Kotor Bay: Blue Cave & Lady of the Rocks Private Speedboat Tour

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Duration3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · SR

PickupAt your hotel

Speedboat to Blue Cave, island church, and secret tunnels in Kotor Bay

You’ll ride a private speedboat from Kotor Old Town across Boka Bay’s shifting blues, swim in the glowing Blue Cave, explore an abandoned submarine tunnel, and step onto Our Lady of the Rocks island to see its church and museum. Expect salty air, local stories from your skipper, and moments that linger after you’re back on land.

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 narrow Verige Bay
View Lepetani, Bijela, Luštica, Mamula island
Swim or photograph inside Blue Cave
Stop 5 minutes at submarine tunnel
Visit Our Lady of the Rocks church and museum

The Experience

Ever wondered what color the sea really is? I thought I knew until our speedboat pulled into the Blue Cave outside Kotor. The water inside glowed — not just blue but electric, almost humming under the surface. Our skipper, Marko, grinned when he saw my face. “You can swim,” he said, like it was no big deal. So we did — twenty minutes floating in that cool turquoise light, salt on my lips and echoing laughter bouncing off stone walls. I still think about that moment when everything felt suspended.

The trip started right from Kotor Old Town — Marko picked us up at a tiny dock with coffee in hand (his, not mine). We zipped past sleepy villages like Prčanj and Stoliv; he pointed out old palaces and told us about Captain Ivo Vizin who apparently sailed around the world before anyone here even had a passport. There was this part where we slowed near Verige, where chains once blocked enemy ships — you could almost picture it if you squinted past the bell towers and cypress trees. The air smelled faintly of diesel mixed with seaweed, which sounds weird but somehow fit.

After a quick stop to peek into one of those old submarine tunnels (dark, damp, echoey — my shoes squeaked embarrassingly loud), we headed for Our Lady of the Rocks. It’s this tiny island built by fishermen who kept tossing rocks into the bay until land appeared. Inside the church there’s a tapestry made by a woman waiting for her sailor husband; she wove it with her own hair as she grew older. Marko told us that story while we wandered through sunlit rooms filled with silver votives and ship models. I tried to pronounce “Gospa od Škrpjela” right — didn’t quite manage it.

What’s included

Your day includes private speedboat transportation from your chosen dock in Kotor Bay (like Old Town or Muo), bottled water to keep you cool under the sun, WiFi onboard if you want to share photos instantly, use of snorkelling equipment for your swim in the Blue Cave’s turquoise water, plus all fuel surcharges so there are no surprises along the way before returning back to shore.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

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