White Water Rafting on Tara River
The River Tara is the longest and most beautiful river in Montenegro. Its canyon is world famous being the second deepest in the world after The Grand Canyon! It is also known throughout Montenegro as ‘The Pearl of the Mountains’ with water that is drinkable along its entire flow.
Tara is also really interesting for its extreme sports. First of all rafting! Rafting is really popular as for the locals same for the tourists. There are plenty of companies and agencies who can offer you to go rafting, but the main and the most important thing for you to know is who are the professionals. You can not go with anybody, because this could be dangerous, and in that case you would prefer to have a pro next to you. Advice, for choosing the agency to go rafting with, you can get from the Local Tourism Boards, when you are in Montenegro, or you can contact us. There are different kinds of offer, and those mostly depend on the length of the rafting. There are: one-day rafting (12 or 30 km long) from 9:30 am – 2 pm or from 2 pm – 5 pm or two day rafting (75 km long). If you decide for longer one you will stay one night in the rafting camp, eating national food and hanging out with the locals. Rafting can be tremendously fun and you need to be an adventurer spirit to like it. On the spot where it starts you get all the equipment needed: special suit, helmet, special shoes etc. Remember, water is freezing even in the middle of the summer, so you need to put on all the equipment you get from the organizer. Everyone joining one rafting boat needs to work hard as a part of the team, to make one rafting success. Price is 35 € per person with breakfast and lunch included if you choose one day rafting. If you are staying over the night in the camp, then you pay for the accommodation too.
Tara Zip Line
If you prefer heights rather than depths, you should choose an activity on Tara River where you see this river from the air. Tara Zip Line was invented by the people living in the mountains, because they needed a way to transport things from one mountain to another on the places where it wasn’t possible to build some bridge or any kind of a road. This style of transportation represents a touristic attraction today. Metal cables are placed between two hills, and a professional team will prepare you to slide down the cable from one side to another. This is unique opportunity to take magnificent photos, to see mountains from different angle and to actually see the second largest canyon in the world from a unique perspective. The thrillng ride takes about 10 minutes, but the feeling after it lasts much longer. Price is 20 € per person.
Paragliding Above Budva
Not afraid to fly? There is a special activity for you then, while in Montenegro. Just above the Montenegrin tourism metropolis of Budva, you can fly like a bird. Paragliding has become one of the most popular activities to try in several tourism destinations. In Montenegro, most of the visitors take their paraglide flights from Brajići. This is a village on the road between Budva and Cetinje and it is one of the most popular viewpoints for tourists. Every excursion bus stops here, so travellers can take their souvenir photos of this part of the Montenegrin coast. This is not just the viewpoint, it is the starting point for paragliding over Budva. Experienced professionals will make this one of your best memories from your trip to Montenegro. You will see mountains, rocky coasts, beaches and beautiful emarald seas shimmering in the sunshine and more importantly all of the people down there will see you! Flying! You need to wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Price is around 50 € per person.
Serpentine Walk
If you are keen on hiking, then Montenegro is the right destination for you! We suggest you to go hiking from Kotor to Lovćen by foot and to experience a wonderful time of your life. In the old times there was a market in Kotor. People from the coast were selling tobacco, ships were importing goods from overseas and the residents of the central part of the country, especially Cetinje and villages around, were coming to market to buy the things they needed They travelled on foot, but they always brought donkeys with them, because they couldn’t walk back, up on the mountain, with all the things they bought!
You can walk in their footsteps along that same road today. It takes about 3-4 hours and usually people start the hike in Kotor, just behind Saint Giovanni’s fortress, and when they reach Lovćen or Njeguši (depends where you want to finish your hike) they take bus to go back. The easiest way to do this is to hire an experienced tour guide who also speaks your native tongue. The hike itself is free of charge, but guides charge around 60 € for this kind of services. There are some organised groups, who go every year on a specific date (Labor day on the 1st May or Independence Day on 21st May), But no matter what season this is a journey well worth taking.
Virgin Forest Walk
Besides the Sepentine Walk hiking tour already mentioned - we suggest you visit one of the special national parks in Montenegro – Biogradska Gora. It is settled in the base of the mountain Bjelasica on the north-east of the country. The uniqueness of this park is its virgin forest, the oldest one in Europe. It is so thick and wonderful, that you will be convinced you are walking amidst a jungle. In the middle of it lays Biogradsko Lake, one of the north mountain’s jewels. The hiking tour here goes all around the lake itself, on the marked path, through the forest. Plenty of travel agencies do excursions right here, so if you are interested, you can easily buy ticket for the excursion and feel the spirit of the oldest virgin forest in this part of the world. Price for entering the National park Biogradska Gora is only 2.5 € per person.
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