Tara Canyon - Highlander

NATURE

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Perućica Forest

Primeval forest Perucica is a part of "Sutjeska" National Park. It is surrounded by the peaks of Maglic (2386m - the highest mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina), Volujak (1978m) and Snjeznica (1804m). Perucica forest is separated from Zelengora Mountain by Sutjeska River and its beautiful canyon. The forest is 6 km long and 1 to 3 km wide. It covers an area of 1291 hectares. The Perucac creek goes through the forest and it spectacularly falls down a 75m high cliff (Skakavac waterfalls) More info.....

TARA CANYON

TARA RIVER CANYON

Tara Canyon is 149km long and 1300m deep at its deepest point. It is the deepest canyon in Europe and the second deepest in the world. It goes through some of the most impressive parts of Durmitor National Park. The Tara River is the largest source of drinking water in Europe. There are numerous rivers that you can raft on, but Tara is the only one whose water you can drink. The Tara River runs through one of the deepest, most secluded and beautiful canyons in the world.

On January 17th, 1977 UNESCO declared the Tara Canyon a biosphere resource within the program "man and biosphere" (MAB). At the same time by special decision of the Institute for Environmental Protection, 52 plant species, 314 animal species and one genus, bats, were also protected. The Tara has some of the best whitewater rafting in the world

Please view our selection of photos from Tara below.

"And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes

swift, sometimes slow,-- Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like

human life to endless sleep!" John Dyer

"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get

where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." Hal Boyle