Montenegro is a beautiful hiking destination all over the year. However, winter and spring time is the best time for trails above the Adriatic sea, especially in the backcountry of the Boka Kotorska bay in the mountains called Orjen and National park Lovćen. It was a great time with a group from Sweden for the 1. of May holidays.

Early this summer I had the honour to guide my first group from Belgium. We were lucky with the weather and had a great time together, crossing the mountains all the way to the Adriatic Sea. Thanks to all participants, it was real pleasure to guide them!

The tour with the Marcus family from Israel was super, super fun! The kids and their parents were motivated to have a great holiday and to take the best of Montenegro. Tour was planned to offer many different activities in the mountains – that was not difficult. But it was hard to follow four teenagers, full of energy! . Every day was a story for itself: from hiking in the Durmitor mountains, rafting along the Tara river, rock climbing in Pirlitor area, biking through Bjelasica and a jeep safari in the Prokletije region. Thanks to the Marcus family for this great week!

The hintherland of the Adriatic sea and the area around Skadar lake hide easy, but magnificient walking trails. Almost any trail you choose will show you, at a certain point, the bauties of our coast, great landscapes, friendly people living their lives far away from the daily crowd, their hospitality, sweet honey and rakija! I had the honor to guide my first group from Germany, together with my friend Andrea Baumgartner. Thanks to all participants for this pleasant and relaxing tour.

Do you want more fun, more adrenaline, more different things than on any other tour? Than you are in the right place. You just need to choose every day what you would like to do: hiking, rock climbing, canyoning, rafting, mountain biking, horseback riding.. you can experience all of this on a 10 - day tour in different parts of Montenegro! Contact us for more information.

There is no better way to get to know a country than walking. Walking in the mountains of Montenegro and Albania and sleeping in a katun, huts or guesthouses, will give you an impression of life in the old days and bring you back to the nature. Contact us for more information.

Prokletije is an extensive massif spread over three countries. That is why this program is concentrated on these mountains only. On a 9-day tour we will present you the most beautiful parts of this amazing, last discovered mountain rainge in Europe. The trails are long and demanding. We will walk and climb in two countries. Contact us for more details.

An exceptional 15 - days hike through Montenegro, from east to west, from north to south. All beauties included: 4 national parks, numerous and diverse hikes in the mountains and on the coast, delicious food and various types of rakija! Although our country isn´t big you need many days to get to know it. There are not many places with so many different natural beauties on a small surface like Montenegro. Our program allows you to see many of them, mixed with a rich and turbulent history, cultural monuments and natural hospitality of the people. It makes this tour ideal for person who can enjoy himself/herself. Contact us for a detailed program.

Durmitor and Prokletije are the highest, most beautiful and most popular mountain ranges in Montenegro. There are plenty of trails for everyone. From easy walking along gentle slopes to technically and physically demanding summits.  With a visit of Cetinje, the old historic capital,  and the old town in Kotor, this tour offers the best of Montenegro! Contact us for more information.

An exceptional 15-day hike through MN, from east to west, from north to south. All beauties inclusive: 4 national parks, numerous diverse hikes in the mountains and on the coast, delicious food and various types of rakija! Two weeks are enough time to get to know country and if you are lucky with the weather like we were, than the word "perfect" describes best how it was with the group from Switzerland this autumn. Thanks to all particiapants. Special thanks to Gisela for these nice pictures.

What else people can wish? This late spring I worked again with Hermann Tauber, profesional mountain guide from South Tyrol. He has been a mountain guide and guiding instructor for more than 30 years. Working with him and his groups is always a super experience for me. In this time of the year our mountains are green and full of plants and flowers. Monteverde! There are plenty of rare and endemic plant species. Many of them also medicinal. To those who are not  familiar with plants I reccomend a visit to the botanical garden in Kolašin. Owner is the old botanist and mountaineer Mr. Danijel Vincek. He will be happy to offer you glass of rakija. Don´t hesitate! Thanks to all participants. I really enjoyed it and  hope you will enjoy these pictures, to.

 

In the first week of June I had the honor to host a group from Israel. It was my first group from that country. A bit of concern at the beggining, but without reason. When I saw them for the first time on the airport, I knew it would be a super week. And it was! Although weather was not our friend, we realized our plan. The trip began in Kolašin, from where we choose many different easy to moderate hikes. After a few days we switched to Žabljak and Durmitor National Park. Like never before in this time of the year, the mountains were full of snow. We enjoyed it even more! Crna Gora does not only consist of mountains. Cetinje - the old historic capital and Kotor - an old town in the bay of Boka Kotorska are places you must visit! That is why my trips always finish in Kotor. Thanks to my friends from Israel for a great week.

