Kotor & Perast: Private Coast Tour with Our Lady of the Rocks

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Duration

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Six Hours Along Montenegro's Medieval Coast, Starting at Your Hotel

You're picked up from your hotel or airport at 8am and driven through three coastal towns—Perast, Budva, and Kotor—with a water taxi ride to Our Lady of the Rocks church included. The guide is English-speaking and licensed, the van is private, and you stop for photos at Jaz beach, St Stefan island, and Trojica hill. Bottled water is provided, and you're back by early afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private tour of Montenegrin coast

Hotel pickup at 8am
Drive to Perast
Take water taxi to Our Lady of the Rocks
Visit church and museum
Return to Perast for a walk
Panoramic drive to Budva
Photo stop at Jaz beach
Walk old town Budva
Free time in Budva
Photo stop above St Stefan island
Drive to Kotor via Trojica hill
Photo stop above Bay of Kotor
Visit old town Kotor
See 12th century cathedral of St Tryphon
Return to starting point around 2:30pm

The Experience

The van pulls up at 8am, and you're heading straight into the Bay of Kotor. Your private guide meets you at your hotel, port, or Tivat Airport, and from there it's a straight drive to Perast—a small, pastel-colored town that sits like a postcard between the water and the mountains. You don't have to navigate or figure out the route; the driver knows exactly where to stop, and the whole day is already planned around you. Once you reach Perast, you board a water taxi to Our Lady of the Rocks, a tiny islet built up over centuries from sunken ships and stones. The church and museum are small and quiet, and admission is included, so you just walk in and look around without another transaction.

After Perast, the tour moves to Budva, and there's a photo stop on the way—the kind of overlook where you actually see why people come here. Jaz beach spreads out below, one of the biggest on this stretch of coast, and the light hits the water in a way that makes your phone camera work harder than usual. Then you're walking the old town of Budva itself, narrow streets and stone buildings, and your guide fills in the history without making it feel like a lecture. You get free time to wander or grab coffee, which matters more than it sounds—you're not being herded. After Budva, another photo stop, this one above St Stefan island, and then the drive curves back toward Kotor via Trojica hill, where you stop again and look out over the entire bay.

Kotor is the last stop, and it's the most substantial one. The old town sits inside medieval walls, and the 12th-century Cathedral of St Tryphon is right there in the center—you'll see it, hear the stories about it, and have time to walk the squares and narrow passages between the buildings. Nothing feels rushed, even though you're covering three towns in one morning. By 2:30pm, you're back where you started, having seen the main stretch of the Montenegrin coast without renting a car, reading a map, or figuring out parking.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel, port, or airport pickup and drop-off in a private van, a professional English-speaking guide, the water taxi ride to Our Lady of the Rocks, admission to the church and museum there, and bottled water throughout. You'll have walking time in Perast, Budva, and Kotor's old towns, plus photo stops at Jaz beach, St Stefan island, and Trojica hill overlooking the Bay of Kotor.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats available

Operated by Kotour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the main towns of the Montenegrin coast in one morning without renting a car or planning stops yourself—the fixed 6-hour schedule and private guide mean you move at a steady pace and don't miss the photo moments.