Bar Montenegro Highlights Shore Excursion

This guided trip felt very unorganized. The guide was knowledgeable but his communication about the days events and timing was not very clear. The van that was supposed to be air conditioned was definitely not. The lack of AC and clear communications led to some disgruntled passengers which made the experience pretty miserable.

We had an amazing time on our tour! We were able to book on very short notice, and I am so glad we did. Our booking agent Andrew was super helpful with that, and our guide Dejan was very knowledgeable about the area. He knew tons of history, the best views, and a great beach-side restaurant. He managed to get us to a bunch of places in the short amount of time we had. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone!

Great tour! She helped us avoid the crowds while she shared the history and showed us the sites. We loved hearing about the city from her. We would book her again!

Too hot. No AC. Driver smoking in van. No idea of time constraints. No time for lunch or on your own. Not well organized. Some people took a taxi back on their own. Sick from the heat in the van.

The trip is nice and the guide was very good, he gave good information and was telling the history of every spot we visited. The 3 stars review is for the bus, it was old vehicle with almost no air conditioner for almost 7 hours during the month of June and the weather was very hot. The bus was smelling cigarette because of the driver! Make sure you bring your own water.

Our group of six had mixed feelings about this tour. While it promotes it is a curated shore excursion to fit our cruise schedule, our limited time in Bar due to the ship's itinerary meant we missed out on 2 of the 4 stops per the itinerary but yet paid full price. Petar met us at the designated location about 10am. He was an excellent driver and good guide for what little we saw. He suggested we see the oldest olive tree in Budva which was fine but it did cost each of us an extra 5 euro. Then off to Budva Old Town. While the streets outside of the historic area were free, if you wanted to go inside to view the ruins, this too was an extra fee. After our tour inside, he was not wanting to drive us into Sveti Stefan and so we opted to travel to Skadar Lake National Park. That was a mistake as there is no real area to enjoy scenery or walk as it is just the lake which again is an exta cost of 20 euro each. So we left there disappointed after the long drive and asked to stop for lunch since it was mid-afternoon and we had to return to the shuttle stop by 3:15. Petar did take us to a lovely restaurant on the coast where we enjoyed lunch and beautiful views. In hindsight, had we known of the limitations of the time it took to follow the published itinerary, we should have just stayed in Bar and enjoyed the sites on our own.

The itinerary was very good. We can experience different places near Bar. However the English of the guide was not good enough but we appreciate her effort. Her service was good. The air conditioner was not powerful enough for 17 people in the bus.

Tour involved a boat-ride on a lake that is not covered in the cost. Upon arrival, our group had to wait considerable time for guide to arrange ride and then wait for boat to be available. It cost an additional 20euros and quite frankly was a waste of time as there was nothing remarkable to see. Time would of been better spent longer in the old town of Bar. No time from start of tour (0800 to 1430) to purchase/stop for lunch therefore bring something along.

Have traveled extensively and used Viator many times with great success. However this tour was a total disappointment. It was a small group tour and 15 people were crammed into an old bus. The scenery was beautiful and the towns quaint but we were rushed through. When we stopped at the lake for the boat ride a person in the group was almost an hour late returning to the bus. People were very frustrated and most demanded to be let off by the cruise terminal. Our group of six continued on. At the next stop our tour director walked us into the old town right down the middle of a street. My brother was almost hit by a taxi driver. Then the tour director was very insistent we walk up a series of steep steps to a restaurant at the top. My sister was on oxygen so I told her we refused to climb the steep incline. She was not thinking about her group and their limitations at all. We feel there should be a policy with people being rude and disrespectful to fellow travelers by not returning to the bus on time. We all stood around waiting for this unkind man who never said anything upon boarding the bus. The whole experience left us disappointed.

Our tour guide gave very little history about Bar and Montenegro. She did give us lots on beaches and restaurants and as far as anything historical she just said next time we should explore these places. They crammed way too many on the bus. We had 18 on our bus and we ended up in the back room. No one should sit there. We had no window so we couldn’t see anything we passed , and the ride was so uncomfortable and bumpy. My back aches after that day. Then tour guide also spoke so quietly that we couldn’t hear her at the back over the air conditioning that blasted down behind us. There were 2 others sitting beside us and they complained and at the first stop the driver checked to make sure all the speakers were on which made it a bit better. 10 people asked to be let off before we went into old town and they walked to the shuttle. We Walked up to the castle but then found out it was 5 euros which was fine but then we only had about 20 mins to get back down so not worth taking. We had a couple of people who could not make the walk but she never told them they discovered it when they started. There was not enough time to even stop for a drink so we just said we would go back to the ship at 4pm . She seemed relieved . Also she struggled with finding the right words when describing something Definitely a big disappointment as we knew people who went on a smaller bus and they didn’t get back to the ship til almost 5pm . Really we took 5 tour through Viator and this was the worst .