Explore the “Durmitor Ring ”, a 75 km long circular, panoramic, completely off the beaten path trail around the Durmitor mountain. Requiring a low level of physical activity, this experience is a great way to meet the local people, try and buy their homemade products, learn about their way of life and explore the Durmitor National Park’s vast natural and cultural diversity.
It is a full-day Jeep safari tour that ideally starts from Žabljak and ends at Žabljak passing via the stunning Durmitor cliffs, plains and canyons. A local home-hosted lunch is planned halfway.
Pickup Time Tour departs at 9 AM, meaning we are picking you up at your accommodation 15min before departure.
Pickup Locations We shall pick you up in whole region of Žabljak.
Activity Note: This activity requires a very low level of physical activity and is adjusted to anyone. The tour is perfect for families with children because it is rich in beautiful panoramas, experiences of meeting local people, learning local traditions, and absolutely safe and physically undemanding.
The first point of exploration of the Durmitor ring route, which is also the best view of the Tara canyon, is the Ćurevac lookout point. The lookout point itself, which is located at 1625m above sea level, cannot be completely reached by car, so a two-way walk on undemanding terrain of about an hour is absolutely recommended.
As we stand there, the magnificent views over the canyon of Tara river, will easily prove a fact that after the Grand Canyon in the USA, it is the World’s 2nd highest canyon.
Simply stunning 360 views are hard to believe until you are there.
>Beautiful Tara river canyon observed from Ćurevac viewpoint
The next stop of the day will be “Momčilov Grad”. At the slopes, high above Tara canyon, is home to a fortified town of Prlitor. The town founded by Bosnian duke Sandalj Hranič Kosača, in the XIV century, is today better known for the epic hero Duke Momčilo who died of treason by his wife.
Momčilov Grad is home to one of the most famous restaurants in the region of Durmitor.
The road now leads over the pass between Mali Štuoc (1,953 m) and Veliki Štuoc (2,104 m).
>Veliki Štuoc pass and stunning views of the Tara canyon
As we continue our Durmitor Ring adventure, we visit one of the most interesting villages, not only in Montenegro, but in the whole region of Balkans – the famous village of “Mala Crna Gora” (Little Montenegro).
It is located at an altitude of 1700m, at the edge of stunning Sušica canyon, the village is snow-blocked from November to May, as the road is mostly inaccessible during the winter time. At the village, get ready to meet a few of the remaining locals, possibly be invited for a rakija, and admire the lifestyle of true Durmitor nomads.
>Meet the locals at Mala Crna Gora village
At the bottom of the Sušica canyon, there is an amazing Sušica lake. The lake is of periodical nature, especially being beautiful during the early spring days. Usually in the summertime, when large underground streams drop down, the lake disappears underground until the next winter.
>Picturesque village of Mala Crna Gora at Durmitor
After passing the beautiful Sušica canyon viewpoint and furthermore enjoying beautiful scenery, we will arrive at the picturesque village of Nedajno. Located on Piva Mountain at an altitude of 1463 m, Nedajno village is unusually vibrant and full of life, and is considered the most beautiful village in Montenegro.
>Nedajno village located at the edge of Susica canyon is considered to be the most beautiful village of Montenegro
Stopping at a local cafe bar, trying the homemade juice, and listening to legendary stories about how “Nedajno” (eng. to not allow) got the name, will surely be one of the highlights of our stunning Durmitor day.
From the viewpoint just above the Nedajno village, views of the Sušica canyon are simply breathtaking.
>Sušica canyon view nearby the Nedajno village
After Nedajno, another village on our Durmitor tour itinerary is called Trsa. The village itself is actually located on Piva mountain at an altitude of 1470m. Being located near the canyons of Piva, Tara and Sušica, below the slopes of the gigantic Durmitor, Trsa village is a great starting point for a variety of outdoor adventures such as, camping, biking, horseback riding, hiking, rafting and so much more.
>Hanging out with the local people at Trsa village and learning about the local life and traditions
Home hosted lunch with a local family from Trsa village will be the best part of the day.
Trying the specialties of local cuisine such as steamed lamb, roasted veal, homemade bread, kačamak and cicvara is a true gourmet’s dream.
The Funky Tour Trip Leader will be aware of your food choices, and will make sure to fully accommodate all your requests. During our home hosted lunch you will have an opportunity to meet the locals and learn about their life today and over the past centuries.
Understanding that the great majority of people living in the rural Durmitor region is completely self-sufficient when producing their own organic food, will additionally “boost” the taste and make you fully appreciate your meal today.
After the lunch you will have an opportunity to stroll through the village and furthermore explore the life of locals at Durmitor region.
>Tasting the local organic food prepared by the local residents of Trsa village at Durmitor National Park
Secret Add-on: At the village we will do a short secret 20min hike to one of the most beautiful peaks of Piva Nature Park. Great activity before we continue our Durmitor ring journey.
After a delicious meal our journey continues. Passing by the small village of Pišće and enjoying one of the beautiful viewpoints over the Piva lakes, we will arrive at Prutaš (2393m) and Todorov Do (Todor’s valley) viewpoint.
With its peak at 2393m, and beautifully adorned with gentle ridge lines, green mountain sides, miraculous oblique layers called “prutovi” (eng.wands or rods) after which it was named, Prutaš is one of the most beautiful massifs in the whole region of Durmitor National Park.
Prutaš massif and Todor’s valley are perfect place for stunning photography.
>The view at the Prutaš peak
Finally, the last stop of our Durmitor Ring journey will be Sedlo pass (1907m, famously called “saddle of gods”), located below the striking peak of Stožina.
Prijevoj (eng. pass or saddle), a sunken part between two mountain peaks, is the most common starting point for the majority of beautiful hiking tours in the entire Durmitor massif (Bobotov Kuk, Prutaš or Krčka lakes, etc.).
>Sedlo pass at Durmitor National Park in Montenegro
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We had such an amazing time with Daki in Durmitor.
He was a great guide, very friendly and always giving us the context of all the places we were going through. For eating, the tour included a stop for coffe and local products, and an amazing lunch with traditional meals. Daki showed us amazing view points that we would never see if we planned a tour by ourselves. We totally recommend a tour with Daki!
Amazing tour and Montenegrin Experience with Funky Tours!!
We were a group of 4 in mid twenties and did two different day tours with this company. The first day was as advertised on their website and went to Skaddar Lake, Lipa Caves, Lovcen National Park, Rejiska, Centinje and the second was a customized tour to Durmitor National Park, Tara Bridge, Biogradska National Park and Moraca Canyon/Monastery.
Before we arrived in the country, the organization and communication was great and we found it easy to book tours and they were flexible and catered to our needs and what we wanted to see by making customized tours just for us.
Both tours themselves were absolutely fantastic. They were a perfect blend of different types of activities and allowed us to see nearly all of Montenegro in just a short space of time.
The company were also flexible with pickup and drop off in different cities to allow us to see all areas.
The guides (Skender, Ana and Slavko) were both a great blend of informative and fun. They were extremely knowledgeable about the country and the areas we visited and we learnt so much about the wonderful country.
We will definitely be booking with funky tours again when we travel to Bosnia/Serbia in the future.
The Funky Tours team was absolutely excellent!
Great people to spend the day with. Each taxi, host or guide they set us up with spoke great English and was very personable.
We spent 5 nights in Bosnia. Funky Tours set up everything for us.
Our only major responsibility was to wake up and make it to the van, everything else into the evening was taken care of.
A very memorable trip.
