The 8 Best Food & Wine Tours in Kotor

1.Private tour: Homemade food and wine tasting at my family home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $167Our pick

From Kotor, Dragan, Igor, or another local guide drives you up the serpentine road to Njegusi and his family home. You’ll see Kotor Bay from high viewpoints, learn how family-made prosciutto is cured, and taste smoked ham, sausage, cheese, wine, and brandy. This private tour lasts about three and a half hours and includes port pickup.

“Dragan was a fantastic host. From the drive up 25 Serpentine Rd, his knowledge of the country, his home with the best prosciutto we’ve ever had, his generosity, and his homemade wines, the whole time was amazing. It was a perfect way to spend our day!”

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2.Kotor private cooking class with lunch and Old town guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $248

Spend about four hours with a local guide such as Filip, George, Dasun, or Vuk, then cook with Susana in her home near Kotor’s old town. You’ll see St. Tryphon Cathedral and historic squares before preparing local dishes, from seafood gnocchi to stuffed mushrooms, and sharing a family-style lunch.

“It was a really interesting tour of Kotor Old Town, great food, and all in all great hosting. Well worth it!!!”

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3.Private National Park Lovcen with food and wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $210

You’ll travel privately from Kotor with a driver-guide such as Dragan, Alex, or Slavko, following the famous switchback road to Lovcen National Park. After climbing 461 stairs to Njegos Mausoleum, you’ll stop in Njegusi for homemade prosciutto, cheese, wine, liqueurs, and local firewater. The half-day outing returns to Kotor.

“This was by far the best experience we had on the trip! Dragan was super knowledgable, and answered any question we asked. After the scenic tour we went to his family home and ate the best prosciutto and goat cheese we’d ever had (and we are meat and cheese lovers). This is a must do, I highly recommend!”

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4.Private Gastro Cruise: Blue Cave & Organic Seaside Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $90

From Park Sloboda in Kotor, you’ll ride a private speedboat past the bay’s old villages to Our Lady of the Rocks, then continue to a family mussel farm near Risan. A fresh mussel lunch, one drink, bottled water, Wi-Fi, and an English-speaking skipper are included. The two-hour outing suits cruise passengers with limited time.

“Fabulous day and, we think, very much undersold. We didn’t realize it was a speedboat trip - visited Lady of the Rock, then the mussel farm where we had lunch. Trip was amazing - description in the App needs to be improved!”

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5.Budva-St Stefan tour – including tasting traditional food and wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $148

Take a private half-day drive from Kotor to Budva and Sveti Stefan, stopping for coastal viewpoints before free time in Budva Old Town. Return to Kotor for a traditional meal of prosciutto, cheese, olives, fish, Mediterranean vegetables, homemade brandy, and wine. Guides may include Peter, Eric, Luka, Nicola, Peda, or Mladen.

“Absolutely fantastic tour led by a fantastic and thoughtful tour guide, Peda! Take this tour. You will not get disappointed! We loved every minute.”

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6.Wine tasting and magical tour from Kotor, Budva, Tivat (Lovcen,Skadar lake)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $301

Join Montenegro Wonders for a seven-hour private tour from Kotor, Budva, or Tivat. With guide Tanja, you follow the old Njegusi Road, visit Cetinje and Lake Skadar viewpoints, then taste six wines, sweet liqueurs, and brandies with a Montenegrin plate at a family winery.

“Tanja from Montenegro Wonders Team was an excellent guide. We thoroughly enjoyed her Montenegro inside information and view. She took us up the mountain to a family farm and winery that was more than we ever expected. Tanja was personable, friendly, and a great guide! My girlfriends and I had the most wonderful time!”

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7.Handmade Pasta Cooking Class with Italian Chef in Montenegro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $51Best value

Spend about three hours at a villa in Đuraševići with Italian chef Giuseppe and host Monika. Make spinach and ricotta ravioli in the morning or tagliatelle with ragù in the afternoon, then eat your pasta with local Montenegrin wine. The class is private, hands-on, and includes a printed recipe.

“We had the most amazing time. The chef was an amazing cook. It was once of the best pasta I have ever had. But more importantly, they were amazing host!! They were kind, friendly, patient, we had lovely conversations, they had a beautiful cRead more”

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8.Olive oil farm to fork experience & short walking tour of Kotor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Spend about five hours with guides Daniel and Lisette, beginning with a short Kotor walking tour before driving to a family olive estate in the Lustica region. See a 150-year-old mill, modern anaerobic pressing, nearly 1,000 olive trees, and enjoy olive oil, cheese, prosciutto, bread, olives, and homemade drinks.

“Daniel was an amazing tour guide! He gave us a short walking tour through the old town, and then drove us to this lovely villa where a family produces delicious olive oil! We were then treated to a delicious homemade lunch. We have been to Kotor in the past, and this was the best tour we've ever done. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kotor either for a day, or any extended stay.”

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