Black Lake (Crno Jezero)
Glacial lake ringed by pine forest below the Durmitor peaks, a short walk from Žabljak. A flat path circles the water, and the mountains reflect in it on calm days.
Žabljak and Durmitor
Durmitor National Park is reached from this mountain base, with rafting on the Tara River through its canyon, hiking, and glacial lakes.
Attractive locations
Durmitor National Park
UNESCO-listed mountain park of high peaks, glacial lakes, deep canyons and pine forest. It is the base for hiking in summer and skiing in winter, and has a wide network of trails.
Bobotov Kuk
The highest peak of the Durmitor range, a bare rocky summit that rewards hikers with wide views. The climb is a serious full-day hike, best attempted in good weather.
Tara River Canyon
Deep, forested canyon cut by the Tara River, among the deepest in Europe. Visitors come to raft the river, cross the high bridge and stop at viewpoints above the gorge.
Lake Piva
Long, blue-green reservoir held between steep canyon walls, west of Durmitor. Boat trips and viewpoints along the road show the cliffs and the dam, and the water looks vivid on sunny days.
Đurđevića Tara Bridge
A long concrete arch bridge, finished in 1940, spanning the deep Tara River canyon. Visitors stop on and beside it for views down the gorge.
Airports
Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase TGD
It is about 89 km in a straight line from Žabljak and Durmitor.
Tivat Airport TIV
It is about 90 km in a straight line from Žabljak and Durmitor.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Montenegro page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-3.6 °C113 mm
- Feb-2.6 °C109 mm
- Mar0.7 °C110 mm
- Apr5.5 °C87 mm
- May10.3 °C95 mm
- Jun14.2 °C92 mm
- Jul16.5 °C64 mm
- Aug17.2 °C56 mm
- Sep12.3 °C97 mm
- Oct8.0 °C113 mm
- Nov3.3 °C146 mm
- Dec-1.9 °C129 mm
Driest months: Apr, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 42% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Police 122. Fire 123. Ambulance 124.
local government
National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro
Helps with: Montenegro's national tourism organisation. Contact its Podgorica office for visitor information. Its page also lists a separate call centre number.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Montenegro or planning a trip there.
Phone: +382 (0)77 100 001
Address: Slobode 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
ngo
Red Cross of Montenegro
Helps with: Montenegro's national Red Cross society. It covers disaster response, first aid and lifeguard training, blood donation, and a tracing service for missing persons.
Who qualifies: People in Montenegro who need its first aid, disaster or tracing services.
Phone: +382 20 241 819
Email: [email protected]
Address: Jovana Tomasevica 6, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Montenegro
Helps with: The UN migration agency, present in Montenegro since 2001. It works on counter-trafficking, anti-smuggling, labour migration and assisted return.
Who qualifies: Migrants, returnees and people at risk of trafficking. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Address: BC Hilton, Ulica Slobode 2, V floor, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
local government
Emergency number 112
Helps with: Montenegro's emergency number. UK government travel advice gives this one number and does not split it by service.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 112