Journey
Wild Dinarides: Tara, the Drina, Sutjeska & Durmitor
Nine active private days from Belgrade to the Bay of Kotor through three national parks: forest walks on Tara, the Drina by kayak, Sutjeska's old-growth forest, rafting on the Tara river and a hiking day on Durmitor
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- Private, on your dates
- Planned by our own team
- Length
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Travel style
- Private
- Pace
- Active
- Stays
- Superior · Classic
- Starts · ends
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) → Kotor
- Guiding
- EnglishAll languages on request
- Group
- 2–10 guests
- Price
- On requestWritten offer first, no payment now
What you’ll see
Highlights along the way
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Route & days
Day by day
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Day 1 Arrive in Belgrade
Meet your driver at Belgrade airport. Evening walk with your tour leader from Knez Mihailova street to Belgrade Fortress and a briefing on the days ahead.
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)
- Belgrade
- Belgrade Fortress & Kalemegdan Park
Included: Private arrival transfer; orientation walk.
Airport to the city centre. Easy city walk.
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Day 2 West to Tara National Park
Leave Belgrade in the morning and drive west through the Valjevo hills to Bajina Bašta and up onto the Tara plateau. In the afternoon, a first walk in the spruce and fir forest around Kaluđerske Bare with your mountain guide.
- Belgrade
- Bajina Bašta
- Kaluđerske Bare
- Tara National Park
Included: Private transfer; licensed mountain guide; dinner.
Planning time for a minibus; mountain road at the end. About 4 km on easy forest paths.
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Day 3 Banjska stena and the Drina by kayak
A morning walk through the forest to Banjska stena, the cliff-top viewpoint almost 800 m above the Drina canyon. In the afternoon, go down to Lake Perućac for a guided paddle on the Drina by kayak or canoe (a boat for non-paddlers), and see the little house on the rock in the river at Bajina Bašta.
- Kaluđerske Bare
- Banjska stena viewpoint
- Perućac Lake
- The house on the rock in the Drina
Included: Guided walk; kayak or canoe with an instructor (or a boat); picnic lunch; national park fee; dinner.
Short transfers between the trailhead, the lake and the guesthouse. About 8 km on forest paths, mostly gentle; rocky at the viewpoint.
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Day 4 Višegrad and the road to the Tara
Drive past Mokra Gora and cross into Bosnia and Herzegovina at Kotroman–Vardište. In Višegrad, walk across the 16th-century Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge over the Drina. Continue upriver to Foča and your riverside rafting camp or guesthouse on the Bosnia and Herzegovina bank of the Drina, between Foča and the meeting of the rivers, in time for a swim or a walk by the water.
- Kaluđerske Bare
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, Višegrad
- Foča
Included: Private transfer; Višegrad visit with your tour leader; dinner.
Planning time for a minibus; border waits are not included.
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Day 5 Sutjeska National Park and Perućica
A day in Sutjeska National Park, about 45 minutes from the camp. At Tjentište, Miodrag Živković's monument of 1971 and the memorial house recall the Battle of the Sutjeska of 1943. Then walk with a park ranger to a viewpoint over Perućica, one of Europe's last old-growth forests, and the Skakavac waterfall. Picnic lunch in the park, and back to the river for a free evening.
- Foča
- Tjentište & the Sutjeska Memorial
- Perućica Forest & Skakavac Waterfall
Included: Sutjeska National Park fee; park ranger for the Perućica walk; picnic lunch; private transfers; dinner.
Short drives in the national park; narrow forest road to the Perućica trailhead. About 5 km on forest paths; stay on marked trails.
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Day 6 Rafting the Tara, then Durmitor
A morning on the water with a licensed rafting company: kit, safety briefing and a descent of about 20 km of the lower Tara canyon from Brštanovo to Šćepan Polje, between steep forested walls; further upstream the canyon is up to about 1,300 m deep. Your vehicle brings the luggage to the take-out, where you have lunch. In the afternoon, cross into Montenegro at Šćepan Polje and follow the Piva canyon past Piva Lake, then climb onto the Durmitor plateau to Žabljak, about 2¼ hours on the road.
- Foča
- Šćepan Polje
- Piva Lake & Plužine
- Žabljak
Included: Rafting with a licensed company (equipment, guide, transfers to the put-in; the rafting company handles the border formalities); lunch; private transfer; dinner.
Planning time for a minibus from the take-out; narrow mountain road with unlit tunnels; border waits are not included.
Easier or optional: A calmer family float on the Drina instead of the Tara (on request).
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Day 7 A hiking day on Durmitor
A guided day walk from the Black Lake through pine forest and high pastures towards the smaller glacial lakes of the massif, with views of the limestone peaks. In the late afternoon, a short drive to the Đurđevića Tara bridge for the view down into the Tara canyon.
- Žabljak
- Black Lake (Crno jezero), Durmitor
- Đurđevića Tara Bridge
Included: Licensed mountain guide; Durmitor National Park fee; picnic lunch; dinner.
Short transfer to the bridge and back. About 12–15 km with 500–700 m of ascent on mountain paths; can be shortened.
Easier or optional: Bobotov Kuk for fit walkers; zipline at the Tara bridge.
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Day 8 Down to the Bay of Kotor
Leave the plateau through Šavnik and Nikšić and drive down to the Adriatic. Afternoon walk in the old town of Kotor with a local licensed guide, and a farewell dinner by the bay.
- Žabljak
- Nikšić
- Kotor
Included: Private transfer; local guide in Kotor (about 2 hours); farewell dinner.
