Perast, Kotor and the bay
Fjord-like and ringed by mountains, the Bay of Kotor is best seen without a timetable. We give you real time in two of its towns and stop whenever the bay opens up in front of you.
At a glance
- Route
- Perast – Kotor – viewpoints around the bay
- Pick-up
- Your accommodation in Dubrovnik
- Border
- Passport or ID card for Montenegro
- Duration
- 9–10 h
- Price from
- €553 per vehicle
- Vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz V-Class, up to 7 passengers (luggage checked for full groups)
Perast 
Kotor
The plan
Perast
Stone palaces, a tall bell tower and two islets in front of the town. Take a boat out to Our Lady of the Rocks if you feel like it.
Kotor
The old town at the end of the bay, all lanes, cats and little squares. Eat here, or climb the first stretch of the walls behind it.
Viewpoints
The drive back has several places to pull in, and Muhamed picks the best ones for the light and traffic of the day.
Good to know
Passports or ID cards are needed at the border, and summer queues are the reason we leave early. The island boat and the Kotor walls each have their own fee.
Other day trips
-
Kotor, Budva and Sveti Stefan
The bay in the morning, the open coast and the island village in the afternoon.
-
To Split by way of Ston and Makarska
Ston, the Pelješac Bridge and a swim on the Makarska Riviera on your moving day.
-
To Split by way of Mostar
The inland road through Herzegovina, with Mostar at its heart.
-
Srđ, the Ombla and the big bridge
Three classic viewpoints in two hours, starting a few minutes from our base in Lozica.
-
Srđ and an afternoon in Cavtat
The city from the hilltop, then a slow afternoon by the harbour in Cavtat.
-
Konavle villages and the Sokol Grad fortress
Quiet villages, the old mills at Ljuta and a medieval fortress on a rock.
Photos: Perast: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
