The Dinaric 1000 is an epic exploration of Montenegro, Albania and Bosnia.
Like the Dinaric 650, the Dinaric 1000 covers Montenegro's mountainous coastline on various road surfaces, including some non-technical, off-road segments over five days of riding. Additionally, the Dinaric 1000 spends a half-day in Albania ascending into the high mountains of Montenegro's Prokletije National Park. On the 5th day of riding you'll spend a day in Bosnia before returning into Montenegro at Trebinje. Expect long days in the saddle in challenging conditions, with repeated ascents and descents as you traverse the Dinaric Alps with panoramic views in every direction.
The Dinaric 1000
Dinaric 1000 price includes: | Hotel for 7 nights, 1st tank of fuel, 3rd party liability insurance (See FAQ: "Insurance") |
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Himalayan 411 | €1699 |
Himalayan 450 | €1599 |
Pillion | €849 |
5
Days
30
Hours Up
7
Nights Away
1000
Kilometers
Tour Itinerary
Day 1. Coastal Montenegro
After breakfast, we'll have a general orientation about the tour and that day's riding, then head over to pick up our motorcycles, with a briefing on their operation, and discuss tips to stay safe on tour. Any luggage you want to store can be safely left where we pick up the motorcycles. There's a locked box for any valuables you need to store. You must take your passport on the tour to check in to the the other accommodations. We'll head off around the Lustica Peninsula and, for the next few hours, ride a spaghetti-like route around the coast between Kotor, Tivat, and Budva before visiting some of the Austro-Hungarian fortresses and Lovcen National Park, where the Monte Rosa Hotel is located, arriving there around 6 pm.
Day 2. Southern Montenegro
After breakfast, we leave the hotel at 8:30 am and immediately drop down from 1,250 meters above sea level to sea level and to "Rijeka Crnojevica," a primordial, lily-covered river that feeds into Skadar Lake. We'll ride parallel to the river into Virpazar and then skirt Skadar Lake down to the nearby Albanian border, where we'll have lunch. The morning's road conditions are generally good: twisty, undulating asphalt, with the road getting more broken as we get farther south, with loose gravel being a common occurrence.
Expect no straight sections of more than 50 meters for more than 100 km. After lunch, we'll head for the mountains that straddle Skadar Lake and the Adriatic Coast to test our bikes with some daunting and beautiful off-road riding. Towards evening, we'll climb back into Lovcen National Park to the hotel and eat dinner.
Day 3. Northern Montenegro
After breakfast at approximately 8:30 we'll head to Žabljak, our destination, in the Durmitor National Park. Much of the day's riding is on excellent asphalt for touring, windy two lane roads with ascents and descents through the foothills and around mountains as we work our way towards Montenegro's highest peak, Bobatov Kuk, which rises to 2523 meters. Sections of off-road riding on hard packed roads will enhance the experience.
Day 4. Western Montenegro
Departing from Zablljak in the morning after breakfast we'll head towards and into Bosnia straddling the western part of Montenegro, enjoying the mountainous terrain and riding our way through conifer forests as we head south toward Orjen Mountain, the largest mountain on the coast.
