A few yrs ago RST offered excursions to Montenegro for extra money. Is this still offered by RST?
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I looked all through the website and the tour itinerary for the tour that goes to Dubrovnik. Nothing that I can find.
Montenegro is one of my favorite places. In 5 days, I will make my second visit this year.
I looked it up and the little city of Dubrovnik gets more tourist each year than the entire country of Montenegro. And I suspect half those Montenegro tourists go no further than Kotor. Because Montenegro doesn’t have the tourist crunch it also doesn’t have the tourist transportation infrastructure. Going to Montenegro today is a little bit like going to the Amalfi Coast in 1966. So, I get help with transportation and to be honest, I am a bit spoiled, so I get help to make my trips every bit as good as a RS tour; but private and less expensive.
Some of the RS folks and other Dubrovnik tourists often do a day trip from Dubrovnik to Kotor and back. I guess if you never plan on returning, it’s better than nothing. But way to fast for my taste; and the way they do it skips all the good stuff between Dubrovnik and Kotor. One night in Kotor makes all the difference in what it is possible to see and experience.
But then, with Kotor, you have seen the closest thing to “over touristed” in Montenegro and you have missed the rest of the country. And the rest is as good if not better than Kotor. For just the coast, maybe 5 nights. For the coast and the high country, add at least 2 more nights. Even those guesses are tight.