The 12 Best Food Tours in Kotor

1.Private Walking tour with Wine and Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $113Our pick

Start at Kotor’s Sea Gate with a private guide such as Jelena, Nikola, Ivan, or Bruna. Walk the Old Town, sample prosciutto, cheese, olives, and rakija at the farmers market, then sit down to local specialties with wine or beer. The private format gives you time for questions and personal stories.

“Wonderful tour with Ivan, learning about the history of Montenegro and Kotor and trying delicious local delicacies. Would highly recommend!”

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2.3 Hour Kotor Food Tour – Rick Steves’ Recommended

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $168

Spend three hours walking Kotor’s Old Town and sampling Montenegrin specialties with a local guide such as Ivan, Jelena, or Bogdan. The route includes the farmers market, prosciutto, cheese, rakija, Amaro Montenegro, mussels in buzara sauce, black risotto, wine, coffee, and krempita. Groups are capped at 10, and the tour starts at noon by the Sea Gate.

“I was worried this wouldn't be worth the price; but I was very wrong! We ended up getting a wonderful private food tour with lots of history added in. Fantastic time, great food, and even better memories. 100% recommend, it was definitely worth the price! Lovely Kotor, will be back!”

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3.Private tour: Homemade food and wine tasting at my family home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $167

Travel privately from Kotor to Njegusi with a local guide such as Dragan or Igor. Meet the family, learn how prosciutto is cured, taste homemade meats, cheese, wine, and brandy, and stop at a viewpoint above Kotor Bay. The tour lasts about three and a half hours and returns you to the port or pickup point.

“This was an exceptional tour. We were met promptly and had a brief tour of the Old Town before heading to the mountain village for wonderful food and wine. The views on the route were spectacular.”

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4.Kotor Jeep Tour: Hidden Stone Village & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours (approx.) · from $101

Leave Kotor by Jeep for Donji and Gornji Stoliv, then walk stone paths to the 13th-century Church of St. Elijah. Your English-speaking guide handles the rough mountain track and opens the church for a private visit. Finish with prosciutto, cheese, bread, olives, juices, and Bay of Kotor views.

“We did the jeep tour to the hidden stone village. Luka picked us up from the hotel and took us on a scenic drive around the coast, we then went off road up to the village. The off road drive was exhilarating and Luka is clearly very experienced in traversing the rough terrain. The views the from the village were absolutely stunning and we were given an abundance of national foods to try. The tour to the village felt very exclusive as Luka explained no other tour operators have access to it! We then visited a museum and were treated to a coffee! Would definitely recommend this trip - Especially…”

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5.Private National Park Lovcen with food and wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $210

This private five-hour trip takes you from Kotor up Lovcen Mountain to the Njegos Mausoleum, with photo stops above Boka Bay and a tasting at a family home in Njegusi. Guides such as Dragan, Alex, and Slavko share local history and family stories. Expect narrow mountain roads, 461 steps, spectacular views, and homemade prosciutto, cheese, wine, and spirits.

“This was by far the best experience we had on the trip! Dragan was super knowledgable, and answered any question we asked. After the scenic tour we went to his family home and ate the best prosciutto and goat cheese we’d ever had (and we are meat and cheese lovers). This is a must do, I highly recommend!”

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6.Food, wine and the best private walking tour of Kotor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Meet your private English-speaking guide at Kotor’s Main Town Gate for a 2 to 3 hour walk through the old town, farmers market, and local cuisine. Guides such as Lisette, DeJana, and Daniel lead the experience, which ends with Montenegrin wine or beer, regional specialties, and mussels, clams, or shrimp in sauce.

“Excellent tour, plenty of history with a little humour. Daniel our guide was a great personality, he made the tour interesting, he was friendly and was helpful.”

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7.Private Gastro Cruise: Blue Cave & Organic Seaside Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $90Best value

Leave Kotor’s Park Sloboda by private speedboat, pass Dobrota, Muo, Prcanj, and Stoliv, then visit Our Lady of the Rocks before a seaside meal at a family mussel farm in Risan. Your skipper speaks English, Wi-Fi is available, and the small-group format can suit a tight cruise schedule.

“Fabulous day and, we think, very much undersold. We didn’t realize it was a speedboat trip - visited Lady of the Rock, then the mussel farm where we had lunch. Trip was amazing - description in the App needs to be improved!”

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8.Budva-St Stefan tour – including tasting traditional food and wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $148

Spend four to six hours exploring Montenegro’s coast from Kotor with a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Kotor, Budva, and Sveti Stefan, stop at scenic viewpoints, enjoy free time in Budva, and finish with prosciutto, cheese, olives, fish, Mediterranean vegetables, brandy, and homemade wine.

“Great Private Tour! We loved our guide Peter! He was accomodating & really took great care of my Mother & I, we saw lots of Beautiful sites & views, we loved the shopping & the people! The food was exceptional! Fresh, very tasting all The Read more”

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9.Wine tasting and magical tour from Kotor, Budva, Tivat (Lovcen,Skadar lake)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $301

Travel privately from Kotor, Budva, or Tivat with a local guide such as Tanja. Follow the historic Njegusi road, visit Cetinje and Lake Skadar viewpoints, then taste wines, liqueurs, brandies, and homemade Montenegrin food at a family winery.

“Tanja from Montenegro Wonders Team was an excellent guide. We thoroughly enjoyed her Montenegro inside information and view. She took us up the mountain to a family farm and winery that was more than we ever expected. Tanja was personable, friendly, and a great guide! My girlfriends and I had the most wonderful time!”

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10.Olive oil farm to fork experience & short walking tour of Kotor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Join guides Daniel and Lisette for a short Kotor walking tour, then visit a family olive estate in Lustica. See a 150-year-old mill, modern oil production, nearly 1,000 trees, and enjoy homemade cheese, prosciutto, olives, bread, and local drinks. Private groups of up to six return to Kotor in about five hours.

“Daniel was an amazing tour guide! He gave us a short walking tour through the old town, and then drove us to this lovely villa where a family produces delicious olive oil! We were then treated to a delicious homemade lunch. We have been to Kotor in the past, and this was the best tour we've ever done. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kotor either for a day, or any extended stay.”

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11.Heritage on a Plate Kotor’s Walking & Gastronomic Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $363

Explore Kotor with licensed guide Milos, visiting the fortress, Old Town squares, St Tryphon Cathedral, city gates, and an Orthodox church. The 3 to 4 hour private tour adds a traditional Montenegrin lunch at a family-owned restaurant. Vegetarian meals are available with advance notice.

“Milo’s was a good tour guide. I was disappointed we didn’t get to do the tasting part of the trip at a home in Kotor. We had a nice lunch in the Old Town. Price of tour was expensive for what we did.”

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12.Mussel & Oyster Farm with Perast visitation Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

You’ll ride from Kotor, Tivat, Budva, or nearby towns to Perast, take a boat to Our Lady of the Rocks, then eat fresh mussels and oysters at a family-run farm near Ljuta. Montours provides private transport, drinks, wine, and a flexible pace for groups of up to four.

“Best fresh oysters straight from the sea. Simple and easy direct by the beach of Boka Bay. The fish was delicious”

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