Montenegro · Cooking

5.5-Hour Kotor and Perast Tour with Our Lady of the Rocks Cooking Class

5 Hours Round trip from Kotor Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Kotor's historic squares, including Armoury Square and Flour Square
  • 02 Visit the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon and the Orthodox Churches Square
  • 03 Ride a boat to Our Lady of the Rocks and visit its 15th-century church and museum
  • 04 Join Susan in her family home kitchen for an authentic cooking class
  • 05 Taste local wine, rakija brandy, or homemade juice with your meal

Sign up for an incredible sightseeing and cooking trip to the coastal city of Kotor, where you will explore famed attractions such as Armoury Square, Flour Square, and the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon. Continue with a scenic ride around the unique Boka Bay to Perast, followed by a boat trip to the beautiful Our Lady of the Rocks island. The experience also includes time in a local family home kitchen, where you can sip local wine, rakija brandy, or homemade juice while learning to prepare traditional dishes from the Bay of Kotor.

Taste local wine, rakija brandy, or homemade juice, and feel like part of the family in the company of a lovely, outgoing, and humorous host who will show you how to prepare food in authentic and traditional ways.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Kotor, Perast
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Kotor, Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks with Cooking Class

  • Connect with your tour guide and transfer from your place or city of accommodation to Kotor.
  • Arrive in Kotor and visit Armoury Square with its 4-century-old clock tower, the town's main square.
  • Discover Flour Square, the old trading square where you will find the Buca and Pima Palaces.
  • Enjoy the view in front of the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, the city's biggest attraction.
  • Walk to the Orthodox Churches Square, where St. Luke was built in 1195 and St. Nicholas was built in 1540.
  • Stroll through Cat Squares and other parts of the old town.
  • Take a ride around the unique bay of the Mediterranean, Boka Bay, until you reach Perast.
  • Reach Perast and walk through this beautiful coastal city.
  • Ride a boat to Our Lady of the Rocks island, visiting the 15th-century church and museum.
  • Return to Kotor and head to a local family home.
  • Join Susan in her family home kitchen in Kotor for an approximately three-hour cookery course, followed by lunch.
  • Taste local wine, rakija brandy, or homemade juice, and feel like part of the family in the company of a lovely, outgoing, and humorous host who will show you how to prepare food in authentic and traditional ways.
  • Put on your apron and prepare one or two dishes characteristic of the Bay of Kotor area, then enjoy a lunch made up of a starter, main course, and dessert. Keep in mind that, as you are on the Adriatic coast, most traditional food and specialties are based on fish and seafood.
  • Learn local recipes that you can later prepare for your family and friends.
  • Afterwards, sit together, talk, and enjoy a tasty meal.
  • Return to the place or city of your accommodation.

The end of the tour.

Armoury Square, Boka Bay, Our Lady of the Rocks

Where this trip takes you

Armoury Square, Boka Bay, Our Lady of the Rocks

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kotor 2 cities · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Driving by sedan, minivan, van, or minibus (pick-up from Podgorica, Cetinje, Budva, Kotor, Tivat, Bar, or Ulcinj)
  • Licensed tourist guide in English
  • Tourist tax
  • All road and parking fees
  • Boat ride to the island of Our Lady of the Rocks
  • Entrance fee for the museum on the island
  • Cooking class (lunch made of 3 traditional local dishes + 2 drinks)
  • Recipes of the prepared meals and a souvenir to bring home

What's Not Included

  • Tickets for attractions not mentioned in inclusions (Saint Tryphon Cathedral entrance fee, the Maritime Museum)
  • Food and drinks purchased on the road
  • Pick-up from cities not mentioned in inclusions
  • Other non-program costs
  • Travel health insurance - optional

Know before you go

  • Pick-up is available from Podgorica, Cetinje, Budva, Kotor, Tivat, Bar, or Ulcinj. For pick-up from other cities, the price is on request.
  • Availability: throughout the year, depending on weather conditions.
  • The organizer reserves the right to cancel the trip due to bad weather conditions.
  • Note: Price is inclusive of taxes.
  • It is possible to change the tour according to your wishes and budget.
  • Duration: approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes, plus transfer time depending on the place or city of your accommodation.
  • Discount for children from 2 to 12 years: 20%. Discount for infants from 0 to 2 years: 80%.
  • Additional options are available for an extra charge:
    • Licensed tourist guide for a specific language
    • Prolongation of city tour duration
    • Tickets for attractions not mentioned in inclusions (Saint Tryphon Cathedral, the Maritime Museum)
    • Pick-up from a city not mentioned in inclusions
    • Travel health insurance

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kotor, Montenegro
Tour start
Kotor, Montenegro
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Kotor.

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