Panjica Canyon and Water Cave

• Hiking
• One-day
• Spring 2024
• Western Serbia

The canyon of the Panjica River is located in southwestern Serbia, not far from Arilje, in the village of Dobrača. The canyon is adorned with incredible beauty, wilderness, a waterfall, and beautiful cascades, which give it an almost tropical appearance. During the hike, we will see the Water Cave, which is the most important and largest speleological object in this area. What is interesting is that our botanist and doctor Josif Pančić walked through the canyon of the Panjica River, and found an endemic plant species in that very place. His research and discoveries contributed to a better understanding of the biodiversity of the region, making the Panjica Canyon an important place for scientific studies.

On this hiking tour, we will go along the canyon of the Panjica River to the Panjica waterfall and the Water Cave. As you hike through the canyon of the Panjica River, you will find yourself surrounded by dense vegetation and paths that lead through untouched nature. Before that, we will visit the hill of Gradina in the town of Trešnjevica, which offers a beautiful panoramic view of the valley of Moravica and Arilje.

Additional notes:

• Equipment for the Panjica river canyon tour: Bring the standard equipment for hiking. Mountaineering shoes or sports sneakers with a stronger sole, adequate hiking clothing adapted to the weather conditions, a backpack, bring enough water, and some food (snacks, sandwiches, fruit). Footwear such as slippers, flip-flops, and water sandals is not recommended!
• Information about a hiking trail:
  • Length: 12 km
  • Category: easy, you will hike along the forest paths next to the river 
  • Duration: oko 4-5 sati sa pauzama
• For the tour realization, it is necessary a minimum of 18 passengers
• Price is for members of "Explore Serbia". You can find membership information here. For those who do not have a membership card, the price is 5100 dinars.
• Own transportation: for this tour own transport is not possible, because the starting and ending point of the hiking tour are not the same.
• In case of insufficient number of registered passengers or unfavorable weather conditions, the deadline for notification of postponement or cancellation of the tour is 2 days before departure.
• Transportation from Novi Sad: the surcharge is 1200 dinars. Another option is to take the train to the Tošin Bunar railway station in New Belgrade, where you can wait for our transport. You can see the timetable here.
• Accident insurance: in order for this type of insurance to be active, you need to send us your personal number (JMBG) when registering.
• Photos used: 
  • Cover photo Zoran Cvetković, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Arilje Dobrača Panjica
  • In the gallery – Zoran Cvetković, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Arilje Dobrača Panjica; AriljeNocu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, Žuta stena plaža u Arilju;  Zoran Cvetković, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Arilje Dobrača Panjica

• Trip cancellations by passengers: 

  • In case of cancellation of the trip by the passenger, 5 or more days before the tour date, the Agency retains the amount of 20% of the reservation costs.
  • In case the traveler cancels the trip less than 5 days before the trip, the agency reserves the right to the entire amount. In case of replacement by another passenger who is found either by the passenger himself or by the Agency, 90% of the paid amount is returned to the passenger.
  • In case of illness of the passenger and cancellation up to 3 days before the tour, the paid money can be returned or the amount can be transferred for another tour organized by the Agency, and the traveler is obliged to send medical documentation about the illness in writing. In case of illness of the traveler and cancellation less than 3 days before the tour, in addition to sending medical documentation about the illness, the traveler is obliged to compensate the Agency for the incurred costs (transportation and travel organization costs), and part of the money can be refunded.

• The organizer of the tour is the travel agency Explore Balkans doo. With this program is valid Rulebook on conducting tours by Explore Balkans doo.

  According to Article 79 of the Law on Tourism, protection is not provided for one-day tours in terms of travel guarantees.