Rafting on Tara and Drina
Dubrovnik 8 Days

It's time for adventure

Rafting on Tara and Drina rivers
Visiting Dubrovnik

I look forward to welcoming you on my wooden rafts for rafting on the Tara and Drina rivers and visiting Dubrovnik in this 8-day programme.

Rafting on Tara and Drina and visiting Dubrovnik

DUBROVNIK,RAFTING – HIKING IN DURMITOR NATIONAL PARK MONTENEGRO – 8 DAYS

RAFTING ON THE TARA AND DRINA RIVERS, PLUS DUBROVNIK

Balkans - Adventure trip

Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina including the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Dubrovnik, Durmitor National Park and Mostar and a rafting trip on the Tara and Drina rivers along a 130 km stretch through the deepest gorge in Europe.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Map Bosnia-Herzegovina — Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In eight days, we will discover one of the most beautiful and interesting regions of the Balkans, with a rich history and still scarred by the wars of the 1990s. We will visit three UNESCO World Heritage sites and Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, scene of one of the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and city of the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. However, the highlight of the trip will be a four-day rafting trip on the rivers Tara and Drina.

PROGRAMME RAFTING ON TARA AND DRINA RIVERS, PLUS DUBROVNIK

1st DAY: Dubrovnik

Flight from your city to Dubrovnik, transfert to a hotel near Dubrovnik, dinner, overnight stay in a hotel.

Rafting on Tara and Drina - Dubrovnik view of the old town — Dubrovnik
Old town
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2nd DAY: Žabljak

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Durmitor national park montenegro — Durmitor National Park, Montenegro
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Breakfast, bus journey to Durmitor National Park. Durmitor is a mountain chain in the north of Montenegro. 48 peaks of the Durmitor massif are higher than 2,000 m, the highest being Bobotov Kuk at 2,522 m. Durmitor has been a national park since 1952 and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1980.

The Tara is the main source of water for the Drina river and, with its length of 140 km, the longest river in Montenegro. The Tara Gorge is part of the Durmitor National Park. With a length of 78 km and a depth of over 1,300 m, it is the longest and deepest canyon in Europe and is one of the largest in the world alongside the Colorado Canyon in the USA.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tara River — Tara River
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Gorges of the river Tara — Gorges of the river Tara
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tara river map — Tara river map
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Žabljak

Our destination today is the small town of Žabljak (population approx. 2,000) in the center of Durmitor National Park. It is the town at the highest altitude above the sea in Montenegro (1,460 m) and the starting point for numerous excursions and mountain hikes.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Žabljak winter street — Winter in Žabljak
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - City of Žabljak — City of Žabljak
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Town of Žabljak — A street in Žabljak
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Black Lake

In the afternoon we have time to enjoy the secluded and unique landscape during a (not too strenuous) hike to the Black Lake (Crno jezero). We will spend the night in the « Planinka » hotel in Žabljak.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Black Lake durmitor national park montenegro — Black Lake
aerial view
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Black lake — Black lake
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3rd DAY : Radovan Luka

Breakfast, start of the rafting trip. We go to the Tara River over the Đurđevića Tara bridge, built in 1941. From this 350 m long and up to 150 m high bridge, you have one of the few opportunities to see the course of the Tara through the gorge from above.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Đurđevića Tara bridge and ZipLine — Đurđevića Tara bridge
ZipLine
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Đurđevića Tara bridge seen from the river Tara — Đurđevića Tara bridge
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Bridge Đurđevića tara — Bridge Đurđevića Tara
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Arriving at the rafts, which are around 11 m long and made from 10 tree trunks each, we stow aboard our luggage and provisions for the next four days and off we go.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tara departs on wooden rafts — Tara river, start of the rafts
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Fikret and his brother Džemo steer the rafts safely through the numerous rapids of the Tara Gorge past unspoilt nature, surrounded by crystal-clear water.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Fikret and wooden raft — Fikret on his timber raft
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After 28 km down the river, we reach our destination for the day, a secluded meadow by the riverside. Once the tents have been pitched and everything is set up, we have a hearty dinner around a campfire . Instead of a shower, a refreshing dip in the ice-cold Tara water awaits us.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Radovan luka port and motel — Motel of the camping at Radovan Luka
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Radovan camp on an isolated meadow — Radovan camping-ground on an isolated meadow
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft - Radovan camp dinner — Dinner at the camping in Radovan Luka
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4th DAY : Hiking to the village of Tepca

Breakfast, hike to a small, remote mountain village, tasting of local Montenegrin specialties. Return and dinner

together around a campfire.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tepca village — Tepca village
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tepca village and its church — Tepca village and its church
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Village Tepca path to Radovan luka — Tepca village
Path to Radovan Luka
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tepca isolated village — Tepca, an isolated village
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5th DAY: Encijan

After breakfast, we continue our rafting trip through the Tara Gorge, past beautiful waterfalls.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Raft on tara rapid river — Raft on the Tara river rapids
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After about 80 km down the river, we arrive at Camp Encijan in the evening and spend the night in small log cabins (with shower facilities) located directly on the riverbank. Of course, not without enjoying first a hearty dinner .

