103 independent reviews for Activity holiday in Montenegro

Dear Caroline, thank you again for choosing to holiday with us, and for sharing your feedback. We’re pleased to hear you enjoyed the kayaking – it’s a favourite for many of our guests and a water sport we pioneered at the National Park. We understand that the heat was an issue for you. Montenegro is a Mediterranean country and as such it can get very warm in August. Our stone farmhouse is cooled the traditional way by metre-thick stone walls, shutters and fans rather than carbon-guzzling air-conditioning – and we also provide our guests with plenty of keeping cool advice, a lovely swimming pool, and include extra water-based activities in summer. All of our excursions have been very well adapted to both youngsters and summer heat over the 15 years we have been running this holiday. Jumping in waterfalls and rivers and swimming in Lake Skadar is usually a highlight for our guests but two of your party of 6 chose not to participate in any of our activity days at all, which was a first. All but one of your family also declined to join us on a hike that involved three refreshing river swims that other guests have enjoyed, especially in the summer heat. While we understand everyone has different preferences, we genuinely believe that joining in more of the activities would have allowed your family to fully experience the beauty and adventure that our holiday offers. We hope you'll consider visiting again, perhaps during a cooler season, to make the most of everything Montenegro has to offer.

Hi Eoin! We’re delighted that you enjoyed our holiday and we are always happy to receive feedback from our guests. All our activities support local enterprises - our groups eat lunches with local people, we regularly visit local winemakers and the island monasteries kayak trip you speak of is a highlight for many precisely because no-one else offers it (local firms offer only kayak rental from Virpazar and no guided trips at all). Did you know, for instance, that our company founders donated two community water filters to the monasteries, having built up a relationship with the nuns over a ten year period? And we also sponsor annual clean-ups at the National Park along with other environmental initiatives like pelican conservation. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed using our complimentary mountain bikes during your stay. It’s true that our activity holiday currently features more walking, wild-swimming and kayaking than cycling, but that’s the nature of a lake-based group holiday - we run a programme that ticks as many boxes for as many of our guests as possible. We wouldn’t describe any of the hikes as extreme (these are hill and forest trails we’ve used for years with mixed groups from age 7 to 70-something), but we suppose it depends on what you’re used to! Either way, you’ll be pleased to hear that we’re hoping to add some guided mountain biking trips to the portfolio for 2024 - watch this space! At Villa Miela we set out to provide a ‘home from home’ which comes with yoga deck, helpful hosts and beautiful pool. Our management team and volunteers are all very much aware of the train connections and recommend them every week - and we definitely agree, the route from Belgrade to Bar is one of the most spectacular rail journeys in Europe. More guests to arrive this way please!