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Family Vacations
Our team is full of family travelers, meaning we know what it takes to make sure everyone enjoys the experience just as much as each other.
Couples Vacations
Our couple itineraries are paced perfectly for you to enjoy the very best a country has to offer whilst making sure you enjoy the quality time together you’re after.
Multi Generational Trips
From very small to very big. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and our multi-generational holidays are perfectly designed to tick the boxes for the whole family.
Group Vacations
No matter what the size or the occasion, we’re well versed in taking larger groups of people away for those special adventures.
Honeymoons
We’ve been crafting dream itineraries for newly married couples for years. Learn more about the ins and outs of our honeymoon service here.
Anniversary Trips
Whether you’re celebrating as a couple, or across multiple generations, our anniversary trips are crafted around the milestone – and the people sharing it.
Travel With Teens
This is a list of the very best places to travel with teenagers – one that’s crammed with bragging rights (for them) and bonding moments (for you).
Grown Up Family Vacations
As your children become adults, your family trips are also due to change and grow. These are our favourite trips for you and your grown up family.
Solo Travel
Our travel experts have experienced the thrills and challenges of solo travel, all with the aim of producing some of our most immersive and exciting itineraries.
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Unusual vacations
The world may be conquered, but enough secrets remain to keep us up all night, dreaming of ways to whisk you off to the most unique corners of the globe. Where first?
Remote Destinations
We’ve chosen these experiences, destinations and adventures to bring you closer to the great outdoors. This is your ticket to our wonderful world.
Adventure vacations
Hike across mountain ridgelines, scramble across glaciers and kayak down rivers – these trips are designed to immerse you in vast wildernesses and ancient cultures.
Beach Vacations
Porcelain shores, perfect seas and swaying palms; the allure of a beach break is hard to ignore. Which is why we handpick the best beachfront boltholes to offer you…
Food Vacations
Food and travel have long gone hand in hand, and we have put together some mouth-watering trips that capture the palate, of countries across the world. Bon appétit.
Safari vacations
With a team of experts that have worked as conservationists and wildlife photographers, we have the expertise to make your safari dreams come true.
Slow Travel
As the world becomes busier, slow travel has never felt so fitting. Whether it’s meeting fishermen in Maine or learning the Dukha-way in Mongolia, take time to connect.
Eclipse Vacations
Eclipse travel celebrates our place in the wider cosmos. Let us take you to wherever in the world the eclipse is at its most arresting, and we’ll do it in style.
Proposal Service
Found the one and want to propose in style? The moment will be a memory forever and we’re here to help you make sure it’s the most perfect moment for you and your loved one.
Train Travel
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” We’ve all heard this, haven’t we? And with these captivating luxury train journeys, we’ll show you the joy to be found travelling across the world by rail.
The Pursuit of Feeling
From impassioned and emotive journeys, to podcasts and our Feelings Engine, you’ll find something to move you and something to soothe you. We want to fire your heart and provide food for your soul.
Set Jetting
Swapping salubrious saloons and questionable lodgings for sumptuous hotels and eye-opening experiences, each of our show-stopping journeys will take you behind scenes of some of TV’s most awe-inspiring locations.
See You in the Moment
Field Trip
Education begins in the classroom, but it’s IRL that younger generations put their lessons to the test. Field Trip is a curriculum of educational encounters around the world.
Take Me On A Story
A series of family experiences celebrating the transformative power of the books we loved when we were young, and the stories our children have come to adore.
Get Lost
Designed as a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, train with elite survival experts before traversing a polar, jungle, coastal, mountain or desert region in your mission back to civilisation.
Blink
Bring it Back
Bring It Back will embed you in an entirely different way of thinking, and of learning about a culture directly from its experts on the ground. You may be surprised by what you discover.
The Great American View
This series of breathtaking journeys culminate in some of America’s most legendary sights. They are the places you’ve always sought out, and now it’s your time to find them.
James Bond
We are proud to have been selected as the official travel partner to curate James Bond inspired trips.
Agatha Christie
We’ve been hand-picked by Agatha Christie Limited to help bring Agatha’s world-famous Grand Tour to life through a series of episodic trips across Africa, Australasia and North America, and a unique prelude in London.
Tasting Notes
Take the Open Road with Auberge
With the iconic hotel brand Auberge Resorts, we’ve created a new series of tailormade, luxurious road trip itineraries. Emblems of America’s most iconic landscapes, regions, and people.
Remarkable Drives of Discovery with Auberge
Following on from the much lauded ‘Take the Open Road’ series, here’s five brand-new bespoke, multi-destination trips created with our friends at Auberge Resorts Collection. Delve deeper than ever before.
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Rugged mountains, mirror-like lakes, and blissful beaches – this country is one of Europe’s lesser-known jewels.
On a serene stretch of the Mediterranean, Montenegro has an almost ethereal feel about it. A tranquil alternative to neighbouring Croatia and Italy, spend some time embracing the simplicity of being. A luxury vacation in Montenegro is all about living life on the road less travelled, as you wander wide open spaces to see a place through the eyes of a local and escape the ordinary for a week or two. Speed across the bay of Kotor to visit the iconic Lady of the Rock, hike around Lovcen, wine taste your way through Virpazar, and dine out on fresh seafood in Parast. This is Adriatic elegance at its finest.
As ever, if you can’t see your ideal Montenegro trip here then we can still plan it for you.