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Encijan river camping — River Tara
Camping Encijan
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Camping Encijan, beach — Beach
Camping Encijan
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Camping Encijan — Camping Encijan
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Encijan camping barbecue — Barbecue
Camping Encijan
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Camping Encijan swimming — Swimmimg
Camping Encijan
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6th DAY : Kalista

After breakfast, we take the 39-kilometre downhill section of the Tara, across the Montenegro-Bosnia border, to Šćepan Polje. Here the Tara joins the Piva to form the Drina. We will spend the night at Camp Kalista, a little way downstream. Here too, you can swim in the river.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Kalista camping bungalows — Bungalows at camping Kalista
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Campgroung Kalista
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Kalista camping beds — Beds at the campground Kalista
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Camping Kalista — Campground Kalista
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Kalista terasse campsite overlooking the river tara — Campground Kalista, terrace with a view of the Tara
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Kalista camping river bathing — Campground Kalista, swimming in the river
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PENDEK TOURS - Rafting - Kalista camp table — Dinner table at the camping Kalista
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7th DAY : Foča and Sarajevo

The last section of the raft trip follows after breakfast.

PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Tara rapid river — Raft on the Tara river rapids
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Foča is still 20 km away.

PENDEK TOURS - Rafting on Tara and Drina - City of Foča view — Foča
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - City of Foča view of the bridge — City of Foča
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft on Tara and Drina - Ciry of Foča — River Drina
City of Foča
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We moor our raft in Foča (population approx. 40,000) and we travel by bus over mountain roads and passes to Sarajevo, approx. 60 km away.

PENDEK TOURS -Raft - Passes on the road from Foča to Sarajevo — Foča to Sarajevo
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In the afternoon, we will take a city tour to get to know the war-torn capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina which has steeped in history. Afterwards dinner at the hotel. We will spend the night at Hotel « Art » in the center of the old town.

Raft on Tara and Drina - Sarajevo museum — Sarajevo museum
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Sarajevo Hotel Art — Sarajevo Hotel Art
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Dinner at the "pod lipom" restaurant in Sarajevo — Sarajevo
Restaurant "Pod Lipom"
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Sarajevo emperor's bridge — Sarajevo, Emperor's bridge
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Sarajevo baščaršija sebilj fountain — Sarajevo, Baščaršija, Sebilj fountain
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Raft on Tara and Drina - Sarajevo baščaršija — Sarajevo baščaršija
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Raft on Tara and Drina - City of Sarajevo — City of Sarajevo
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft - Sarajevo walking tour — Sarajevo walking tour
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PENDEK TOURS - Raft - Sarajevo baščaršija at night — Sarajevo baščaršija at night
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PENDEK TOURS Raft Sarajevo baščaršija restaurants — Sarajevo baščaršija restaurants
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8th DAY : Dubrovnik

Breakfast, journey by coach to Mostar, the largest city in Herzegovina (population approx. 100,000). The historic center of Mostar is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.

Raft on Tara and Drina - Mostar and its old bridge — Mostar and its old bridge
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The city’s landmark is the bridge over the Neretva, built by the Ottomans between 1556 and 1566 and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. After a brief tour of the city, we go on to Dubrovnik, the last stop on our short trip through the Balkans.

And Dubrovnik’s Old Town too is a UNESCO World Heritage site (since 1979). Before the flight back to your destination, we shall have some time for a city tour.

COST OF SERVICE

Price all-inclusive from and to Dubrovnik airport (incl. full board, taxes and entrance tickets as well as transfer from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik): from 749 € per person, of which 100 € as deposit, the remaining balance being paid on site; invoice delivered upon request.

The flights are not included in the price!

Individual journey to Dubrovnik possible.

Pick-up possible from Sarajevo, Podgorica or Mostar.

If, for whatever reason, you are unable to travel and do that trip, your deposit will not be lost as you can take part on another date (by mutual agreement) during this or next season (next year).

We hope you enjoy our rafting tour on the Tara and Drina rivers and our visit to Dubrovnik in this 8-day programme!

Rafting on Tara and DrinaDubrovnik 8 Days