Montenegro holidays

Walking holidays are the best way to discover Montenegro’s mountains, lakes, forests and coast. Itineraries are typically a week long, and you can either join a guided small group trip with like-minded ramblers or opt for a tailor made jaunt. Both promise a mix of challenging steep climbs and gentle downhills, so you’ll need plenty of puff as well as a head for heights. You’ll be led by passionate local guides keen to show off their country’s manifold charms – expect diverse and picturesque landscapes dotted with old fortresses, villages and waterfalls. The best time to walk is between April and October, skipping the peak summer months.

One advantage to Montenegro being such as small country is that you won’t be constantly plagued with calls of “Are we there yet?” from the backseat when driving around. The best option, of course, is not to drive at all and join an organised family holiday where your hosts are in charge of getting you from A to B. Families with active kids particularly suit Montenegro. There are accessible mountains everywhere, gorgeous beaches, and activities that range from rafting and kayaking to canyoning and mountain biking. This is the kind of holiday where you’re blissfully asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow every night.

Just 20,000km² in size, Montenegro packs in enough activities to make a country six times as large blush. The beautiful coast is short, so it’s natural for multi activity holidays to head inland and upwards. Days fly by with mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, canyoning and rafting, all led by professional guides, but there’s always time to catch your breath and drink in the views. And the beauty of Montenegro is not just in its landscapes. It’s in the warmth of local people happy to share their culture, and the fact that, unlike many activity holiday destinations across Europe, Montenegro remains relatively undiscovered.