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Contact: Tomislav Krsmanovic, Stanka Paunovica 70, 11090 Belgrade
,Serbia
Home: 011-3511829, cell: 064-309-5176; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; WEB DRINA
RIVER-http://solair.eunet.yu/~tom .
Very attractive and affordable tourist packages in Serbia
One day rafting excursions on Drina-10 euros only (two, or three day
trips also available).
See the WEB- http://solair.eunet.yu/~tom . Go on ENGLISH.
Health is the greatest treasure, if you have health you have hope, if
you have hope you have everything.
Tourist potentials of Drina, Serbia ( Montenegro, Bosnia), and its
tributaries are unique because of its breath-taking scenery, and
canyons of Tara, Piva, Komarnica, Susica, Draga, Lim, etc. Tara canyon
is equal to the canyon of the Colorado river in the United States,
except that its still not as commercialized. In the confluence of
Drina there are several very beautiful lakes: Visegrad, Perucac, Zvornik
lake, as well as some on Piva, Lim, and Uvce.
FULL PACKAGE (lodging, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included), new,
comfortable houses with baths, clean water from natural springs-only 10
euros per day! One day rafting excursions on Drina-10 euros only (two,
or three day trips also available).
See our web-http://solair.eunet.yu/~tom .
Contatct: Tomislav Krsmanovic, Stanka Paunovica 70, 11090 Belgrade
,Serbia
Home: 011-3511829, cell: 064-309-5176; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;
http://solair.eunet.yu/~tom .
The river Drina, its mountains, gorges, forests, meadows,
tributaries,
air, clean waters, its ecologically clean food, climate,
honest and
hospitable hosts, and authentic folklore, are the true recipe
for human
health! To say Drina is to say vacation, relaxation, health,
refuge
from civilization, congested cities, and hurdles of modern-day
life;
Drina is an invitation for healing, strengthening the body,
it is the
return of the optimism and life energy. This area is well
known for
these healing properties as well as the long preserved
optimism of its
residents. Drina, its mountains, woods, meadows, gorges,
tributaries,
air, clean waters, and ecologically clean food. No hotels.No
tourists.
We offer:
1.RAFTING down the river Drina, this powerful, exceptionally
beautiful
mountain river: rubber boats with licensed guides, and 8
partition walls
for up to 10 persons, or a tree trunk boat (smaller boats, as
well as
lifesaving vests, and insurance are available). Drina is not
as
dangerous for rafting as her upper tributaries, Tara and Lim,
since it
is a wider river with smaller falls, but it is still very
exciting, rich
and foamy, and enchanting with lovely sceneries of untouched
nature. One
day rafting excursions on Drina-10 euros only (two, or three
day trips
also available)!
2.LODGING IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGES, OR THE VALLEY NEAR DRINA
(VILLAGE
TOURISM) The price is 10 euros per day for a full package
(lodging and 3 meals included). The
village of Uzovnica is at 160 meters of altitude, in the
proximity of mountains aboute 1500 meters of altitude, with Drina just
some hundred meters away, and 5 kilometers away from Ljubovija by
asphalt road. The village of Gornje Koslje is on 940 meters of
altitude,
20 km away from Ljubovija, by Bobija mountain (1270 meters of
altitude)
and Povljen mountain (1400 meters of altitude).
Prices are very affordable: FULL PACKAGE (lodging, breakfast,
lunch, and
dinner included), new, comfortable houses with baths, clean
water from
natural springs-only 10 euros per day! One day rafting
excursions on
Drina-10 euros only (two, or three day trips also available)!
Come join us for an unforgettable time, and experience these
beautiful
rivers, eagles, caves, working mills from medieval times, meet
our
honest an friendly hosts, authentic folklore all in peace and
tranquility of untouched nature.
More about Drina and villages with available lodging
These villages are located in the middle part of Drinas flow,
in
Ljubovija county, Serbia. River Drina and its tributaries are
exceptionally beautiful mountain river flows, well known and admired
not just by locals but Europeans in
general. This is the world known Drina flow that was for
political reasons until recently
forbidden. Now is the time to reactivate these incredible
potentials!
Drina is the right and the largest tributary of the river
Sava, which is
the natural boundary between Serbia and Republika Srpska
(Bosnia). It is
formed from two smaller rivers- Piva and Tara that merge
together in
Montenegro, near Scepan Polje at the altitude of 431 meters,
and flow
into the Sava river at Raca at the altitude of 75 meters.
Vertical fall
is 355 meters, with general fall 1% which makes Drina a very
fast river.
Drina is a very water rich river, 346 kilometers long, and 175
km in a
straight line. The reason for this large difference is in its
many
curves (Drina is also called The European Meander).
It is clear that a river such as this one with its rich water
resources,
and beautiful natural setting makes a first class tourist
destination!
For centuries, rafting was popular on Drina, with rafts being
made on
river Tara, or lower by the river Drinjaca by Zvornik, with
some of the
rafts going all the way to Belgrade. For centuries, Drina has
inspired
some of the most popular poets, writers, and artists, and
local as well
as foreign travelogue writers
Drina and its tributaries carve high mountains and penetrate
deep into
the canyons and mountain passes, at some places above 1500
meters deep.