This small landmass, and its tiny population, contains – like all small packages, as it goes – a concertina of surprises. Rising nonchalantly from the calm Adriatic sea, this southern Balkan nation ascends into mist-soaked, moody mountains, rugged roads, hidden monasteries, and exquisitely meaty cuisine – where Italian bistro lifestyle meets montaine moodiness. Its flame has, increasingly, drawn the attention of adrenaline junkies (look again at those mountains), but it also serves up a rich platter of historic towns, tranquil beaches, and island-hopping idylls. Sophia Loren spoke highly of it, as if it were a fairytale. Is that enough?
The country’s elegant and animated coast stares across at its invisible neighbour, Italy. And, like Italy, it has a balmy summer climate and is studded with old, terracotta-coloured medieval villages, which – in turn – share space with St. Tropez-style jet set beaches and the odd sugar-lump of a cruise liner, heaving into view. The Bay of Kotor is Europe’s most southerly fjord, and sitting prettily at its edge is a maze of sun-soaked squares and hiking trails up the sides of verdant cliffs. In the same manner, the fortified island village of Sveti Stefan offers a bucolic destination for a honeymoon retreat, where you can wander the 15th-century villas and dip your toes into the relaxing waters of the Adriatic.
Marilyn Monroe used to catch her downtime on Montenegro’s coast – enjoying not only the tranquility, but the romance of this corner of the world. Montenegro, whether taken alone or combined with its more established neighbours, Italy and Croatia, is the perfect spot to enjoy a laid back, atmospheric, and luxury vacation, right on the lip of the Adriatic sea. For a break from the palms, head to the mountains and visit the stately surrounds of the Mausoleum of Peter II Petrovic Njegos, the man who contributed to Montenegro’s transformation into an independent state during the 1800s. From here, high above the clouds, you’ll be rewarded with one of the best views in the country.
Bay of Kotor
A butterfly-shaped bay wedged between the mountains.
Set against an incredible mountainous backdrop, the UNESCO-protected town of Kotor is our go-to destination in Montenegro. Home to the famous sailors and traders of the Bay and the impressive St. Trifun Cathedral and Maritime Museum, there’s lots to keep you busy. Wander down charming cobblestone streets, take a boat out to the iconic islet Our Lady of the Rock, climb Kotor’s city walls at sunrise, and enjoy a guided tour of Perast with a local historian.
Lovćen National Park
The inspiration behind Montenegro’s name.
Boasting beautiful views over Boka Bay, Lovćen is the mountain that gave Crna Gora (Montenegro) its name – translating from Black Mountain. Laden with hiking trails covered in flora and countless wildlife species like deer and hedgehogs, Lovćen National Park is a mecca for activities and definitely one for the wildlife lovers. After hiking, biking, or zip-lining we’ll take you to Lovćen’s charming mountain village called Niegusi. Renowned for its production of smoked ham and cheese, you’ll get the chance to sit with some locals and sample these local delicacies.
Lake Skadar National Park
A naturist’s dream and a mirror image of Arizona’s horseshoe bend.
Stretching across Montenegro and Albania, Lake Skadar has made its mark as the largest lake in Southern Europe. Scattered with floating fields of water lilies, chestnut, and orchids, the ancient lake is home to a rich and remarkable freshwater biodiversity – with local folklore stating the lake was created by the tears of a pixie. For a low and slow travel experience, we’ll arrange a wooden fisherman boat to guide you around Skadar, passing endangered otters, native fish, nesting birds, and water snakes. We’ll then take you to Virpazar for a winetasting masterclass, swirling and sipping the traditional red of Vranac.
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The best time to visit Montenegro depends on what you want from the trip. June to September is peak Adriatic season — the Bay of Kotor is at its most brilliant, beach weather is reliable, and the outdoor restaurant culture along the coast is in full swing. May and October offer the same landscapes with significantly fewer visitors and more comfortable temperatures for hiking Lovcen. Winter has its own appeal: the mountains are dramatic and quiet, and the coastal towns feel genuinely local when the summer crowds have gone.
For a luxury Montenegro vacation, five to seven days is the sweet spot — enough to cover the Bay of Kotor, a day on Lake Skadar, and an evening in the mountain village of Njeguši without feeling rushed. Montenegro also pairs naturally with Croatia; add four nights in Dubrovnik or on the Peljesac Peninsula and you have a ten-day Adriatic itinerary that covers two countries without doubling back.
For a luxury Montenegro vacation, using a specialist is worth it. Montenegro is compact but its best experiences require local knowledge to access — the right boatman for a private crossing to Our Lady of the Rock, the winemaker at Virpazar who does not advertise tastings, the local historian who brings Perast to life in a way no guidebook can. A specialist also handles the practical reality that Montenegro is still building its luxury infrastructure, so knowing which properties genuinely deliver and which do not makes a significant difference.
Montenegro is an exceptional honeymoon destination. Aman Sveti Stefan — a private island fortress with just 50 suites — is one of the most romantic hotel settings in the world, and the Bay of Kotor provides the backdrop that most couples can only dream of. Private boat crossings, candlelit dinners in medieval Perast, and sunsets over the Adriatic create the kind of honeymoon that requires very little engineering to feel special.
Montenegro works well for families who want something different from the standard Mediterranean resort. The Bay of Kotor is endlessly explorable by boat, the hiking in Lovcen is accessible for older children, and Lake Skadar offers wildlife — otters, nesting birds, water snakes — that genuinely captures younger travelers. Montenegro also benefits from being compact and safe, with short transfers between very different landscapes.
The cost of a luxury Montenegro vacation with Black Tomato ranges in cost based on your travel preferences since all trips are customized. Pricing varies based on location(s), time of year, hotels, transfers, experiences and more. For an accurate quote built around your specific travel dates and preferences, submit an enquiry and we’ll connect you with one of our Montenegro Travel experts.
