Tara Canyon

ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION

The Tara Canyon is the gorge cut by the Tara river as it breaks through the limestone of the Dinaric Alps on its way from the Montenegrin mountains toward its confluence with the Drina. It is one of the deepest river canyons in Europe, its walls dropping steeply from the surrounding plateaus to the river below, and the stretch of canyon that runs along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro is the section most familiar to visitors. For Foča, the Tara Canyon is the single feature that defines the town as an adventure destination: the canyon is the setting for the rafting for which the region is known, and its scale and remoteness are the reason travellers come. The river itself is clear and cold, fed by mountain tributaries, and the canyon walls are covered in forest and broken by side gorges and watercourses. The canyon is experienced primarily from the river — on a raft — and from the roads and viewpoints that reach its rim, rather than as a single fenced site; it is a landscape, not a ticketed attraction. In Phase 1 this page presents the Tara Canyon as the defining natural feature of the Foča area and the setting for its rafting; detailed route, access and operator guidance is reserved for a later content pass.