Planning a week long trip to Montenegro around June (for the beaches & the pristine mountain hikes). It'll be my introduction to "backpacking w. dad" for my young Ahmad (14 yr old) & Omar (11 yr old) so it'll be on a budget (not a 5 star trip).
My idea is to fly to Istanbul for a two day stay (top Qapi & the sights) then take train through Bulgaria straight into Montenegro, or, fly to Vienna (again, two day sightseeing blitzkrieg)) then train to Montenegro (ideally through Serbia for a hop on the Belgrade - Bar railway). Recommendations anybody (budget, train routes and travel time, lodgings, attractions etc...)??
TO MONTENEGRO BY TRAIN FROM ISTANBUL OR VIENNA
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I don't think you have many rail options for Montenegro. I don't know how accurate it is, but the wikipedia article might give you some ideas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways_of_Montenegro
You probably have other options for traveling there, like bus or rental car.
You might want to look into some guidebooks that specialize in low budget travel for that region of the world. The Rough Guide and Lonely Planet might have some books that would help.
thx kja. trip report long tome away & will let you know how it comes along.