Guide · Families in the Bay of Kotor
Family-Friendly Kotor Boat Tours — A Parent's Guide to the Bay with Children
How to plan a boat day in the Bay of Kotor with children: which stops hold their attention, how long they can sit still, swimming and safety aboard, shade and snacks, and lunch at Marea by Moments.
Why the bay works with children
Flat water, short hops, plenty to look at
The Bay of Kotor is not really open sea. It is a deep, sheltered inlet ringed by mountains, so the water stays flat for most of the summer and the crossings between stops are measured in minutes rather than hours. That is the single biggest reason a boat day here works with small children when it might not elsewhere on the Adriatic.
The other reason is that nothing is far apart. Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks, a swimming cove and the submarine tunnels all sit within a short run of Kotor, so you can stop whenever attention flags, get everyone off the boat, and be somewhere new fifteen minutes later.
On a private charter you also control the clock. If the swim stop is going well you stay longer; if lunch needs to happen now, we head straight for the restaurant. There is no fixed group schedule to keep up with.
Life jackets
Children's sizes aboard
Ideal length
2 – 4 hours
Minimum age
None on a private charter
Safety on board
What we do before we leave the dock
Momentum is a Saxdor 270 GTO and carries a professional captain on every trip — you are never handed the wheel and left to it. Life jackets in children's sizes are carried as standard, fitted at the dock, and worn under way by anyone who wants one.
There is a shaded area and an enclosed indoor space out of the sun, which matters more than most parents expect in July: the heat, not the water, is what usually ends a boat day early. There is a fridge for your own drinks and snacks, and a toilet on board.
Swimming happens at anchor, in shallow sheltered coves, with the engine off and the ladder and swim platform down. Tell us your children's ages when you book and we will have the right jackets ready and plan the stops around them.
The route
A three-hour morning, stop by stop
This is the run we sail most often with families. Mornings are calmer, cooler and quieter than afternoons, and it finishes at a lunch table rather than halfway through one.
09:30 · 10 min
1. Board at Kotor, Dobrota or your own jetty
We come to you, so there is no walk to a busy pier with a pushchair. Life jackets are fitted before we leave the dock and the children get the tour of the boat first — where to sit, where to hold on, and which button they are allowed to press.
10:00 · 30 min ashore
2. Perast
A UNESCO-listed Baroque town of sea-captains' villas, churches and quiet waterfront cafés.
10:45 · 25 min ashore
3. Our Lady of the Rocks
An artificial islet off Perast, home to a 15th-century church built stone by stone by local sailors.
11:20 · 40 min
4. Swim stop in a sheltered cove
The high point of the day for most children. We anchor somewhere shallow and flat, drop the ladder and the swim platform, and let them get in and out as many times as they like. The bay is enclosed, so there is almost no swell.
12:00 · 20 min
5. Submarine tunnels
Cliffside Cold-War tunnels that once hid submarines from view — now hauntingly beautiful.
12:30 · Open-ended
6. Lunch at Marea by Moments
Step off the boat straight into lunch at Marea by Moments in Porto Montenegro. The waterfront terrace is the easiest of our three restaurants with a pushchair, has plenty of room to wander, and is right beside the marina.
By age
How long to go for, honestly
Under 3
Stick to two hours. Nap on board is realistic — there is an indoor rest area out of the sun — but bring your own carrier or seat for the walk ashore in Perast, where the lanes are cobbled.
3 – 6
Three hours is the sweet spot: one town stop, one swim stop, home before lunch turns into a meltdown. The swim platform and the ladder are the whole trip as far as they are concerned.
7 – 12
A half day works comfortably. This is the age the Blue Cave and the submarine tunnels land properly — a Cold War tunnel that hid submarines is a very good story.
Teenagers
A full day, with longer swim stops and a later run back so they get the light on the water at the end of the afternoon.
Afterwards
Lunch at Marea, dinner at any of our restaurants
The morning family tour finishes with lunch at Marea by Moments in Porto Montenegro. If you prefer a later tour, Momentum can drop you at any of our three restaurants for dinner. Children are welcome at all three.
Book it
Charters for families
Momentum carries up to 6 guests with a professional captain on board. Prices are per boat, not per person — a family of four pays the same as a couple.
One-Hour Charter
€200 per boat
A quick, private taste of the Bay of Kotor aboard Momentum.
Check availabilityHalf-Day Charter
€800 per boat
Up to four hours to explore — Blue Cave, Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast and beyond.
Check availabilityFull-Day Charter
€1100 per boat
A full day of the Bay of Kotor, at your own pace, itinerary built around you.
Check availabilityQuestions
Family boat tour FAQs
Planning a day with the children?
Tell us their ages and your pick-up point, and we will suggest a route and a length that suits them — and hold a table afterwards if you would like one.