Kotor: Blue Cave & Mamula Island Boat Tour with Perast

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN

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Four hours on the water hits different when you see five stops instead of one

You board a boat in Kotor and visit five separate attractions in one morning: swim in the Blue Cave, circle Mamula Island's fortress, walk through 17th-century Perast, explore Our Lady of the Rocks with entry included, and pass hidden submarine tunnels. Snorkeling equipment is provided, and the tour returns you to Kotor within four hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Boka Bay and Blue Cave

Cruise through Bay of Kotor
Pass by Mamula Island fortress
Pass submarine tunnels near Portonovi
Swim inside Blue Cave
Visit Our Lady of the Rocks island
Explore Old Town of Perast

The Experience

The boat leaves Kotor harbor and within minutes you're past the old town walls, heading toward open water. Most people expect a Blue Cave tour to be exactly that — a cave, maybe lunch, done. But this one doesn't skip anything: Mamula Island appears first, a fortress-turned-prison-turned-hotel sitting at the mouth of Boka Bay like a guardian. Your guide circles it close enough to see the stone walls and hear the history without landing, then the boat turns toward Perast, a town so perfectly preserved it looks like someone froze the 17th century in place. One kilometer long, all narrow streets and baroque facades, and you'll walk through it before the real swimming happens.

The Blue Cave is the moment the water changes color. You'll swim inside where sunlight bends through the opening and turns everything beneath the surface an impossible blue — it's not a trick of the camera, it just looks unreal when you're floating in it. Snorkeling gear is included, so you don't need to bring your own or rent separately. After that, the boat passes the submarine tunnels carved into the Luštica Peninsula cliffs, remnants of Yugoslav military engineering that most visitors never know exist. They're visible from the water, strange and sudden against the rock face.

Our Lady of the Rocks comes next, a man-made island in front of Perast with a church and a small museum. The entrance fee is included now (5 euros per person from 2026 onward), so you step off the boat and onto the island without an extra transaction. Your guide explains the legend — how locals built it stone by stone over centuries — and you get time to walk around before heading back. The whole tour runs four hours from start to return, which means you're not spending your whole day on the water but you're also not rushing through any single stop. The Bay of Kotor itself is the backdrop the entire time, those dramatic cliffs and old villages passing by as you move between points.

What’s included

Your four-hour tour includes hotel or harbor pickup in Kotor, boat transport through Boka Bay, entry to Our Lady of the Rocks island, snorkeling equipment, and stops at Mamula Island, Perast old town, the Blue Cave for swimming, and the submarine tunnels viewpoint. You return to Kotor at the end of the tour.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tide and Wave

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the main sights of Boka Bay in one morning without arranging separate boat trips, entry fees, or snorkeling gear — the fixed itinerary and four-hour window mean you're done by early afternoon and still have time for the rest of your day.