“Enjoy the beauty of northern Montenegrin nature”
8 Day Horseback Riding Tour through Stunning Mountains, National Parks, and Lakes in Montenegro
Eco Village Bijeli Potok, Polje bb, Kolašin, Northern Region, Montenegro
Mountain Horse Riding Tour Montenegro
In riding a horse, you borrow freedom. Get ready for this trip! Riding mountain Balkan horses, calm and very skilled at this terrain, you will enjoy the beauty of northern Montenegrin mountains, lakes, national parks, and the biggest European canyon - Tara Canyon.
Key information
- Rider Weight Limit: 221 pounds / 100 kilograms
- Tack Type: Western tack
- Horse Breed: Balkan horses
Highlights
- 6 riding days
- Approximate daily riding time: 5 - 6 hours
- Exploring 3 mountains, 2 national parks, and many lakes
- Meeting locals, sleeping in traditional villages - katuns
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
Skill level
- Intermediate
Styles
6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French, Russian, Serbian
Group size: 6-10 participants
Airport transfer included:
Podgorica Airport
Accommodation
You will stay two nights in Bijeli Potok cabins, one night in Eko Katun Vranjak, one night in Katun Goleš, one night in Katun Potrk, one night in Katun Gomile, and one night in a local farmhouse, next to Riblje Lake, Zabljak. During this tour, accommodations vary depending on the night. You will first be accommodated in chalets with a double or triple room with individual toilets.
Each chalet has a large shared living room with a kitchen. Several nights are also planned in a gîte (dormitory) with local families. Please note that on some nights you may not have running water. Wi-Fi is available on the first, as well as the last two stages. Otherwise, note that there is very little (if any) phone network. Single-room accommodation is available for four nights only.
Program
Itinerary
Day 1
After arrival at the airport, local hosts will make sure that you enjoy every part of your tour around Montenegro. You will have a transfer from Podgorica (the capital of MNE) to the northern part of Montenegro, the town of Kolasin located at an altitude of 960 meters. The ride through Platije Canyon will certainly be an interesting one. On the way, you will visit the Moraca monastery (built in 1252 - one of the most monumental medieval memorials in Montenegro). Upon arrival, you will meet horses and have an orientation briefing during dinner, tasting Montenegrin traditional cuisine.
- Overnight: Bijeli potok cabins
Day 2
After breakfast, you will prepare horses and start riding along the stream and woods to Izlazak, the viewpoint of Kolasin. The ride goes near Cirilovac monastery up to Kljuc Peak and Kapela. Lunch will be organized in Katun Krivi with local people. After lunch, you will ride across Bjelasica meadows to eco Katun Vranjak (summer pasture Vranjak). Eco Katun Vranjak (Summer Pasture) is located by the very border of the National Park Biogradska Gora at an altitude of 1720 meters. During dinner, you will have a chance to taste some of your forgotten meals.
Night magic is waiting for you in small comfortable eco huts for two persons, while during the night mountain sounds and silence are interrupted by an owl hooting or howling of wolves. Early getting up will offer you the first-morning sun rays falling into the mountain complex that surrounds finding your lungs deeply full of fresh mountain air. You might let nature take its course while you are overwhelmed with a view at Prokletije, Maganik, and Sinjajevina.
- Overnight: Eko Katun Vranjak
- Riding time: 3 hours 30 minutes - lunch (plus a 20-minute break) - 2 hours
Day 3
Today ride is located at Biogradska Gora National Park. From Vranjak, you ride near Zekova Glava Peak and Pesica Lake, then you will visit Pešića, Ursulovacko, and Sevarine Lake. Lunch will be organized in Katun Suvodo with local people, after which the ride will continue to Svatovsko Groblje, the spring of Biogradska River, Ogorela Glava, and end at Katun Goles where you will overnight.
- Overnight: Katun Goleš
- Riding time: 3 hours 45 minutes - lunch (plus a 20-minute break) - 2 hours 30 minutes
Day 4
From Goleš Katun, you will ride through the village of Moračko Trebaljevo, and then you will go across Tara River (when the water level is small, you can also ride across the water). Lunch in a restaurant at the shore of Tara River. After that, you continue to Markovo Brdo and reach Sinjavina mountain. Sinjavina viewpoints will show you different scenery, including Lipovo Valley, and you finish your ride for today at Potrk Katun. After you set at the local house, you will have a welcome drink and dinner.
- Overnight: Katun Potrk
- Riding time: 3 hours - lunch - 3 hours
Day 5
Today, you will enjoy the amazing scenery while riding through wild beauty. After the morning ride to Savina Voda Lake, you ride up hills to Sinjavina plateaus, near Ruzica church, and continue across Sinjavina to Zabojsko Lake where you can spend some time relaxing and enjoying untouched nature. After picnicking at the lake and resting, you will ride to Gomile Katun where you will stay overnight at the house with locals.
