Peaks of Balkans: Montenegro

We will gather in Podgorica in the evening and start with a meeting at the selected hotel. There is also an option of organized transfer from a nearby airport.

Start of the trip in Podgorica, with our first stop at Piva Lake/Piva jezero and ride to the Piva Plateau with views of the Bosnian Maglic and Durmitor. Arrival to Trsa (1450 m) and overnight.

After breakfast, drive to the foothills of probably the most beautiful Durmitor peak Prutas (2393 m). It takes 2.5 hours to climb, which is reworded with amazing views. Then we head back to the starting point and drive to the Zabljak Winter Sports Center (1430 m). Transport to the Curavac with views of stunning Tara Canyon.

After breakfast, ride to Sedlo (1908 m) and climb to the highest Durmitor Peak of Bobotov Kuk (2522 m). It takes 3 hours to climb. On the way back to Zabljak, visit the famous Black Lake/Crno jezero.

In the morning we drive to the famous Djurdjevica Tara Bridge, which is 170 m above Tara (the brave can be reached by zip-line and optional rafting!). We continue to the monastery of the Archangel Michael, continue our drive along Tara to Mojkovac and to Biograd Lake in Bjelasica National Park. There are also preserved virgin forests over which peaks of granite rise, later driving through Berane and Andrijevica. Continue driving past Plav with a view to the foothills of Cursed mountains/Prokletije to Gusinje.

After breakfast we will drive into the glacial valley of Ropojana to Vusanje (1020 m), the last hamlet, then we will have a tiring tour to the highest Montenegrin peak of Zla Kolata / Kollata e Keqe (2534 m), which is also the border peak. Many swear that the highest peak is Bobotov Kuk in Durmitor, which is only fourth in height. However, it is more easily accessible. The normal approach will be via the two abandoned Zarunica and Grlata pastures and the Preslopit saddle (2039 m). 

From there, the final ascent to the summit Zla Kolata awaits us, which means a bad or evil meadow. Not far away is the highest peak of the Cursed mountain, Maja Jezerce, Karanfili, and deep below us the Plav Valley. Descent along the same path, at the end of the 12-hour tour, a stop at Alipasa’s springs, altitude difference of 1500 m.

Today We Will Drive To The Famous Grbaja Glacial Valley And Climb To The Volusnica Lookout (1879 M) And The Borderline Popadija (2057 M), Also Known As Talijanka. The Ascent Time Is 3 Hours. Return To The Valley And Overnight.

Explore the picturesque neighboring valley of Ropojana. We will head to the intermittent lake, which lies along the Montenegrin-Albanian border. We will be impressed by the views of the wildly scattered mountains of the Cursed mountains (3 hours hike). After the tour a ride to the Tresnjevik pass (1573 m) and to the tourist settlement Stavna in Komovi (1800 m).

Today one of the three magnificent peaks in the Komovi mountain group, Kom Vasojevicki (2460 m), awaits us. The ascent time is 3 hours. In good weather, views of the mountains of Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. Return along the same route to Stavna and later drive to Kolasin (1000 m) with a short tour and continue along the picturesque Moraca Gorge to the capital Podgorica and Virpazar by the Skadar Lake/Skadarsko jezero. 

On the last day we will drive over the Crnojevic River with picturesque views of the lake and the river. A stopover in the former capital of Cetinje followed by a tour and later a drive along the slopes of Lovcen and the serpentines to ancient Kotor, which we will also visit. We end our unforgettable tour in nice touristic town of Budva.