Tara Adventure Tour 7 Nights 8 Days

West Serbia

NOT A GUARANTEED DEPARTURE

 

TARA is located in the western part of Serbia and belongs to the inner zone of the Dinaric Alps and covers an area of 183 square kilometre. The length of Tara is 50 km and it is 22 km wide. The position of Mount Tara is yet another favorable condition for tourism development since it enables the increase of diverse tourist activities and visits to a large number of tourist attractions. Preserved natural environment, mountain relief with moderate elevation of 800-1500 metres, suitable facilities for winter sports, diverse flora and fauna, beneficial climate, the Drina River and artificial lakes Zaovine and Perucac make Tara a place that provides high quality tourism experience.


Tara was declared a national park on July 13th, 1981. It covers an area of about 19.200 hectares. Due to its favorable climate and remoteness, Tara is home for rare relict and endemic tree species of the Balkan Peninsula, the Pancic Spruce, and many other natural monuments that can be called living fossils. The average height of Mount Tara is 1000-1200 metres above sea level. Its highest point is Kozji Rid (1591 m) and the lowest (291 m) is Lake Perucac. The River Vrelo is the strongest karstic spring in the national park, and it flows into the Drina River after flowing 365 metres. Tara has a mountain climate with cool summers and cold winters with a lot of snow. It often rains in May. July and August are the driest months, and autumn is sunny and warmer than spring. 

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Day one Transportation...

Tourist transportation from the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Mount Tara (Kaludjerske Bare). Dinner and overnight – at the hotel

Day two Trekking...

  • Breakfast – at the hotel
  • Trekking tour : Kaludjerske Bare – the lookout Crnjeskovo – Monastery Raca (the route length: about 15 km)
  • Visiting attractions: Manastirski Stanovi (the church and the monastery residence), the lookout Crnjeskovo, the Ladjevac Spring and nearby waterfalls, archealogical locality “St. George’s Skit”, natural rarity Bukva Kapija (Beech Gate), the Medieval Monastery Raca.
  • Lunch – outdoor
  • Free time
  • Dinner and overnight –at the hotel

Day three Trekking & Horse Riding...

  • Breakfast –at the hotel
  • Trekking Tour : Kaludjerske Bare – Jarevac – Kaludjerske Bare (the route length: about 12 km)
  • Horse Riding: stables at Kaludjerske Bare (duration: about 1 hour)
  • Visiting attractions: Beautiful valley of the River Jarevac, Borovo (Pine) Hill (the area rich in rare white pine), the monument honoring soldiers killed in World War II, stables and the equestrian club.
  • Lunch – outdoor
  • Free time
  • Dinner and overnight –at the hotel

Day four Train ride along the famous railway Sargan Eight and visit to the ethno village Wooden Town (Mecavnik)...

  • Breakfast –at the hotel
  • Train ride along the famous railway Sargan Eight – the most attractive narrow gauge railway in Europe with numerous bridges and tunnels and a big height difference that was surmounted skillfully in the only possible way – with an unusual railway line loop in the form of number 8. That is why the whole railroad got its name – Sargan Eight.
  • Lunch – at the restaurant “Mokra Gora” at the last train stop
  • Visit to the ethno village Wooden Town (“Mecavnik” or "Drvengrad"), built by the famous film director Emir Kusturica
  • Dinner and overnight – at the hotel 

Day five Mountain biking, trekking and the boat cruise on the mountain lake...

  • Breakfast – at the hotel
  • Mountain bike tour : KaludjerskeBare – Dobro Polje – Mitrovac ( the route length: about 16 km)
  • Lunch – at the ethno restaurant “Kacara” – Mitrovac
  • Trekking tour: Mitrovac – Crveni Potok – Jelisavcici bay ( the route length: about 7 km)
  • Boat cruise on the mountain lake Zaovine : Jelisavcici bay –Lazici dam ( duration: about 1.5 hours) 
  • Visiting attractions: the Nature Reserve Crveni Potok (Red Stream): the unique habitat of the endemic tree species, Pancic Spruce, in peat soil dating back to the last Ice Age;  mountain lake Zaovine and some of the most beautiful bays of the lake, the Kik Hill – a place where Josif Panicic discovered the new species of spruce back in the19th century.
  • Dinner and overnight – at the hotel 

Day six Mountain biking, trekking and rafting...

  • Breakfast – at the hotel
  • Mountain bike tour: Mitrovac – Sedaljka – Perucac (the route length: about 30 km) – the terrain is flat or downhill, so it matches every biker’s fitness level.
  • Lunch – at the restaurant “Vrelo” on the Vrelo River
  • Rafting down the Drina River: Perucac – Bajina Basta (the route length: about 13 km)
  • Visiting attractions: The outlook “Banjska Rock”, feeding place for brown bears, the church in Rastiste, the Derventa River picturesque Gorge, the Vrelo River (the shortest river in the world, only 365 meters long, which ends in a huge waterfall in the Drina River extremely rich with trout and grayling and represents an attractive location for fly fishing, the Vrelo waterfalls, the Drina River, remains of the necropolis from Roman times.
  • Dinner and overnight – at the hotel 

Day seven Mountain biking and trekking...

  • Breakfast – at the hotel
  • Combination of mountain biking and trekking tours: Karaklije – Veliki Stolac (1671 m above sea level) – Dikava – the lookout Janjac – Karaklije (the route length: about 25 km)
  • The tour is a combination of cycling and hiking. The activities are interspersed during the whole tour.
  • Visiting attractions: The highest peak of Mount Tara Veliki Stolac (1671 m above sea level), a wonderful lookout Janjac
  • Lunch – outdoor, at the foot of the outlook Janjac
  • Free time
  • Dinner and overnight – at the hotel

Day eight Transportation to Belgrade

Breakfast – at the hotel

Tourist transportation to the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

End of the tour

INCLUDED SERVICES :

  • Seven nights half board at the Hotel Omorika – Hotel Omorika *** is located in the most beautiful area of Mount Tara, in Kaludjerske Bare, 1.000 m above sea level or Odmor at Drina Hotel at the shore of Drina River.
  • Tax and insurance
  • 6 lunches at different locations during the tour
  • Tourist transportation to and from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
  • Transportation services during the tour
  • Local tour guide
  • Riding lesson at the stables in Kaludjerske Bare
  • Train ticket for Sargan Eight
  • Entrance fee for Woodentown ( Drvengrad ) and a tour guide
  • Mountain bike rental and a tour guide
  • Entrance fee for boat cruise on lake Zaovine
  • Entrance fee for rafting down the Drina River

 

NOT INCLUDED SERVICES

  • Flight ticket
  • Personal expenses