- Overnight: Katun Gomile
- Riding time: 5 hours 30 minutes, small breaks before the picnic, 2 hours
Day 6
After breakfast, ride goest across Sinjavina meadows, through local villages, and continue to Durmitor mountain, Zminjicko Lake, where you will have lunch in a restaurant next to the lake. After lunch, you continue your ride to a local farm just next to Riblje Lake.
- Overnight: Local farmhouse, next to Riblje Lake, Zabljak
- Riding time: 2.5 hours - lunch - 1.5 hours
Day 7
This morning, you will ride across Dutmitor meadows to Riblje and Vražije lakes (opportunity to swim with the horses). After lunch at the farm, you will have the transfer (about 30 minutes) to Djurdjevica Tara bridge where you will enjoy the view of Tara Canyon (with its depth of 1300 meters, the Tara Canyon is the biggest in Europe and second-world biggest canyon after Colorado).
You will have the opportunity to fly on a zipline (optional). After visiting Djurdjevica Tara, you will drive to another National Park - Biogradska Gora and Biogradsko Lake, surrounded by primeval forest, one of the three oldest in Europe. Transfer to Kolasin where you will overnight again at Bijeli Potok cabins.
- Riding time: 4 hours + break - lunch
Day 8
Transfer to the airport depending on the flight time you plan on this day (possible to organize a visit to Virpazar and Skadar Lake).
About the tour
This small Balkan country is a hidden treasure, unspoiled by tourism. Imagine jagged peaks as spectacular as those of Switzerland and the rest of the Alps, canyons whose depth rivals that of Colorado, wild and untouched nature. It is in a mountain and high mountain landscape that you evolve to discover as your journey progresses, the charms of three national parks, each as different as the other.
Horses and saddlery
The cavalry consists of about twenty Balkan mountain horses. They are perfectly adapted to the terrain. Use of Western saddles. Saddle bags are provided to carry some personal belongings and picnics for lunches.
Equestrian experience recommended
This ride is for riders who are comfortable at all three gaits outdoors. The ride takes place partly in the mountains, the basic gait remains the walk. You ride on average five to six hours per day (20 to 30 kilometers per day), but some days can go up to eight hours in the saddle. There may be passages on foot.
- Minimum age: 14 years if accompanied by an adult
- Maximum weight: 100 kilograms
Management
The guides on this hike speak English. They will help you discover their country and their passion for their horses.
Location
You will ride through three different mountains (two national parks) and many lakes. Eating traditional Montenegrian food, meeting local people, sleeping in katuns - summer villages.
Biogradska Gora National Park
Biogradska Gora National Park was proclaimed a national park in 1952. The most impressive part of the national park is the virgin forest reserve, a surface of 16 square kilometers, where a strict protection system has been established. That is one of the last virgin forests in Europe.
Zabojsko Lake in Sinjajevina
Hidden in Sinjajevina cliffs and surrounded by dense coniferous trees, there is a lake of emerald green color. Its biggest depth of 19 meters places this almost undiscovered jewel among the three deepest lakes in Montenegro. Its beauty and quality are preserved and confirmed by a strict regime of protection within the National Park “Durmitor.”
Durmitor National Park
This breathtaking national park was formed by glaciers and is traversed by rivers and underground streams. Along the Tara River canyon, which has the deepest gorges in Europe, the dense pine forests are interspersed with clear lakes and harbor a wide range of endemic flora. It was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1980.
Food
Food and drink (non-alcoholic) are included in the package. Enjoy full board meals starting with dinner on the arrival date and finishing with breakfast on the departure date. Lunches will mostly be picnics taken from the saddlebags. During dinners, the emphasis is on local cuisine that Eco-Tours Montenegro will invite you to discover. The cooked products are often from organic farming.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Zipline at Tara Canyon - around 20 EUR
What's included
- Horse riding tour
- Hikes
- Guide
- 7 nights accommodation
- Full-board basis from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 8
- Non-alcoholic drinks
- Transfers to and from Podgorica airport
- Horse rental
- Taxes
- Entrance fees to national parks
- Financial guarantee of funds deposited with Randocheval
What's not included
- Flights
- Additional drinks
- Any other services
- Possible tips
- Personal expenses
- Registration fee of 15 EUR per person
- Possible air supplement if the planned flights are no longer available at the time of your reservation
- Zipline at Tara Canyon
- Optional insurance
How to get there
Recommended Airports
TGD
Podgorica Airport
51 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Podgorica Airport (TGD). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Eco-Tours Montenegro will wait for you, pick you up from the airport, and give you a transfer to Kolasin (one hour and 30 minutes drive), where the tour starts.
Airport: Podgorica Airport
Airport transfer included: Podgorica Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 34% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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