St. James's Place Charitable Foundation Overseas Trek - Three Peaks Montenegro
02 May 2019
Join us on board this unique mountain ridge tour that will take you high above the Bay of Kotor in the country known as 'Black' (Negro} 'Mountain' (Monte}' With 3000 meters of ascent along the limestone ridge line of the Dinaric Alps, starting and returning to sea level every day.
This is a specially designed route to test your endurance on the Primorska Planinarska Transverzala trail, stretching across the entire length of the biggest gulf of the Adriatic Sea. With 40 miles along the ridge line 1000m high above the waters, this is a challenge not to be underestimated.
An extra reward on this itinerary is coming down off the mountain each day to your Hotel Apartments on the edge of the Bay so kick back and relax in style each night in the charming restaurants overlooking the Bay in the picturesque and enigmatic villages of Perast and Kotor in this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
DAY 1 — Depart UK with a latest arrival of 13.00 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Meet leader and transport, transfer (1.5hrs) to Igalo in Herceg Novi to settle into your Hotel. We will then have a short ascent up to the Montenegro/Croatian border.
DAY 2 — Transfer to Perast. Begin Trek up to an altitude of 743m at the peak of 'Vranovo VBrdo' with a traverse of 8 miles on this first section of the ridgeline. Shuttles back to Perast for your evening in this lovely old town.
DAY 3 - Boat transfer to commence! Ascend the Vrmac ridgeline up to the peak of 'Sveti Ilija' 766m. 13 miles later will see you descend down to the shore and into Kotor.
DAY 4 - Ascend the Ladder of Cattero to the Krystac pass and up the Peak of 'Derinski Vrh' at 1098m for fabulous views across the Boka. Make the final descent on those weary legs back into Kotor, a quick shower and then let the celebrations begin!
DAY 5 - Transfer (2 hours) back to Dubrovnik for your return flight to UK.
Salary Deduction and Partner Summary
To Guarantee your place on this trip you will be required to pay a £99 non-refundable deposit followed by a final payment of £600. These payments can be made via salary deduction or Partner Account. You will have the option to pay the remaining balance of £600.00 in monthly instalments, you can select this option upon registration. Your monthly payments will be deducted automatically. Your place will not be guaranteed until your deposit has been paid.
N.B. If you choose to pay by monthly instalments, the deposit payment will be deducted once you have registered followed by further monthly payments. To spread the cost, we recommend registering early. The final balance must be paid by the end of April.
Credit/ Debit Card Payments
If opting to pay by card you will be charged the full balance of £699.00 upon registration to guarantee your place on the event. Please contact Kym Rutterford on 01285 878862 to pay by credit/debit card.
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Registration open from: 00:00:00
Organiser: St James's Place Charitable Foundation
Race Director:Kym Rutterford
Tel:01285 878862
Email:kym.rutterford@sjp.co.uk
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