Ada Bojana
A triangular island of fine sand at the mouth of the Bojana, about 3 km of open beach with a signposted naturist section, kite schools and fish restaurants on stilts over the river.
Our verdict
Ada Bojana is three coasts in one: the Adriatic side with waves and a wide, gently shelving sandy beach; the river arms, calm and warm, lined with wooden restaurants on piles; and a resort that has been naturist since 1973. Textile bathers have their own well-marked stretch. Come for the kites on an afternoon thermal, the fish pulled from the river that morning, and the slowest evenings on the Montenegrin coast.
Ada Bojana, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Rules and character
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: Our 25 Best Beaches list (3 km); the guide says only "several kilometres" · 12 more still to check on the ground
Ada Bojana in pictures
Photographs and footage by Montenegro.com, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Ours were shot in September 2026.
Ada Bojana in motion
The mouth of the Bojana at Kod Peše, river meeting sea
Houses and stilt restaurants along the river arm of the Bojana
Photographs and footage by Montenegro.com, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Ours were shot in September 2026.
Map
The shaded water is the official bathing zone for station Ada Bojana — the stretch JP Morsko dobro actually samples, not an outline of the beach.
Getting there
14 km
Ulcinj
34 km
Bar
65 km
Budva
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- By carAbout 15 km south of Ulcinj, 20–25 minutes, over the single-lane bridge of 1987 (free to cross); several parking areas, a few euros a day in high season, and the 25-best list quotes a €3–5 summer vehicle fee
Today at Ada Bojana
Which way the beach faces is computed from the OpenStreetMap coastline, so onshore and offshore mean this shore and not the region. Forecast by Open-Meteo
Water and awards
Excellent
Latest official sample September 28, 2026: Excellent
Sea 21.1 °C when the sample was taken
10 of 10 samples Excellent across the 2026 season
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Ada Bojana
Open sea on the Adriatic side, calm brackish water in the two river arms; the river colours the sea near the mouth after rain
No award we can cite for this beach. Absence is information too.
Know before you swim
- The Bojana mouth at Kod Peše: river current meets the sea — do not swim across or near the mouth
- The Adriatic side takes the swell and the afternoon thermal wind; the river side is calm but deep and brackish off the banks
- Kite schools launch from the beach and the river bank — keep clear of the lines on windy afternoons
- One single-lane bridge is the only road in; expect queues on August afternoons and evenings
When the water is warm
Ada Bojana was at its warmest, 28.7 °C, on August 31, 2026, and at its coldest, 21.1 °C, on September 28, 2026. Every point is a real sampling visit with the temperature read on the spot, not a monthly average copied from somewhere else.
See all 10 samplings
| Sampled | Sea | Result |
|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2026 | 21.1 °C | Excellent |
| September 14, 2026 | 26.0 °C | Excellent |
| August 31, 2026 | 28.7 °C | Excellent |
| August 17, 2026 | 25.4 °C | Excellent |
| August 3, 2026 | 26.5 °C | Excellent |
| July 20, 2026 | 26.7 °C | Excellent |
| July 6, 2026 | 23.6 °C | Excellent |
| June 22, 2026 | 25.0 °C | Excellent |
| June 8, 2026 | 23.6 °C | Excellent |
| May 25, 2026 | 22.2 °C | Excellent |
Season by season
Ada Bojana has been sampled 69 times since 2020: 63 of those readings Excellent, 6 below it.
How warm the water got, season by season. The average is of the July and August samplings only — a fixed window, so a year the inspectors happened to come early does not read as a cold one.
A handful of seasons is a record, not a trend: the spread here is what a few dated readings look like, not evidence of a sea warming or cooling. A hollow point marks a season that recorded a sampling below Excellent.
| Season | Samplings | Excellent | Below | Jul–Aug mean | Warmest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25.2 °C | 27.9 °C |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26.1 °C | 27.6 °C |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23.3 °C | 25 °C |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25.8 °C | 28.9 °C |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24.7 °C | 26.5 °C |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | 25.1 °C | 26.1 °C |
| 2026in progress | 10 | 10 | — | 26.2 °C | 28.7 °C |
Nearby beaches
Ada Bojana and its neighbours
The same nine measures for the beaches you could reach the same day. Bold means it differs from this one.
| Measure |  Ada Bojanathis beach |  Velika plaža7.0 km |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | fine sand | fine sand |
| Entry | gentle | gentle |
| Depth | shallow far out | shallow far out |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | umbrellas for hire |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised and free sections |
| Length | 3 km | 12–13 km — differs |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | quiet | busy in season — differs |
| Getting there | by road | by road |
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The full guide
Read the Ada Bojana guide
Everything above is the short form. The guide has the sources, the sector codes, the sampling dates and the things that change within a season.
Questions
- Do I have to be naked on Ada Bojana?
- No. Part of the island is a naturist section — one of the Mediterranean’s first, opened in 1973 — and it is clearly signposted. The textile beach is separate and well marked. Respect whichever side you are on.
- How did the island form?
- In 1858 the merchant ship Merito sank at the mouth of the Bojana. River sediment banked against the wreck and two small islets beside it, and within decades the current had built a triangular island of roughly 4.8–5 km², barely three metres above the water.
- Is there an entrance fee?
- The bridge is free. Our guide notes a small daily parking fee of a few euros in high season and a modest fee at some access points or the beach-club zone; the 25-best list quotes €3–5 per vehicle in summer. Loungers are €10–20 a set.
Sources
- montenegro.com — Ada Bojana guide (/cities/ulcinj/ada-bojana)
- montenegro.com — Ulcinj city hub (island area, resort opened 1973)
- montenegro.com — 25 Best Beaches in Montenegro (rank 12; the Merito of 1858)
- OpenStreetMap — beach way 256390533 (centre used) and the resort nude beach way 256390526