Region
Bay of Kotor
Sleep in Kotor for two or three nights; do Perast as a half day and the Lovćen road as a day by car, back to the same bed.
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Rules in force · 3
- Montenegro ↗Montenegro is outside the EU and Schengen area and sets its own entry rules; check the official requirements for your passport.
- Montenegro ↗Accommodation must register foreign guests; hotels do it for you, but private rentals should too, so ask your host.
- Montenegro ↗Croatia (Dubrovnik) and Albania (Shkodër) borders can have long queues in summer; allow extra time.
The bay is one base and two or three excursions. Kotor is the walled town at its end; Tivat is the airport; Perast is a short drive along the shore. Moving hotels each night wastes the mornings, so keep the Kotor room and travel light.
Where to sleep
Kotorsleep base
Walled old town and the fortress trail; on foot.
Tivatarrival
Airport and marina; 20–30 min to Kotor.
Perastday trip
Baroque shore town and boat to Our Lady of the Rocks; 25 min.
Night sequences
- 2 nights
- Kotor 2 with a Perast half day
- 3 nights
- Kotor 3 with Perast and a Lovćen day by car
- Do not plan the fortress stair or the old-town lanes for the middle of a July day.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perast | Kotor | 35 min | unknown | Taxi or bus along the shore; boats depend on weather. |
| Lovćen and Cetinje | Kotor | 75 min | unknown | Hairpin road; car or tour. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Kotor hotel and take a day pack.