For the longest time Drina was considered a holy river by the
Orthodox
as well as the Muslims who live in Bosnia (Republika Srpska).
Tourist potentials of Drina and its tributaries are unique
because of
its breath-taking scenery, and canyons of Tara, Piva,
Komarnica, Susica,
Draga, Lim, etc. Tara canyon is equal to the canyon of the
Colorado
river in the United States, except that its still not as
commercialized. In the confluence of Drina there are several
very
beautiful lakes: Visegrad, Perucac, Zvornik lake, as well as
some on
Piva, Lim, and Uvce.
In its middle part of the flow, near the villages Uzovnica and
Gornje
Koslje, Drina is in its upper part a mountainous, and in its
lower parts
a semi-mountanious river, wide, at times very narrowed,
powerful, with
beautiful, wild tributaries such as Gornja Tresnjica, as well
as
Ljubovija, Gracanica, Uzovnica, Jadar, and Drinjaca.
In its upper parts you can find high mountain peaks of
Montenegro, with
17 peaks above 2500 meters of altitude. In its middle part,
near
Ljubovija, in Serbia there are several mountains up to 1500
meters of
alititude, and in nearby Bosnia the famous Olympic complex of
mountains
above 2000 meters, the place of the 1980 Sarajevo Winter
Olympic Games.
In the confluence of Drina there are several famous national
parks:
Durmitor, river Tara (Tara canyon, protected by UNESCO with
cliffs as
high as 1700 meters is equal to the Colorado canyon in the
United
States), Tara mountain, Tjeniste-Sutjeska (where you can find
the only
primeval forest in Europe-Perucica). Drinas river flows,
passes,
surrounding mountains and peaks, forests, flora and fauna,
air, and
clean waters all make this river unique because it connects
waters with
mountains, living creatures with plants. This is a unique
natural
mix-potion for health and recuperating.
There are 300 different kinds of fish in Drina, its
tributaries and its
lakes. There are many springs and sources of mineral-rich
waters, as
well as large and small beasts (bears, wolves, foxes, rabbits,
alpine
goats, wild pigs, does) and birds (eagle, partridge,
sparrow-hawk,
pheasant etc). Numerous culturally and historically
significant spots
are old town-fortresses (some preserved, others in ruins),
churches and
monasteries, monuments, cemeteries, diggings
This area is very suitable for all aspects of tourism, such as
rafting
(150 km long), kayaking, (70 km on high speed waters),
cruising with
kayaks, gliders, motor boats on lakes, fishing, hunting,
mountain
hiking, excursions, visiting secluded villages, parasailing,
camping,
swimming, visiting cultural and historical monuments, being
with nature
that gives health. Even with such variety of tourist
attractions, this
area is not over-flown by tourists, or commercial hotels.
Climate is moderate continental while at altitudes of over 700
meters it
becomes sub- alpine, with many sunny days
Ljubovija county is the center of Srednje Podrinje. The center
place of
the county is the town called Ljubovija (at 190 meters of
altitude). It
is 600 meters away from Drina, with some 6000 residents which
is one
third of all residents of Ljubovija county. Considering the
large area
that this city encompasses, there are a very small number of
residents
per square meter. Drina is positioned on the altitude of 190
meters on the entrance to
Ljubovija county (between Ljubovija and Bajina Basta-Okletac)
and 160
meters on its exit near Velika Reka. Its width ranges from
50-200
meters; at some places it is as narrow as 20 meters. It forms
numerous
islands (Adas). It flows through Ljubovija County by some 38
km in
length, while her absolute fall is about 25 meters. Maximal
dept of
water is about 700 m (15.12.1952), and minimal 13 cm (13 and
14.12.1927), with the average of 136 meters. High waters are
frequent in
springtime, as well as November and December, while low waters
are
common in the summer and at the beginning of fall
Its average
annual
count is 359m3/s.
Different tourist groups can visit this region for various
reasons and
motives:
-Picnics and excursions for alpinists, retired folks, and
disabled
-Visiting for vacations
-Health tourism
-Foreign visitors
-Rafting down Drina
-Swimming
-Fishing
-Rowing, kayaking, canuing, gliding
-Visiting monasteries (Soko and others), churches
-Drinas regatta
-Ecological expeditions
-Ethnological excursions
-School tourism
-Transit and automobile visitors
-Camping
-Paragliding
-Speleologist associations
-Alpinism
-Sport teams
-Congresses, meetings
-Business trips, etc
Ljubovija is connected with Belgrade by asphalt road. It is
only 200 km
away from the capital, with excellent bus routes that frequent
it
several times per day, and also connect it to many other
cities and
towns. The price of the bus fare is about 500 dinars one
way(aboute 5
euros), and it takes you to Ljubovija in 4 hours.
I am at your service for any questions or needed information.
Good luck,
Tomislav Krsmanovic
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