Dubrovnik & Montenegro
 

We're going to Dubrovnik soon and I'm interested in learning more about daytrips to Montenegro. Has anyone done that? Where do you go and what do you see there? How do you book the trips? I'd really appreciate any info anyone has on this. Thanks!

I was there two years ago, the area was still feeling the effects of the Bosnian war situation. The resort I stayed at was nice enough but I wasn't impressed with the area. I ended up going on to Sarajevo next and staying there for a few weeks, that was interesting. The hotel should be able to help you find daytrips in the area. Be careful, this part of europe is still a little like the wild west...at least is was two years ago, but things do change. Please post your trip after so others will know that it is a viable vacation destination.

The wild west?? What do you mean?

are you not familiar with current Balkans politics? you might start reading up on it...that area is full of UN peacekeeping members and Croatia although is not Bosnia, they are so close that they are still affected by its politics.

Paige, I was there last year and it was totally safe. Similiar to any other city in Europe. There are shops set up everywhere in Dubrovnik that are selling tours so it is very easy to arrange a day trip once you are there. I believe they take you to the resort area of Montenegro for the day.

Paige, I'm not sure if xxx is referring to Dubrovnik or Montenegro as the wild west, but we were in Dubrovnik less than a year ago and didn't feel any less safe there than we did anywhere else in Europe. Actually, as they are trying to get tourism back up, I thought the people were incredibly friendly and accomodating.<BR><BR>If xxx is talking about Montenegro, you do see UN peacekeeping members and crossing the border without benefit of a tour group made me a little nervous as the very young men at passport control have very big guns and you have to walk down this rather scary stretch of road. But we got in and out without any trouble. If we weren't meeting people we probably would have taken an organized bus trip as we weren't quite sure if we needed visas or not.<BR><BR>We were traveling with relatives and the highlight tour included Kotor, a UNESCO world heritage site, Budva, St. Stevi. They also wanted to take us to Cetinje but the roads were blocked by some kind of strike. So if the day trip goes to those places you're probably seeing some of the best sites.<BR><BR>This website seems to have some good info on Montenegro althought a bit dated<BR>http://goeasteurope.about.com/library/travel/blt_mn.htm<BR><BR>The tour company we saw while we were there was Atlas but their website appears to be undergoing maintenance. I think if it were me, I would inquire at the hotel about how to book a day trip and hopefully they could steer you to a travel agent that could help you.<BR><BR>As you may have read Serbia and Montenegro just voted to become two semi-independent states in March 2002. You might want to keep an eye open for developments before you go, the BBC website has quite a few articles on the split as I'm sure do many other news websites.