Log rafting and white water rafting - for a real thrillseekers

The once difficult and dangerous job of using mountain rivers to transport timber from inaccessible forests has over time become a tourist attraction. Going down mountain river rapids in rubber rafts is a real challenge for the modern tourist who seeks after excitement and adventure. In Serbia, rafting is available on the Drina, Uvac, Lima and Ibar rivers, as well as some lesser known mountain waters.

Log rafting involves going down a river on logs tied together into a raft. White water rafting involes going down a mountain river rapid in a special rubber raft. Each raft passenger has a life vest, special clothes and a paddle. The rafts are guided by skippers – rafters with extensive knowledge of the river.

Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid 1970s.

Rafts come in a few different forms. In Europe the most common is the symmetrical raft steered with a paddle at the stern. Other types are the asymmetrical, rudder-controlled raft and the symmetrical raft with central helm (oars). Rafts are usually propelled with ordinary paddles and typically hold 4 to 12 persons. In Russia rafts are often hand made and are often a catamaran style with two inflatable tubes attached to a frame. Pairs of paddlers navigate these rafts. Catamaran style rafts have become popular in the western United States as well, but are typically rowed instead of paddled.

TARA

Tara is one of the most beautiful and the most interessting river in Serbia. Tara suited for river rafting in the length of 100 km. The Tara canyon can be divided in two parts ; the upper and lower part of the upper part of the canyon. You will starting in Splaviste, near Djurdjevic Tara , and from there, begin rafting tours during which passes through the entire canyon of Tara. In the upper part, the deepest part of the canyon is near the camp Radovan . The starting point on the lower part of the canyon is Brstanovica which is the most common item because it is the most attractive part for foreign people as well as for athletes. This part is about 25 km long and ends in our rafting center. In this section , when the World Rafting Championship took place rafting WORLD CHAMPION 2009. On this part of the river there are wild rapids , so this tour is often referred as ” adrenaline tour ” 

LIM

If you want to try the real rafting, you can, at one of the cleanest rivers in Europe; Lim. Thanks to rafting trips you could admire nature. You can get closer to spring, Lim is wild and mysterious river that is hard to time .Lim regatta is 130 km long river rafting regatta, which is heldin late May of each year starting from the 2000th raceh a international character, not only because of rafting which takes place in two countries (Montenegro and Serbia), but also because of the large number of international participants. Regatta takes three days and begins in Montenegro from lakes formed where rivers Lim. After 130 kilometers exciting and full of adrenaline rafting ride, race ending near the Serbian town of Prijepolje, at the mouth of the river Milosevski and river Lim.

IBAR 

Ibar River flow sthrough the pictures queland scape of the west of Serbia. Ibar’s river has lots of rapids, water falls. Several mountain rivers are tributaries of the river Ibar; Studenica river, Raska, Dubocica, trifle, Lopatnica and rivers tavern. Ibar is very suitable river for fishing, rafting and kayaking. “We are down hill” is organized every spring on the river Ibar, it’s exciting sports and tourist event. The best time for rafting on the river Ibar river begins in May and the end in oktober. The waterin May and June is quite high because of melting of snow. This part of the Ibar River is abundant rapids, whirlpools and later followed by a quiet stream of water. 25 km long adventurous raftingon the river Ibaris ending after three and a half hours undermedieval fortress Maglic. Rafting the Ibar River, which begins and ends below then ebulaisat Mataruska Banja (16km). Ibar’s water is crystal blue which isi deal for swimming.

If you are a real thrillseeker and love adventure and fun you should try this amazing activity!