Budva food tour: Local family meal in the hills

Monasteries, mountain views, and a family table in the hills above Budva

A four-hour tour from Budva climbs into the hills above the Adriatic coast to visit a nearly 1000-year-old monastery and a second historic site 500 meters above Sveti Stefan, then descends to a local family home for a traditional Montenegrin dinner with homegrown vegetables, homemade wine and loza (grape brandy). The guide speaks English or Serbian and shares the family's centuries-long history in the region. Private transportation and bottled water are included.

The experience

The tour begins in Budva and moves straight into the countryside, leaving the crowded city behind for cooler air and open views of the Budva Riviera. You stop first at a nearly 1000-year-old monastery, then continue higher into the peaceful hills to a second historic site positioned 500 meters above Sveti Stefan, known for its revered icons of the Virgin Mary. Both stops sit on the route that frames the afternoon. The landscape itself is part of what you come for, and the guide fills in the stories as you move through it.

The real center of the day is the meal at a local family home. You eat at a table surrounded by the garden where much of the food was grown, and the spread includes homemade prosciutto, dried ham, cheese, boiled eggs from the family's chickens, olives and vegetables picked fresh. Alongside it comes homemade wine and loza, the Montenegrin grape brandy produced by Rajko, the householder and descendant of the Kuzman family. A lineage that has lived in these hills for centuries and defended the region during the Ottoman occupation. The meal is unhurried. You eat, drink and listen to the stories that connect the food and the place. A vegetarian menu is available if you need it.

The journey back to Budva is the final leg, giving you time to settle after the afternoon. The whole experience runs four hours from start to return, and the air-conditioned vehicle handles the winding roads up and down the hills.

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• bottled water.
• a traditional Montenegrin dinner at a local family home with homemade prosciutto, cheese, boiled eggs, garden vegetables, homemade wine and loza (grape brandy).
• a vegetarian menu option if needed.

Options for this experience

2 options

A distinctive lunch shared with local residents high in the hills above Budva!Guide in English or Serbian · No fixed timePickup is included

Tour from PodgoricaGuide in English or Serbian · No fixed timeStarting point in Podgorica, with pickup included

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (5 to 80 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Serbian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats available

Operated by Advenger Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to step away from Budva's crowded center and spend an afternoon eating and talking with a local family rather than moving through a sequence of sights. The fixed four-hour schedule fits easily into a day split between the coast and the countryside.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Serbian.

What are the two monasteries I'll visit on this tour?

The first is a nearly 1000-year-old monastery you reach early in the tour. The second sits 500 meters above Sveti Stefan and is known for its revered icons of the Virgin Mary. You visit it after the first monastery and before heading to the family home for dinner.

Can I pick vegetables from the garden myself?

If the tour runs during the growing season (July, August or September), you can pick fresh, organic vegetables from the garden yourself. Outside those months, the local food is prepared and served by the family using their stored and preserved ingredients.

What exactly do I eat and drink at the family home?

Dinner includes a Pobori plate with homemade prosciutto, dried ham, cheese, boiled eggs from the family's chickens, olives and vegetables from the garden, plus homemade wine and loza (grape brandy) produced by Rajko, the householder. A vegetarian menu is available if you have food restrictions.

How long is the tour and what's included in the price?

The tour runs four hours total from Budva. Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water, and the full dinner with wine and brandy tasting at the family home are all included. Pickup from your Budva location is part of the booking.

Is there a tour option starting from Podgorica instead?

Yes, the tour is available as a departure from Podgorica as well as from Budva, so you can choose the starting point that fits your itinerary.