Jaz beach
The public beach Jaz is located 3 km from Budva and is surrounded by picturesque mountains. Above the long and wide coastline, which is clearly visible from the observation platforms, there is a busy highway connecting Budva with coastal cities and towns.
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Beach description
Jaz Beach, with a length of about 1.5 km, consists of three parts. The rocky section of Jaz I closest to Budva is covered with large stones and pebbles. Here lovers of unusual landscapes prefer to relax. Among large boulders lies a zone for nudists. The second, Jaz II, is covered with small pebbles mixed with sand. The most remote part, which is located behind a narrow river flowing along the beach, is a shore covered with fine golden sand. It is especially comfortable to relax with young children.
The descent into the water throughout the beach is gentle. The bottom is flat, pebbly and sandy. When entering a depth, large stones come across. The sea is calm, there are almost no waves. Mountains cover the coast from the winds. The water is clean and transparent. The bathing area is limited by buoys. It is convenient to walk barefoot along the sandy-pebble surface, but for children it is better to grab special shoes.
There are rental points for sun loungers and umbrellas (€ 10 set), changing rooms, fresh water showers, toilets for a fee (€ 0.5). Playgrounds are not provided, but children find many exciting activities like finding beautiful pebbles and building a variety of sand structures in the back of the beach.
Jaz is one of the most popular beaches of the Budva Riviera, where you can meet local residents and tourists from around the world. Among vacationers there are many families with small children, there are young people and pensioners.
It is advisable to go to the beach as early as possible, because by 11 o’clock in the morning the beach equipment ends. The impressive width of the coast allows everyone to get comfortable with towels. Some vacationers prefer to live in a campsite near the beach and manage to get ashore before the bulk.
When is it better to go
The high season on the beaches of Montenegro begins in July and lasts until September. During this period, here is settled a dry sunny weather, the air temperature reaches + 30 °C, there is almost no rainfall, the Adriatic warms up to very comfortable + 26 °C. Sea resorts are overcrowded to the limit, there are a lot of people on the beaches, prices for accommodation, products and services are at their maximum.
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Where to stop
The bulk of hotels at various levels are located in Budva. Most often, hotels have Russian-speaking staff. There are practically no hotels within the beach, however, Jaz Camping provides 2000 accommodation places for acceptable accommodation. There is a central water supply on the territory, allowing guests to use water without restrictions.
- Vacationers are provided with individual trailers with a kitchenette equipped with a stove and sink, comfortable beds, a bathroom with a hot shower, a toilet.
- Electricity and heating are included in the rental price of the trailer.
- The trailer provides a 250 liter tank for clean water, a gas bottle for cooking and heating water in the boiler, a refrigerator powered by solar panels. The laptop and phone are also charged by solar panels.
- Kitchen utensils, bed linen and towels are provided free of charge.
Where to eat
On the beach there are cafes and bars with Internet access, three seasonal restaurants, pavilions selling soft drinks, fast food, snacks, ice cream, souvenirs, trays of boiled corn or donuts. In the restaurants you can order tea, coffee, light alcoholic drinks, poultry, fish, seafood, pizza dishes. Air conditioning is available in the halls.
Experienced travelers are advised to bring along drinking water and other drinks, fruits and snacks, as all the outlets and catering establishments on the beach have rather high prices.
What to do
For outdoor enthusiasts there are rental points for catamarans (€ 5-15 per hour), jet skis (€ 50 for 30 minutes), kayaks (€ 5-10 per hour). A relatively new kind of sport is gaining popularity – surfing, which is swimming on a wide board with a paddle.
In high season, a variety of attractions for adults and children are organized on the beach. Often held concerts, music festivals, entertainment events.
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How to get there
It is more convenient to get to the beach by car, which can be rented at one of the many rental points at the airport, Budva or in any other city nearby. Near Yaz there is a giant parking (the cost of a place is € 2-3).
- There are bus routes from Budva, but during the swimming season they are often loaded to the limit, as buses run only four times a day. Ticket price is € 2.
- The path to Yaz from Budva on foot is rather unpleasant and dangerous, because you have to walk along the side of a narrow and dusty highway with active traffic, go through a car tunnel, and then go down a steep slope to the shore.
- A one-way taxi ride can cost between € 5 and € 10, depending on the time of day and the work of buses.
- There is a possibility to get to the beach by Taxi Boat water taxi, however, the high cost of sea travel scares off many tourists.