Category: Western Serbia

If you are wondering what to do in Tara National Park, we will tell you that it offers numerous opportunities for an active, meaningful and relaxing vacation. Tara National Park covers almost the entire surface of the mountain, which certainly belongs to the most beautiful Serbian vacation destinations. Coniferous forests are Tara's trademark, and at the same time make it the most wooded mountain in Serbia and the region. The wealth of natural resources on this mountain will provide you with a real blessing during your stay. It is one of the favorite destinations for lovers of nature and active vacations. Accommodation on Tara is very diverse and you can find it in numerous villages in these areas. Tara is located in the western part of Serbia and belongs to the inner belt of the Dinarides. It is 50 km long, 22 km wide and has an average altitude of 1200 meters. Its highest peak is Kozji Rid (1591 m). It has wealth and diverse tourist values: an ecologically preserved natural environment, mountainous relief with a moderate altitude, suitable grounds for winter and summer activities, a beneficial climate, the Drina with the artificial lake Perućac. Because of all this, Tara is one of the most attractive regions in Serbia, and in many ways it is unique in Europe and the world. Mount Tara is both a summer and winter destination, and Kaluđerske Bare and Mitrovac are the two main centers for visitors. As many as 80 % areas of the National Park cover mixed forests of spruce, fir and beech. Of over 1,000 different plants, about 20 are endemic, among them the most famous is the Pančić spruce, a symbol of Tara - a relic of the Tertiary and a Balkan endemic that survived the Great Ice Age in very limited habitats in the middle course of the Drina river. These are the top 8 suggestions for what to do in Tara National Park. The proposals are mostly related to the spring and summer period. 1) Choose a walking tour where you will visit the most beautiful viewpoints of Tara There are numerous and beautiful viewpoints on Tara. The most visited are Banjska stena and Bilješka stena, followed by Crnjeskovo, Sjenič and Osluša, with