Blue Cave

Blue Cave – Old Submarine Tunnel – Our Lady…

See how old architecture is combined with new and modern designs, all mixed with stunning nature. Meet our history and tradition, see maritime towns centuries old, see the gifts nature gave us and beauties that our people created.

Price:

35€ per person

Duration of tour:

3 hours

Departure time:

9:00 12:00 15:00

Price include:

Complimentary drink
Snorkeling equipment
Free WIFI

Price don’t include:

Entrance in the church Our Lady of the Rocks

Departure location:

Park slobode, right next to the main monument ”Spomenik palim za slobodu”.

Suggest to take:

Suncream
Hat
Camera
Swimsuit
Sunglasses
And the most important, bring smiles 🙂

About the Tour

We are starting our tour from Kotor and cruising directly to old Submarine tunnel. On the way there You will enjoy speed, sun, wind in your hair and breathtaking nature. After some 30-35 minutes we will reach our first short stop.

Our tour starts from Park Slobode in Kotor

You will have opportunity to visit one of the three old submarine tunnels (Rakite, Spilice and Rose) built and used by Yugosloven navy.

Old Submarine Tunnels

Purpose of tunnels was for hidding submarines and smaller navy ships from enemies. They are long about 100 meters, wide 10 meters and depth is around 5 meters. Today, tunnels are open and easily visible but during the time they were used they were complitely closed and camouflaged.

There are rests of the camouflage that imitated rocks around and you will have opportunity to see false rocks above you at the entrance of tunnel. Inside the tunnel you will see doors on the both sides that are connected with land above.

After this short stop we are continuing our trip to the open sea and the star of this tour, the magnificent Blue Cave.

Hold your breath and dive in crystal turquoise water. Our stop here will be 20 minutes and will include swimming for amazing experiences. Blue Cave is located at Lustica peninsula between Zlatna Luka bay and the cape Mokra Gora. Cave has two entrances, we will visit both of them.

Main and bigger entrance is 3 meters high and 15 meters wide. Enough for smaller boats to enter. Area of cave is three hundred square meters. Depth is around 4,5 meters and ceiling is high 9 meters. Cave is real art of nature and worth of visit. Bring waterproof camera and make beautiful photos under the water.

Fort Mamula

We will also pass by two forts from Austro-Hungarian rule. The most famous one is fort Mamula located at the island Lastavica. Fort was built in the ninetheenth century by Austro-hungarian general Lazar von Mamula. Together with fortification at Prevlaka peninsula and fort Arza at Lustica peninsula fort Mamula was built to keep the entrance of the bay safe and prevent enemies to enter the bay. Nowadays fort is reconstructed for a luxury hotel.

Our Lady of the Rocks

Leaving the open sea we are cruising back into bay to our next destination the artificial islet Our Lady of the Rocks, made by the end of the fiftheen century. After finding the icon Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea, people from Perast decided to build a small chapel on that spot. They laid rocks and sank old ships to make this charming islet and chapel on it.

Today’ church was built by Venetians in 1630. On the islet you will have 20 minutes stop, to feel the atmosphere of the islet, visit the church if you wish and enjoy view around.

Perast

When we leave the islet you will enjoy in sightseeing of Perast Old Town. Romantic small town with real Boka spirit, stone houses, graceful architecture and lot of churches.