3 hours
Open sea & swimming
Blue Cave Tour
Into an old submarine tunnel, past the island fortress of Mamula and out to the Blue Cave, where the water glows electric blue — swim right in — and on to two more sea caves nearby.
01The classicTivat to Perast and back
Boka Bay Tour. Islands, a tunnel, Perast.
The classic of the bay in three private hours: past the islands off Tivat and into an old submarine tunnel, through the Verige Strait to Our Lady of the Rocks — and half an hour in baroque Perast.
At a glance
The bay’s favourite sights, in one easy loop.
The tour most guests choose for their first day in Boka. You see the islands off Tivat from the water, sail into a tunnel once built for submarines and step ashore where everyone hopes to: at the island church of Our Lady of the Rocks and in Perast, the town of captains.
It is private, so the boat, the skipper and the timing are yours alone — whether there are two of you or fourteen. Boris shapes the day around you: a slower pass where the light is good, a moment longer for photos, an answer to every “what’s that?” along the way.
You can go any day from nine in the morning. Mornings are usually the calmest on the water and the quietest at the island; late afternoons turn Perast gold.
- hours on the water, at your pace
- 3h
- by sea, from Tivat to Perast and back
- ≈ 30km
- stops along the way
- 6
- times ashore — the island and Perast
- 2
The voyage
Six stops, one loop of the bay.
The stops in the order Boris sails them, with the kilometres from the promenade. On the day he fits the route to the weather and the sea — and to you.
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Tivat
You board on the Tivat promenade, Šetalište Kapetana Iva Vizina — a few minutes from Tivat Airport. Water, towels and life jackets are already on board.
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St. Mark’s Island
The largest island in the bay, wooded from shore to shore. Its names tell its story: St. Gabriel in the Middle Ages, Stradioti after the light cavalry Venice kept here from 1499, and St. Mark since the end of the 16th century.
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Our Lady of Mercy
A tiny islet with a church and a monastery from the late 15th century, its bell tower rising straight from the water. Franciscans kept it for almost three centuries, and its wooden statue of the Virgin has outlasted raids and a lightning strike.
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Submarine tunnel
Across the Bay of Tivat, in the Kumbor Strait, the cliffs of Luštica hide the tunnels the Yugoslav Navy cut for its submarines — about a hundred metres into the rock. Today they stand empty, and the boat glides right inside, into the cool green dark.
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Verige Strait
Back across the bay and north into the Verige, where the bay narrows to just 340 metres — the name means “chains”. Beyond it the inner bay opens up, and the two islands off Perast come into view.
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Our Lady of the Rocks
The island Perast built stone by stone on the reef where, says the legend, an icon of the Virgin was found in 1452. Boris moors at its quay: about 20 minutes for the church, its 68 paintings by Tripo Kokolja and the little museum — or stay on board. The landing fee is per person; children under 12 go free.
The story of the island -
Perast
Half an hour in the town of captains: baroque palaces along the water, the 55-metre bell tower of St. Nicholas and a coffee on the waterfront, looking back at the islands you’ve just visited.
Perast, palace by palace -
Tivat
Back through the Verige and along the shore to the promenade — about three hours after you set off.
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On board
Travel light — the rest is on board.
Fuel, your skipper, water and towels are part of every tour. A few small things make the two stops ashore easier.
Included
- Fuel for the whole route
- Your licensed local skipper
- Drinking water
- Towels
- Life jackets on board
Bring
- Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
- A light shirt or scarf — shoulders are covered in the island church
- Comfortable shoes for the stone streets of Perast
- A few euros in cash for the stops ashore
- Your camera — and your playlist
Paid ashore
- The landing fee at Our Lady of the Rocks, per person — children under 12 go free
- Tickets in Perast, if you visit the museum or climb the bell tower
- A coffee, an ice cream or a bite on the waterfront
- Going ashore
- Going ashore is up to you: about 20 minutes at Our Lady of the Rocks — or stay on board — and half an hour in Perast for the waterfront, a church or a coffee. Want longer somewhere? Tell Boris, or make it a Custom Tour.
- Best light
- Mornings are the calmest on the water and the quietest at the island — the big tour boats arrive from late morning. Late afternoon turns Perast gold: the classic photo of the bay.
- Sea & weather
- The whole route stays inside the sheltered bay, away from the swell of the open sea. Safety still comes first: if the weather isn’t right, Boris will suggest another time.
- Swimming
- This tour is planned around the sights. For a swim in the open sea choose the Blue Cave Tour or Boka Bay + Blue Cave — or ask Boris to add a swim stop to a Custom Tour.
- Children & groups
- Children are welcome from the age of two — tell Boris their ages when you book. Up to 8 guests sail on Antonija, up to 14 on Negroni: see our boats.
“The skipper is amazing and took us to see everything.”
“He even took us into an old submarine bunker…”
“Best boat tour guide in Tivat. Takes you to all the best places…”
More tours
Three more ways to fall for Boka.
3 hours
4 hours
Best of both
Bay & open sea
Boka Bay + Blue Cave
The bay’s greatest hits in one unhurried loop: the submarine tunnel and Mamula, a swim in the Blue Cave, then back into the bay to Our Lady of the Rocks and Perast.
5–8 hours
Your route, your rhythm
Custom Tour
Five hours or more, your way. Pick the stops — Kotor’s old town, a hidden beach, an island church, the Blue Cave — and Boris will shape the route around you.
The classic of Boka — one message and it’s yours.
Open daily 09:00 – 23:00