Montenegro
Montenegro is an adventure lovers paradise with mountain peaks, rushing rivers, and coastline views. With many national parks within it’s boundaries, this hidden gem has more than enough to keep you busy during your vacation. More of the relaxing type? Yeah, they’ve got you covered too.
Hiking In Montenegro
Guide to Montenegro
Montenegro
10 Day Itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Prokletije National Park near Gusinje
Day 2: Hike the Volusnica trail to the mountain top
Day 3: Recover from the hiking day and take in the valleys seen from our hotel.
Day 4: Drive in to Plav's Lake and take a few short hikes back in Prokletije
Day 5: Travel to Durmitor National Park near Zubjlak
Day 6: Take a short hike to the Black Lake in Durmitor National Park
Day 7: Hike the Curevac trail to get a bird's eye view of the Tara Canyon
This was our itinerary. See other itinerary suggestions below!
How To Use This Map
This map is created in Google Maps. Click on it to open in a new window. Then click the icon at the top that says "open with my google maps." The map will become interactive. You can see the towns we stayed in and many of the stops we made along the way. Each one also includes a photo! Enjoy!
Things To Do!
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Take a cruise into the Bay of Kotor
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Tour the walled city in Kotor
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Hike Volusnica in Prokletije National Park
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Visit the small town at Plav's Lake
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Take in the big time views from Dolja
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Explore the Tara Canyon by rafting or zipling
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Take a short walk to the Black Lake in Durmitor National Park
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Hike Curevac for an amazing view of the Tara Canyon
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The hikes are numerous in the national parks, so visit a tourist info office to find one that suits you.
Similar to a hamburger with cheese
Pastry filled with cheese
Meat stuffed cabbabe
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Local Beer
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Local Wine
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Shopska Salad - cucumber, tomato and kajak cheese
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Bread, meat and cheese platter
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Local coffee or cappuccino
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Mixed meat and Fries
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Palacinke - Crepe like pancake
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Pleskavica - similar to a hamburger
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Fried Cheese
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Fried Bread
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Burek- Cheese in a pastry
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Sarma - Stuffed cabbage
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Ajvar
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Baklava
Food To Try!
Can you find Jason? This place is massive!
The top of Volusnica! The hike will take about 2 hours up and 1.5 hours back down. Well worth the effort!
And yet another view from the Volusnica hike. You can also choose to do the entire loop which includes the peaks you see in this photo.
Can you find Jason? This place is massive!
Our favorite places!