Budva - worth the trip?

We will be docked in Kotor in October. Is a visit to Budva worth the trip or is there enough to see in the city of Kotor.

Thank you in advance for your advice.

I would probably stay in Kotor or take a taxi to Perast.

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Thank you. I will look into it.

It depends on how much time you have. We went to Budva with our private tour group. It has a well-preserved old wall city center which has a lot of shops and dining options. Scenery is beautiful and there is a beach there too.

That's worth considering. Thanks for your input.

I would rather spend more time Budva than in Kotor. I would say Budva is worth it. Kotor is pretty touristy with mainly restaurants and bars. Budva has history and much prettier.

On our cruise we had limited time in port departing at 2pm. Fortunately we docked in Kotor and did not have to tender which would have taken more time.

We elected to take a tour to Budva and Sveti Stefan (private hotel but you get an excellent view from the road). Budva is a picturesque walled city. Our tour also provided a great view of Kotor and our ship from Mt. Trojica and then a tour of Kotor.

The tour of Perast also included Our Lady of the Rocks. It was a difficult decision but since our ship passed by Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks and St. George's Monastery both on entering and leaving Kotor we elected to see Budva and Sveti Stefan.

Whatever your decision I hope you have a wonderful trip.

We took a customized tour (8 of us) for 50 euro pp. Montenegro MTours. It was excellent and we saw everything! Details follow:

08:00 – 08:20 Short ride towards Perast

08:20 – 09:45 Boat to the island of Our Lady of the Rock, church, museum visits and free time in Perast

09:45 – 10:45 Driving to Budva

10:45 – 11:45 Walking tour of Budva, and some free time

11:45 – 12:15 Driving to St. Stefan; photo break

12:15 – 13:00 Driving back to Kotor

13:00 – 14:00 Kotor walking tour

Price includes:

• Guiding services-local, licensed tour guide

• Private transportation- minibus up to 20 people instead of 8+1 seater van

• Taxi boat tickets

• Entrance fee for Lady of Rock museum

there are no additional costs apart of food and drinks

I will look into that. Many thanks.

Thank you everyone for your advice. I 'm sure we'll have a wonderful time.