Rafting in Tara Canyon, Durmitor Park

The longest canyon in Europe, second longest in the world after the Grand Canyon, is the Tara River Canyon. A crystal clear turquoise river runs through the 1300m deep canyon, calling for adventurers!

We started the day with a traditional Montenegrin breakfast: fried doughballs, salty country cheese and creamy kajmak, eggs, sausages, bread, jam, coffee, etc.! A solid meal to get us ready for the paddling.

At the end of August, while we are here, the river is somewhat meandering and takes 3 hours including stops. In May, when the freshette creates a ranging river, it takes 30 minutes or so, and is only for very capable bodies.

We stopped for cliff jumping (a real theme in our trip so far), and a second stop to explore a truly beautiful waterfall with several levels of deep pools for swimming. No photos of this though!

The border crossing from Bosnia to get to our rafting camp in Montenegro was across a narrow, one way bridge, over the Tara River. We manoeuvred around many cows wandering near the roads while we drove.

Mathai took some time at the campsite to work on his wheelies, which are coming along nicely!Les mer