A truly extraordinary week in Montenegro
I recently spent a week travelling through Montenegro with Travel Twitch DMC and came home with a notebook full of memories and a real love for this beautiful country. From start to finish, the team curated a journey that felt personal, polished and full of character.
The pacing of the itinerary was exceptional. We began in the sophisticated marina of Porto Montenegro, cruised across Boka Bay by speedboat to Mamula Island and Our Lady of the Rocks, wandered the medieval streets of Kotor, climbed the famous 25 hairpin bends into the mountains, lunched in a Njegusi village, explored the alpine beauty of Kolasin and Biogradska Gora National Park, drifted through the lily-covered channels of Skadar Lake, and finished on the Adriatic coast in Budva and Sveti Stefan. Each day revealed a completely different side of Montenegro - coast, mountain, lake, village - and every transition felt intentional.
What truly set the experience apart were the small, off-the-beaten-path moments that you simply cannot find on your own. A hands-on cooking class with a local grandma in Kotor. A 4x4 adventure into a working katun where shepherds still keep centuries-old traditions alive. A long, sun-soaked lunch at a family winery on Skadar Lake. A hidden winery tucked behind a mountain road. These were not tourist stops - they were genuine, generous welcomes into Montenegrin life.
The accommodation was outstanding throughout - Regent Porto Montenegro, Hotel Cattaro in Kotor's Old Town, Hotel Wulfenia in the mountains, and Iberostar Slavija in Budva - and every transfer, meal and detail in between was handled seamlessly.
A special word about the people behind Travel Twitch, because they are the real reason this trip was so memorable. Co-owners Rade and Ivan have built something genuinely special, and their vision and warmth come through in every choice the company makes. Dragana, who represented the team on the ground, is meticulous, generous and deeply knowledgeable - the kind of person you instinctively trust the moment you meet her. Our tour leader Nemanja brought the country to life with his stories, humour and care for every detail of every day. And Nikola, our driver, navigated mountain roads and hairpin bends with calm skill - he made the long drives feel effortless and was a quiet, kind presence throughout the week.
Together, they are a team that clearly loves their country and loves their guests, and it shows.
If you are considering Montenegro - or the wider Adriatic - I cannot recommend Travel Twitch DMC highly enough. They have built something genuinely special, and the country deserves to be experienced exactly the way they showed it to us.