Montenegro Tours & Vacations

It was a fantastic two weeks in the Balkans! Zicasso's travel designer worked with us to organize a trip that met all of our expectations. One of our guides asked us what we would change and we couldn’t come up with one thing. The transportation, hotels, sites, and cities/towns visited, the wonderful drivers and guides… everything was wonderful!

We started with a couple of days in Venice and then met our driver/guide/adventure-seeking friend in Trieste. We had a great week exploring Slovenia and Croatia with our driver. Thank you, our driver, for answering our nonstop questions! We learned a lot about the area and really enjoyed our time together! Two nights of relaxation on the island of Hvar was perfect.

We spent a shorter amount of time in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and really loved both places (Mostar and Kotor). Thank you to our guide for a lovely day! The time together is something we will always remember.

Our trip ended in beautiful Dubrovnik, with memories that will last forever. Thank you, this travel designer, for helping us organize a dream vacation!

All five of us agree that Zicasso’s tour operator provided us with one of the best and well-curated tours we have had. From the start in Ljubljana to the awe-inspiring finale at Dubrovnik, we could not have asked for more.

The cooking class in Trsteno was a highlight, as well as the truffle-tasting menu in Motovun and the food-and-wine pairings menu in Goriška Brda.

All the local guides were very knowledgeable and informative, providing us with not just information on the sights, but also the complicated historical background (especially in the Balkans!). They were also very interactive.

The accommodations were stellar.

Especially, our guide/driver was the best; very accommodating, friendly, and personable.

We can't wait to use them again in the future.

I would like to thank Zicasso’s tour operator and everyone at this travel company for our very well-planned trip!

We were pleased with the route, hotels, and cities. Sadly, the museum in Cetinje that we specifically wanted to see, and for which our travel specialist allocated an additional one hour of touring, was closed on Monday, the day we went. Ugh. (Extra time at a museum in Cetinje was stated in our itinerary.) However, we made up for it by asking our guide to walk us through the old town of Budva, which he did.

Notes on personnel: Our driver for the majority of the trip was the star! He was a very careful driver and a sensitive and personable man. We absolutely fell in love with him.

Our guides and drivers were wonderful in Dubrovnik. Our guide was the best! She was punctual, very well prepared, had great people skills, spoke perfect English, and made the tour very interesting and relevant in human and geo-political terms.

The guide in Kotor was also very good. The guide was not the one as stated in the itinerary. She only showed up for the boat tour of Lake Shkodra. For two days in Montenegro, we had a male guide. He was superb!

The guide in Ohrid was wonderful. He had excellent English, a great sense of humor, and an extremely interesting storyteller. People skills were great too.

There was just one excellent guide in Albania at Berat, on par with the ones in Dubrovnik, Macedonia, and Montenegro. But the other two at Gjirokastër and at Butrint were not as polished and not as punctual and did not think to call us to tell us they were being delayed. Our driver even managed to sneak in another tour while we were waiting for him for over 30 minutes in front of the archaeological site, and he actually accused us of not being on time. This happened while we arrived at the exact time outlined in our itinerary.

I hope these specific comments could help the guides discover what would elevate them from people who can relate historical facts to great overall guides with good people skills.

Still, we had a great experience overall. Please extend our thanks to everyone who made this trip happen and especially our driver.

I have already recommended your agency to several of our friends and will travel with you in the future when the opportunity presents itself.

Zicasso's travel designer set up a wonderful two-week tour of Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro. Our guides were friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the history and culture of the areas. Accommodations varied and mostly met our expectations. Our travel designer was easy to contact during our trip and would give us updates on our travel when necessary. Traveling was stress-free and most enjoyable.