 " I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for he excellent organizations of the tour in the cities, nature reserves and mountains of Montenegro. Your proffesionalism, knowledge of the area and confidence on the one hand and taking care of our comfort and safety on the other made out tour successful and uniqe. For all of the above I would like to say THANKS"
Moshe Eidelman, Jerusalim, Israel

" We are group of 8 people who travel for trekking worldwide. In 2013 we choosed Montenegro. Through internet we came to know about Vanja, we did not know him before, but through e mails we made our plan and few months latter we landed on Podgorica airport. What we got is more than we expected, based on our experience. A very polite, serious, well trained, reliable and generous guide. Excellent car, nice hotels a very exciting trails."
Isaac Zuckerman, Jerusalim, Israel 

Late September and early October I had a honor to host a group of 15 people from Switzerland, led by mountain guide Bernhard Buhler, at a two - week tour around Montenegro. The tour was designed to go through the most beautifull parts, starting from the northeast all the way to the far south, covering the natural beauties of both mountains and canyons, and also visiting cultural and historical monuments. We spent the first nine days in the north, where we hiked almost each day between 4 to 7 hours on Prokletije, Komovi, Zijevo, Bjelasica, Mrtvica canyon and Durmitor, enjoying the beautiful weather, delicious local food and šljivovica! This part of the trip was physically more demanding. After that we moved to the south, where it was more relaxed and easier, but still beautifull, as we visited many cultural and historical monuments, ancient cities, museums, monasteries... we also walked several hours on Vrmac hill above Boka Kotorska bay, we enjoyed the autumn sun on the sandy beaches of Ulcinj and made a boat cruise by on Skadar lake. Many thanks to all participants for this great trip, especially to mountain guide Bernhard Buhler.


"As a Swiss mountain guide, I organize trips abroad and was looking for a leader in Montenegro. When I was in Montenegro last year, I knew emmediately that I was very lucky to meet Vanja. In September this year I was with the group of 15 people travelling with him, my impression has been confirmed. The cooperation with him was great and the group was enthusiastic about him. Experience in leading groups was very impressive for me. He's quite and very responsible. We have made hikes in Prokletije, Komovi, Zijevo, Durmitor and on the coast. The people and the fantastic areas made our stay to a great experience. Montenegro is close to my heart. I am looking forward to meet Vanja next year again. Thanks a lot!"
Bernhard Buhler,
Mountain guide,
 Switzerland

" To this tour I would give the name "the beauty of colors and variety", a real pleasure! Hiking through a shady, cool beech wood we arrived at a wide open plateau wich slopes lighted towards us in the brightes autumn colors. This was Indian summer in Montenegro! Far above us we spied the ridge wich we reached finally from time to rime on all fours. What a view! Far below us we saw villages in Albania, the ridhe on wich we walked along was the border: one foot in Albania and other in Montenegro, funny idea! With the next ascent we reached at the top of the ridge. And again a most fantastic view: far down below us a very solitary Alps and very close to us the next gigantic mountain chain, the "Monte negro" in the real meaning of the word "black mountain". Over white shiny rocks we reached again the slopes of Indian summer and with last melancholy look back we proceded into the forest back down into the valley. With good beer and "zivjeli" (prost)"
Silvia Hochstrasser,
participant, 
Switzerland

Two days of hiking in Prokletije with Nives and Mojca, two ladies from Slovenija. Mount Prokletije was, as always, full of contrast: flowers, green meadows, forests and snow higher on the northern slopes.Thanks to Nives and Mojca for the chance to show them my favorite mountains. Unfortunately, two days were not enough, but we did the best we could: Grbaja and a round trip over the ridge of Volušnica, Popadija and Talijanka peaks, and next day we walked to Hridsko Lake and the peak of Hridski Krš with a beautiful view of the whole Prokletije masiff.

At the end of September, my friend Heli Gargitter arrived with a group from the Dolomites - South Tyrol for another trip through Montenegro.The tour started at Žabljak, Durmitor National Park, where we reached the highest peak Bobotov Kuk, over Bjelasica and Prokletije, through the Morača and Mrtvica canyons, to the old royal capital of Cetinje and the beautiful Boka Kotorska bay...

