Zabljak, Durmitor NP

Once we had crossed into Montenegro we stopped for lunch at a restaurant in the mountains, then continued to Zabljak, the main town in the Durmitor National Park area. The next morning we went out to do the walk around Black Lake which is beautiful, and anything but black.
After another hike up to the Curevac lookout, we drove along the north side of the Durmitor Ring scenic route. This is a very narrow scenic road. Whenever you encounter an oncoming vehicle you have to slow right down (from your max 30kph!), move over and hold your breath as the rear view mirrors almost hit. Sometimes one vehicle has to back up to a wider section.
We had booked a river rafting tour on the Tara River, and we were heading for the Waterfall Rafting Centre to stay the night in a cabin.
After we left the Durmitor Ring road we took a slight detour into Pluzine to get cash (needed to pay for the rafting) and petrol, then headed north along the Piva River canyon. This is quite a good road and very scenic, with many tunnels through the rock, often sharply curving.Read more