Boat tours from Kotor fall into three types. A group bay tour (Kotor → Perast → Our Lady of the Rocks → Lady of the Rocks submarine tunnels) lasts 2–3 hours and starts around €25 per person. A speedboat trip to the Blue Cave and Mamula on the open Adriatic lasts 4–5 hours and costs €40–€60 per person. A private charter for up to 8–12 people is priced per boat, typically €180–€400 for a half day, and lets you set the route and swimming stops yourself.
All Kotor boat departures leave from the waterfront promenade directly outside the Old Town's Sea Gate, between the marina and the cruise berth. There is no separate boat terminal — you meet your skipper at the boat.
The bay itself is sheltered, so the short Perast route runs in almost any summer weather. The Blue Cave sits outside the bay on open sea, so that trip is the first to be cancelled when the wind picks up; operators usually decide on the morning of departure.
This is the classic Bay of Kotor trip and the one most visitors mean when they say 'boat tour in Kotor'. The boat crosses the bay past Dobrota and Prčanj, stops at the artificial island of Our Lady of the Rocks (you go ashore for about 30 minutes to see the church and its votive silver plates), and usually gives you 30–45 minutes of free time in Perast. Faster boats add the abandoned submarine tunnels near Rose. Bring a few euros in cash — the island church charges a small entry fee that tours do not include.
The Blue Cave is a sea cave on the Luštica peninsula where sunlight refracting through the water turns the whole interior blue. Boats leave the bay through the Verige strait, pass the fortress island of Mamula and the Our Lady of Mercy cave, and give you 15–20 minutes to swim inside the cave. Go in the morning — the light is strongest before noon and the cave gets crowded after 11:00.
A private boat makes sense from about four people up, because the price is per boat rather than per person. You choose the route: most families combine Perast with two swimming stops, while couples often ask for a late-afternoon departure that ends with sunset in the middle of the bay. Skippers are licensed for commercial passenger transport, which is a legal requirement in Montenegro.
A boat covers the whole bay and reaches Perast and the Blue Cave. A kayak stays close to the Dobrota shore but gets you into places a boat cannot reach and lets you swim off the boat whenever you want. Kayaking suits people who want to be active for 3 hours; a boat tour suits families, older travellers and anyone with a cruise-ship time limit.
A shared 2–3 hour bay tour to Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks starts at about €25 per person. A 4–5 hour Blue Cave speedboat trip is €40–€60 per person. Private charters are priced per boat, from roughly €180 for a half day.
From the waterfront promenade directly outside the Old Town's Sea Gate. It is a two-minute walk from the main square and a short walk from the cruise berth.
In July and August, yes — morning departures and Blue Cave trips sell out a day or two ahead. In May, June, September and October you can often book the same morning.
Yes. Cruise ships dock a few minutes' walk from the departure point, and short bay tours are built around a 3-hour window. Tell the operator your all-aboard time when you book.
Facts on this page last checked 2026-09-17.
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