry, you can choose that option at checkout. The submarine tunnel and Blue Cave swimming are included either way.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Serbian.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What's inside the Blue Cave when we get there?
The Blue Cave is a sea cave open to the water, and the light reflects off the seafloor and fills the whole space with turquoise color. You swim or float inside for 20 minutes. The cave is shallow enough to stand in parts of it, and deep enough to dive in others.
Can we really visit the church on Our Lady of the Rocks?
Yes, Our Lady of the Rocks has both a church and a museum, and your 20-minute stop includes time to walk through both. The island was built by hand over centuries by people from the nearby town of Perast.
How long is the boat ride from Kotor to the Blue Cave?
The ride to the Blue Cave takes 55 minutes. The full tour is 3 hours, which includes the swimming stop, the submarine tunnel, the visit to Our Lady of the Rocks, and the ride back.
Do we need to bring our own snorkel or diving mask?
A diving mask is included with the tour. Life jackets are available on request. Bring a towel and a change of clothes if you plan to swim.
Is there a submarine tunnel we actually go through?
The submarine tunnel is a 5-minute stop where you can look inside. The tunnel was carved into the Luštica peninsula during the Cold War and was used to hide and repair submarines and ships. It's about 50 meters long and 7 meters wide, and it's now open for visitors to see.
Blue Cave & Lady of the Rocks 3-hour private boat tour
3h · EN +1
from € 250 per group
≈ US$ 284 in your currency
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