One of the best Slovenian alpinist in last 10 years Andrej Grmovšek, with his wife Tanja and friends Dušan and Miha, visited Montenegro for climbing and kayaking during the Easter and May holidays. On the day we decided to have a rest from climbing, we went to Mrtvica canyon for a beautiful and easy one-day hiking tour. Mrtvica is most beautiful in spring. A picture is a worth a thousand words...

The Orjen masiff spreads over the borders of three countries: Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. It dominates over the entrance to the Boka Kotorska bay. The highest peak is Zubački kabao (1894m). The tourism infrastructure of Orjen is well-developed, there is an excellent  mountain hut and numerous marked trails will give you a lot pleasure. If you are a fan of trad climbing, here you will find some of the best rocks in Montenegro: Subra and Reovačka greda.

This labyrinth of stone formations in central Montenegro, inhospitable and impassable at the first sight, is a real jewel for lovers of sharp and vertical mountain lines.
The highest point is Međeđi Vrh (2138m), to witch several hiking tours can be made. There are no marked trails and navigation is difficult, but exactly for that reason Maganik enjoys the reputation of a real, untouched wilderness, where there is room only for the most persistent and capable mountaineers only.

This mountain range is characterized by gentle, round peaks and grasslands, while the large and deep forests on its slopes hide several glacial lakes,  of which one - Biogradsko Lake - is the heart of Biogradska Gora National Park. Due to its geological origin Bjelasica is rich in water, which makes this mountain range different from any other Montenegrin mountains. Pešića Lake is situated under the highest peak of Crna glava. Other lakes are Malo & Veliko Šiško Lake and Ursulovacko Lake. Because of its diverse relief and proximity to the town of Kolašin, a small mountain resort, Bjelasica is popular hiking destination. Almost every peak, lake or tour can be reached from different directions, as there are five small towns around the northern part of this mountain massif.

P.S. If you are aproaching to Sinjajevina through Lipovo or Štitarica valley, you MUST taste special type of cheese produced only here - lisnati sir!

This is one of my favorite hiking tours in Montenegro. I have been there many times in different seasons and each time I was delighted and surprised by the beauty of this canyon! Mrtvica river is situated in central part of Montenegro and flows into the Morača river. The canyon is deeply carved in the rocky walls of Mount Maganik. Visiting the canyon is possible throughout the year and every season is a story for itself, but the beauty of the canyon in the spring, when river rises by melting snow from the mountains, is almost unreal and something that should not be missed. The usual tour is until halfway the canyon, what makes this tour easy to pass within 5 - 6 hours. Although there are no technical dificulties on the path, this should not be underestimated, as you still need to walk 10 -12 km. The season lasts all year, but the best time is spring.

 

Mount Durmitor, a national park under UNESCO protection since 1980, is the most famous mountain massif in Montenegro.When you come and see it, you will find out why. With more than 40 peaks above 2000 m. and  17 lakes, kilometers of mountain trails and numerous steep rocky walls, this mountain range has to offer a lot, from easy hiking tours, over more demanding all-day hiking tours, to adventure rock climbing on the steep walls up to 700 m. high and ski touring trips on yet untouched snow!Durmitor is situated in the northwestern part of the country, above the small town of Žabljak and the Tara river canyon, another natural landmark of Montenegro.  In Žabljak we would accomodate you in one of the finest private apartments or hotels. It is hard to mention all hiking tours. There are numerous possibilities, from a day tour like the ascent to Bobotov kuk, Crvena Greda, Medjed or Bandijerna to multiday tours like the one from Komarnica valley - Dobri do - Trojni Pass to Žabljak. We are ready to guide you on any peak of this beautiful mountain range in summer and winter too, or to tailor a tour by your wishes, physical and techical capabilities.

No doubt the most beautiful mountain massif in Montenegro. Only a small part of it belongs to Montenegro, but the heights and beauties exceed all other mountains. The relatively narrow area in the northeastern part of the country, along the Albanian border, hides many secret paths, more or less demanding trails, non-climbed walls, glacial lakes and rarely visited peaks. The three highest peaks of Montenegro are situated in these mountain. The highest of them is Maja Kolata (2534). Prokletije consist of a few smaller masiffs,hidden in between several valleys. In 2009 the area was proclaimed national park, the fifth one in Montenegro. Come and see why these mountains are also called the Balkan Alps!