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Skadar Lake National Park

Central Montenegro, Montenegro

Photo: Oktoober, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Skadar Lake National Park is the Montenegrin side of Lake Skadar. It is the largest lake of the Balkans.

Where to eat, drink and stay

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Villa Miela
enquiries@undiscoveredmontenegro.com
Villa accommodation in Virpazar sleeping 8-10, available to rent.
Address
Virpazar b.b.
Phone
+44 944 315949 (UK)
Website
undiscoveredmontenegro.com

Getting there and around

Getting there

By bus
You can also get to Virpazar by bus from Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, or nearby coastal town Sutomore. Note that public transport is not available to reach other settlements around the lake.
By car
Arrive by car from the Adriatic or Podgorica via E65, crossing the Lake over a nice bridge at Vranjina.

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Getting around

Public transport is not available around the lake, but there is the buses and trains along Virpazar, from Bar and Podgorica.

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UnderstandLake Skadar is a vast freshwater lake, two thirds of which is in Montenegro and the remainder in Albania.

Get inVirpazar, the main settlement at the lake, has a train station on the Bar-Belgrade line operated by Serbian Railways, with several trains visiting daily.

Fees and permitsA small fee (€5 per person as of August 2025) is payable for a day's access to the national park and permits are required for fishing.

Get aroundPublic transport is not available around the lake, but there is the buses and trains along Virpazar, from Bar and Podgorica.

SeeSkadar Lake features very rich cultural and historical assets dating from prehistoric times. Visit archaeological sites, fortresses, Medieval churches and monasteries, water-mills and unique fishing settlements.

DoBirdwatching With its 271 bird species, four bird-watching towers on Stanaj, Radus, Plavnica and Zabljacke and eight organized bird-watching tours offered by the National Park, Lake Skadar is a real attraction for…

BuyVirpazar offers a grocery store for essentials and has a weekly farmers' and fishermens' market on a Friday morning.

SleepCamping is not permitted within the National Park borders. Several camp sites are available.

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