Lovćen Hiking - Private Tour

Lovćen is a mountain in Montenegro. It is located in the southwestern part of the country and extends to the Adriatic Sea. The two largest peaks of the mountain are Štirovnik (1749 m) and Jezerski vrh – Lake peak (1657 m). On the mountain there is the National Park Lovćen. The most imposing monument of the National Park Lovćen is Njegoš’s mausoleum, built at Lake peak, a place that this bishop, writer, prominent poet and thinker even chose an eternal rest for life. On Lovćen there are 1158 plant species, of which there are 4 endemic species.

Lovćen is not only a mountain, Lovćen is a holy place that every Montenegrin or their guest experiences as a holy. Something like Olympus is for old Greeks or Mount Ararat for Armenians. The top of the mountain is a special experience as well as climbing countless stairs to Njegoš’s mausoleum, terrace, sightseeing…

The legend says that the Montenegrin king outsmarted the Turkish sultan seeking freedom and independence for Montenegro. Then he explained to the sultan that Montenegro is all the territory that is covered by the view from the top of Lovćen… Sultan, thinking that from the top of that mountain there can’t be viewed a large territory, he made a promise to the Montenegrin king, and only later realized how the king outsmarted him…

Kurt Hasert, the German geographer, wrote: “The whole of Montenegro lay in front of us like on some relief map. Here the sun was played by the moving Boka waves, the surface of Skadar Lake glittered, and the blue Adriatic disappeared on the horizon. In the wild, the Albanian Alps and the coastline of Rumija. The eye wandered through the endless series of chains and valleys, while in the background snow-covered spikes of Durmitor and Komovi sent the last greetings. Podgorica is rising from the green plain. I could hardly get out of a powerful picture.

Itinerary:

• The starting point of our ascent is from the Ivanova Korita from the hotel Monte Rosa.

• Fantastic easy tour to the mountain Lovćen with an amazing view to the bay from the top.

• Walking under a forest canopy of beech trees that shield on hot sunny days and provide shelter from the rain.

• After finishing hiking tour, optionally (not included) - visit Njegoš's mausoleum (461 steps to the top). Stairs to Njegoš's mausoleum also lead through the tunnel through the mountain, and after a few minutes walk you arrive to the "sky under the clouds", to the Jezerski vrh – Lake peak, from where all around you is provided as in the palm – approx. 1 hour.

• Drive to the city of your accommodation. The end of the tour.

• One more tour that can’t be missed!

Trip facts:

• Max. altitude: approx. 850 m

• Length: approx. 9 km

• Difficulty: Medium

Duration

Approx. 3 - 5 hours (the duration depends on where you want to start and finish the tour, because there are two ways – longer and shorter)

Language guide

English