Njegusi Smokehouse & Kotor Walking Tour: Farm to Fork

Taste prosciutto at the source, then walk Kotor's stone streets

A six-hour tour combining a private walking tour of Kotor's UNESCO-protected old town with a drive to Njegusi village and a farm-to-fork tasting at a family smokehouse. You'll learn how prosciutto is made, sample traditional Montenegrin delicacies with homemade Vranac wine, then return to Kotor for a guided walk through the bay's most significant landmarks and history.

The experience

The day starts in Kotor itself, where your guide walks you through the walled old town to explain what makes the Bay of Kotor distinctive and why this UNESCO site matters. Then you meet your driver for the scenic route inland: the serpentine road climbs with 25 hairpin turns, each one opening a new angle on the coastline and the rocky terrain that frames Njegusi village. This is the birthplace of Montenegro's greatest hero, Petar II Petrović Njegoš, and the houses still hold their traditional style: local stone and red tile roofs built into the landscape.

At the family smokehouse in Njegusi, you'll see thousands of prosciutto hanging in the aging process and learn how they're made. The tasting that follows is the heart of the experience: a platter of prosciutto and cheese served with homemade bread and locally grown tomatoes, paired with the region's own Vranac red wine, grape brandy or non-alcoholic drinks. This is what the operator calls farm to fork: the food and the setting together, designed for first-time visitors and repeat travelers alike.

The drive back to Kotor gives you a second pass through that serpentine road, and the final walking tour lets you anchor what you've learned about the bay and the region into the stone streets and fortifications you're standing in. The whole arc (from the protected town, out to the village where the food comes from, and back again) is built into a single six-hour block, so it fits the rest of your day without consuming it.

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• a private walking tour of Kotor's old town.
• a visit to the family smokehouse in Njegusi with an explanation of prosciutto making.
• a tasting of prosciutto, cheese, homemade bread, locally grown tomatoes, Vranac wine, and grape brandy or non-alcoholic drinks.
• hotel pickup and return.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

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GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 7 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Kotor Private Tours

Is this one for you?At six hours, the tour fills a substantial part of the day but leaves room for an early start or a late dinner in Kotor afterward. The fixed itinerary (Kotor walk, drive to Njegusi, smokehouse tasting, return walk) means you move through the experience as a sequence rather than choosing your own stops, which is what keeps the farm-to-fork arc intact and the guide's explanations tied to each location.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian.

What is Njegusi village known for?

Njegusi is the birthplace of Montenegro's greatest hero, Petar II Petrović Njegoš, and the traditional home of prosciutto production. The village sits on rocky terrain with houses built in the local style (stone walls and red tile roofs), and is where the smokehouse you visit operates its aging process for thousands of hams.

How does the serpentine road to Njegusi work?

The road climbs inland from Kotor with 25 hairpin turns, each one offering a different view of the bay and the surrounding landscape. It's the scenic route to the village and is traveled twice during the tour, once on the way to the smokehouse and again on the return to Kotor.

What do you taste at the smokehouse?

You'll taste a platter of prosciutto and cheese served with homemade bread and locally grown tomatoes, paired with Vranac, the region's red wine, plus grape brandy or non-alcoholic drinks. The tasting is part of the farm-to-fork experience and includes learning how the prosciutto is made.

Does the tour include both Kotor and Njegusi, or just one?

The tour includes both: it starts with a private walking tour of Kotor's walled old town, then drives to Njegusi for the smokehouse visit and tasting, and finishes with a second walking tour of Kotor so you can see the UNESCO site after learning about the region's food and history.