Blue Grotto - Budva & Bar
The Blue Grotto, tucked into the coastline near Budva, is exactly what it sounds like – a sea cave where the light does something really special. We usually drop in shallow, around 3 meters, and then follow the light as it filters in through the cave’s opening, turning the water an incredible electric blue. The walls are soft with sponges, and we’ve spotted plenty of common brittlestars clinging on. It’s a gentle dive, topping out at 15 meters, perfect for newer divers or anyone looking for a relaxed, visually striking experience rather than big fish action.
- Location
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 42.250000, 18.850000
- Type
- cave
- Maximum Depth
- 3-15m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: Spas, Budva
Nearby Dive Sites in Budva & Bar
- AGIP MARCHE (MIDSHIPS SECTION) - 50m (wreck)
- AURORA (PROBABLY) - 10m (wreck)
- BOLANA - 25m (wreck)
- BRINDISI - 13m (wreck)
- Budva Diving
- Dive shop
- galiola
- Jezero Spajici - 15m (lagoon)
- Kaiser Franz Joseph I, wreck - 27m (wreck)
- Kolocep Bezdan Abyss - 21m
- Mali Katic
- PAGANINI - 37m (wreck)
- Patrolac
- Patrol Boat PBR512 wreck - 22m (wreck)
- Platamuni
Nearest Dive Centres to Blue Grotto
Marine Life in Budva & Bar
Home to 71 recorded species including 40 reef fish, 16 sharks & rays, 4 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins, 2 octopus & squid.
Notable Species
- Thornback skate (Raja clavata) - Sharks & Rays
- dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) - Sharks & Rays
- hake (Merluccius merluccius) - Reef Fish
- Mullet (Mullus barbatus) - Reef Fish
- Gurnard (Trigla lyra) - Reef Fish
- Common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
- Brown Skate (Raja miraletus) - Sharks & Rays
- Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) - Seagrass & Algae
- lesser argentine (Argentina sphyraena) - Reef Fish
- Cape Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Sharks & Rays
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) - Reef Fish
- Soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus) - Reef Fish
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Blotched Picarel (Spicara maena) - Reef Fish
- Black-bellied angler (Lophius budegassa) - Reef Fish
- Deep-body Pickarel (Spicara smaris) - Reef Fish
- Mediterranean feather star (Antedon mediterranea)
- Rig (Galeorhinus galeus) - Sharks & Rays
- Capelin (Trisopterus capelanus) - Reef Fish