Budva[http://www.budva.travel] is located on the central part of Montenegrin coast, called "Budvanska rivijera". It has developed around small peninsula, on which the old town is situated. It is by far most visited destination in Montenegro, attracting both domestic and foreign tourists with fascinating old town, great bars and nightclubs, and beautiful sandy beaches. It is base for mass tourism, while it it's near vicinity there are luxury resorts such as Sveti Stefan or Milo?er.
All you have to do is to decide and there are as many as 35 beautiful sandy beaches (8 beaches are marked with blue flags ? a prestigious international award for quality and high standards of service at the beaches). There are the clean and safe sea and beaches along which you can swim as long as you feel like it. There are 84, mostly three- and four-star hotels (capacity of over 13,000 beds), about 100 private villas and bed and breakfast inns and private accommodation (60,000 beds) of various options. The day- and night-life offers unique opportunities to enjoy theatre plays and performances, music events and entertainment programmes. To understand and to get to know the local people ? Pastrovices, Mains, Grbljans and others - and their culture better, you are welcome to try traditional cuisine in a warm and hospitable environment. A visit to the walls of the Old Town of Budva is a must. You will experience the ancient spirit and charm of the
'''Tivat airport''' is 20km away. During summer, there are daily flights to many European destinations. Throughout the year there are flights from Tivat to Belgrade and Zurich. There are minibuses from airport to Budva.
'''Podgorica airport''' is 65km away (Taxi ?50 to ?100 - fix a price beforehand, do not just accept meter), and has flights throughout the year to Belgrade, Budapest, Zurich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Paris, Rome and Vienna.
'''Dubrovnik airport''' is 70km away from Budva, and maintains flights to many European destinations during the summer.
Budva is very well connected with the neighboring countries by bus. During the summer, more seasonal lines are introduced. Buses are quite frequent and on schedule.
Bus station might be tricky to find if you are first time in town.
You can easily get to Budva also '''from Dubrovnik'''. There are daily buses during the summer at 10.30. The journey takes around 3 hours. The bus will be mostly fulled with foreigners so you should come early to get a ticket. You will be given a spectacular view from the bus during this route.
Some of the most beautiful beaches are located in the vicinity of Budva, and you can expect that, by car, you will travel to them up to 1 hour! That is especially the case with beaches south-east of Budva, such as Be?i?i, Milo?er, Pr?no, Kamenovo...when you get there - you will have to pay for the parking, anywhere from ?2 to ?5.
Note that the Kralji?ina beach in Milo?er has the special regime of working that sometimes may prohibit access to the beach. Even if not, it boast the highest prices on Budvanska rivijera, together with Sveti Stefan. Kralji?ina and Mogren beaches are the only ones where they can charge you for entrance, all the other beaches are free to access. However, on most of the remote beaches you will have to pay for the parking.
Olimpia Express serves the route Budva-Sveti Stefan-Budva for 1 ?.In summer the busses are leaving every 30 minutes.You can also get into Inter-City-Busses,for example Igalo-Bar etc. There is no public transportation within the city other than little tourist "train" that operates between Budva and nearby Be?i?i through main Budva promenade. Taxis are abundant in Budva, but are not cheap - ride anywhere within Budva will cost you around ?5, and ride to some nearby town outside Budva - ?10 up. There are many tourist boats that dock in Budva harbor which offer rides to nearby beaches, Sv. Nikola island, or one-day trips to various destinations on Montenegrin coast.
Main Budva promenade has a long string of stands with very cheap clothing, sunglasses, souvenirs, etc.
There is a wide choice of places to eat at Budva. In old town you will find almost anything: from pizza-places, bakeries to seafood and Chinese restaurants. Across the harbor, at the very coast, there are some premium fresh seafood restaurants, notably "Jadran" and "Donna".
Along the entire promenade there are many fast food places, offering barbecue, giros, pancakes, slices of pizza, icecream...with affordable prices. A McDonalds seasonal restaurant is open on the promenade during the summer.
Espresso will cost from ?1.00 to ?1.50. Coke and other soft drinks and juices will cost from ?1.50 up to ?3.50.
There is variety of bars and clubs to go out in Budva. Usually the night begins at large open bars located at the promenade - "Trocadero", "Miami", "Renaissance" and "Rafaello". They are allowed to play music until 01.00 AM, when the crowds move to some of the nightclubs. Arguably the best nightclub in Budva is newly built closed "Trocadero", which has prices slightly higher than other nightclubs. There are also two remote nightclubs, "Maine" and "Torine, the latter being in Be?i?i, but those are often too crowded and insist on folk music.
Also the popular option is going from some of the open bars directly to "Secondo Porto" club in Kotor, which is some 30 minutes driving away.
Always ask for a bill, as they must provide it by law. If you don't - it's likely that they'll overcharge your drinks, especially if they see you are a foreigner!
Accommodation in Budva is abundant, and varies from renting a room for ?10 to handsomely priced five-star hotels.
There are big differences in prices of accommodation.
During the summer it is easy just to come to the bus station and the people will give you some offers. There is a problem with water in Budva, you should prefer the accommodation that gives you possibility to use the water. The prices range from 7 euro to 15 euro for a person/night/private room. The lowest price is usually with shared bathroom and kitchen, for 15 euros you can have an apartment with private kitchen and shower.
There are dozens of other mid-range hotels throughout the city...
The bus to '''Sarajevo''' goes daily at 8:10 (Balkan express minibus) and the journey takes about 7 hours and stops at Podgorica and other cities. The price ticket is 16.5 euro one-way ticket.
Almost every 30mins there are buses going on the way from '''Herceg Novi''' to '''Podgorica''' and vice versa. The journey to '''Podgorica''' takes 1,5 hour and costs around 6 euro one-way.
There's a bus to '''Dubrovnik''' 3 times a week continuing to Split.