Planning time for a minibus on mountain roads. Easy walking on polished stone streets.
Easier or optional: Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks by boat.
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Day 9 Departure
Transfer to Tivat airport (or Podgorica airport, about 1½ hours).
- Kotor
- Tivat Airport (TIV)
Included: Private departure transfer.
Kotor to Tivat airport.
Driving times are approximate and don’t include stops. Every day can be adjusted: tell us what you’d change when you enquire.
What’s included
Included and not included
Included
- 8 nights (Belgrade 1, Tara 2, rafting camp or guesthouse 2, Žabljak 2, Bay of Kotor 1), breakfast daily
- 4 lunches (picnic or with the rafting company) and 7 dinners
- A Travel2Serbia tour leader throughout, licensed mountain guides on Tara and Durmitor, a park ranger in Sutjeska and a local guide in Kotor
- Rafting day with a licensed company and its equipment; kayak or canoe on Lake Perućac; Tara, Sutjeska and Durmitor national park fees
- Private transport with driver from Belgrade to the Bay of Kotor
- Arrival and departure transfers; Travel2Serbia support throughout
Guiding in all languages available on request, subject to availability.
Not included
- Flights
- Travel insurance (must cover rafting and hiking)
- Visas
- Drinks and meals not listed
- Optional activities (canyoning, zipline, Bobotov Kuk)
- Tourist taxes paid locally
- Tips
Why this journey
Why you’ll love it
- The Banjska stena viewpoint above the Drina canyon in Tara National Park
- Paddling on Lake Perućac, the Drina between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- A guided rafting day through the lower Tara canyon to Šćepan Polje
- Perućica, one of Europe's last old-growth forests, and the Sutjeska memorial at Tjentište
- A hiking day on Durmitor from the Black Lake, and the Tara canyon from its bridge
Signature moments
Three rivers, one gorge
At Šćepan Polje the Tara and the Piva meet and become the Drina: you raft into the meeting point at the end of your day on the water.
A forest that was never logged
In Perućica beech and fir trees stand as they have for centuries, with the Skakavac waterfall falling about 75 m from the cliffs.
From the mountains to the sea
On the last day the road drops from the Durmitor plateau to the Bay of Kotor, from pasture and pine to palm trees in a few hours.
What you’ll do
What you’ll do
Everything is arranged privately for your group. Hosts, guides and routes are confirmed in your offer.
Hosted experience · Day 3
Drina river float from Perućac
A gentle rafting float down the Drina below Perućac, between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Raft trip with appropriate safety arrangements and equipment once your float is confirmed. Final operating details depend on the selected local operator and conditions.
Where you’ll stay
Your stays · 8 nights
8 nights (Belgrade 1, Tara 2, rafting camp or guesthouse 2, Žabljak 2, Bay of Kotor 1), breakfast daily
Night 1
Superior comfort, chosen for your dates
- Superior comfort
Nights 2–3
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Mountain hotel or guesthouse on Tara
Nights 4–5
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Riverside rafting camp with bungalows, or a guesthouse, on the Bosnia and Herzegovina bank of the Drina near Foča
Nights 6–7
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Small hotel or guesthouse in Žabljak
Night 8
Superior comfort, chosen for your dates
- Superior comfort
Upgrade: Hotel on the Bay of Kotor
We name each stay, with its photos, in your written offer once availability is confirmed.
Before you choose
Is this journey for you?
A good fit if
Active travellers who want to walk, paddle and raft rather than drive between sights, couples and friends who like nature and simple mountain lodging, and families with teenagers.
Maybe not if
Travellers who want a sightseeing tour of the Balkan towns (see Balkan Loop from Belgrade), travellers who cannot swim or do not want to raft, and anyone who needs hotel comfort every night: two nights are in a riverside rafting camp or guesthouse.
Pace and effort
Active, moderate. Walks of 1½–5½ hours on four days and a rafting day of about 20 km. The two long travel days (days 2 and 8) have about 4¼–4½ hours of driving on mountain roads; on days 3 to 6 the drives are shorter, up to about 2¾ hours. Two border crossings by road (Serbia–Bosnia and Herzegovina on day 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina–Montenegro on day 6); on the rafting day the rafting company also takes you across the border to the put-in. Border waits are not included. In May and early June the Tara runs high and snow may linger on Durmitor; the rafting stretch and the day 7 walk are then adjusted.
Tailor-made
Make it your own
Bobotov Kuk, the highest summit of Durmitor, for fit walkers (instead of the day 7 walk) · The zipline at the Tara bridge, or canyoning in the Nevidio gorge (usually July–September, licensed operator) · An extra night on the Bay of Kotor · Finish at Podgorica airport instead of Tivat.
Customise this journeyHow booking and payment work
From enquiry to voucher
We never ask for card details by email or on this website. Bank details are only sent in your personal offer or invoice.
- 1 You send an enquiry Free, with no obligation.
- 2 We send a written offer Availability and your final price, confirmed.
- 3 You accept the offer
- 4 You pay securely Card payment link (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro) or bank transfer.
- 5 We confirm your payment
- 6 You receive your confirmation and voucher
Booking terms for this journey: Price on request. This is a private programme, arranged on request for your dates; there are no fixed departures. The final offer, price and availability depend on confirmation of the services (accommodation, guides, transport and activities) after your enquiry. Nothing is booked and no payment is taken until you accept the written offer.
Wild Dinarides: Tara, the Drina, Sutjeska & Durmitor
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