Often considered Montenegro’s answer to Lake Como, the glorious Lake Skadar in the south has no shortage of epic views, stunning wildlife and intrepid adventures to experience. That’s why so many of our holidays are based there. We caught up with co-founder Ben who first designed this one-of-a-kind kayaking holiday in 2018. “These kinds of
Meet Vera, one of our super Montenegro guides who is most at home in the mountains – a woman after our own hearts. She hails from Žabljak, a tiny town in Durmitor National Park which also has ski slopes. Vera has been a licensed tour guide since 2017 and is a member of the Montenegrin
15 Books to inspire your next trip to the Balkans
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- Albania, Balkans, Balkans, Balkans, Books, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia
If you’re in search of some armchair travel or inspiration for your next trip, we’ve rounded up nine of our favourite books set in the Balkans. Whether you’re looking to escape to the idyllic mountainscapes or understand the region’s complex past, these books will have you gripped – and perhaps even inspire you to visit
Nothing says adventure like a Land Rover Defender
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- 4x4 adventure tours, Adventure, Kosovo, Land Rover, Land Rover Defender, Undiscovered Balkans
Nothing says 4×4 adventure tour quite like a Land Rover! There’s something about the classic shape that has a timeless appeal, the promise of going boldly where no VW minibus has gone before. If you want to head off into the undiscovered wilds of the Balkan back-roads, there’s only one vehicle that’s going to do
Undiscovered Tastes #4 – a recipe for priganice doughballs from Montenegro
- Food, Recipes, travel, Uncategorized, Undiscovered Montenegro
- Balkans, Cookery, Cooking class, Culture Tours, Foodie, foodie tours, gastronomy, Priganice, Recipe, Undiscovered Tastes, Ustipci
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This recipe for priganice dough balls is delicious! Unexpected, delicious new foods are one of the best bits of travelling. One dish which continually delights and surprises our guests is ‘priganice’ (that’s the name for these dough balls in Montenegro, but every country in the Western Balkans has their equivalent, from uštipci in Serbia to
Hiking in Montenegro: this trail comes top for remote wilderness
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- hiking, Hiking Holiday, Hiking in Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Montenegro, Mount Maganik, Mountain climbing, Tresteni Vrh, Undiscovered Balkans, walking
Our new tour leader Nenad loves getting off the beaten track whenever he’s hiking in Montenegro, the stunning country from where he hails. The more remote the location, the more likely he is to be exploring it! We asked him about some possible new additions to our Montenegro walking holiday. He’s come up with something
Why kayaking to Lake Skadar’s pelicans is our favourite tour of all
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- conservation, Dalmatian Pelican, ecotourism, kayaking, Nature travel, Pelicans, wildlife
The natural world is a wondrous thing. We’re so lucky that one of the world’s largest flying birds, the Dalmatian Pelican, with its 3m wide wingspan, is a resident species at our base, Lake Skadar. These giants of the sky take centre stage whenever we catch a glimpse, whether it’s on the school run or
Montenegro packs in more action per square kilometre than almost any other place I’ve ever known. It’s one of the reasons we decided to settle here! During the warmer months, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, canyoning, para-gliding, wild-swimming, kite-surfing, zip-lining and trekking are all on offer in some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe, with
Villa Miela’s winter projects
- Montenegro, Undiscovered Montenegro
- Grand Designs, Guest Accommodation, Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar, Renovation Project, Villa, Villa Miela, Workaway A Place in the Sun
If you’re reading this, you know what we usually get up to when we have a tourist season – but you might not be aware that Emma and I tend to be just as busy during the winters. It’s not all skiing and cricket (yes, really!), finding new waterfalls, routes and locals to include in
Few outside Montenegro know that there’s a popular way to drink your coffee here called “dojč” (deutsch) – it’s frothy, like a cappucino but without the cocoa and we just ordered a cup to celebrate the fact that our website is now available to read…in German! German tourists are among the most popular and numerous