On this weekend tour, we will take you to climb on via ferrata in Rugova Gorge and Berim which have been made according to the newest European standards.
Whether you are an experienced climber or a beginner, via ferrata Berim is a challenge. Climbing the attractive via ferrata in Ibarski Kolasin offers a physical challenge and wonderful views of the surroundings. You will have the opportunity to cross the entire section, which includes passing over suspension bridges.
Located next to the clean Pečka Bistrica river, via ferrata Mat i Ari is a special delight for all nature lovers. This path passes through the beautiful natural environment of Rugovska Klisura, considered one of the most beautiful in the region. Climbing this route offers spectacular scenery and a sense of satisfaction that will follow you long after the tour.
In addition to climbing, we will visit the Patriarchate of Peć and Visoki Dečani, centers of spirituality and pearls of medieval culture, which are under the protection of UNESCO.
| DEPARTURE LOCATION | The parking lot at the municipality New Belgrade |
| DEPARTURE TIME | 16 h |
| INCLUDED IN THE PRICE | Transportation from Belgrade
Two nights with breakfast in a hotel in Zubin Potok (double and triple rooms with bathroom) Climbing on 3 via ferrates: complete route through ferrate Berim, via ferries Ari and Mat in the Rugovsko gorge Instructors, necessary equipment (rope, helmets, belt) for via ferrata Tour of the Patriarchate of Peć and Visoki Dečani, tour coordinator Local taxes |
| NOT INCLUDED | Other meals and individual costs not mentioned |
Additional notes:
- Requirements: For a tour with transportation, the minimum number of applicants is 4, the maximum number is 7.
- Climbing on via ferrata is completely safe and it is not necessary to have previous experience. Guides and necessary equipment provides the organizer (rope, helmet, belt)
- Climbing via ferrata requires some physical effort. Participants are expected to have the physical condition of a person who walks at least 30 minutes a day, or a person who can climb up to 10 floors of stairs without much effort. The organizer is unable to accept the participation of persons over 120 kg, as well as minors under 15 years of age. The participation of minors aged 15-18 requires parental consent. Via ferrata is not recommended for people who are afraid of heights!
- Equipment: layered and comfortable clothes, hiking shoes (ideally with Vibram soles) or deep sneakers with hard soles.
- Food: two breakfasts are provided, in Zubin Potok and Peja we can organize lunch and dinner by agreement.
- Crossing over the administrative crossing: A valid identity card is required to cross the administrative border.
- Security risks: the security situation in Kosovo is stable, no incident has been recorded on the tourist destinations we visit.
- More information and advice on equipment and climbing itself can be found on our blog and article What is via ferrata? 8 advice for beginners
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Reservations for the Via ferrata Berim and Rugovska Gorge tour:
- Prilikom prijave plaća se ~ 45 % iznosa odnosno 12.300 dinara, a ostatak od 15200 dinara se plaća na polasku.
- Own transportation: own transport is not possible for this tour.
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Trip cancellations by passengers:
- If the Traveler cancels the trip in a timely manner (90 to 45 days), the Organizer has the right to compensation only for the incurred administrative costs.
- 10% if the trip is cancelled 44 to 30 days before the start of the trip,
- 20% if cancelled 29 to 20 days before the start of the trip,
- 40% if cancelled 19 to 15 days before the start of the trip,
- 80% if canceled 14 to 10 days before the start of the trip,
- 90% if canceled 9 to 6 days before the start of the trip,
- 100% if cancelled 5 to 0 days before the start of the trip or during the trip.
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The organizer reserves the right to correct prices due to changes in the monetary market or changes in accommodation or transportation prices, as well as the right to change the travel program (order of certain contents in the program due to objective circumstances).
Cenovnik broj 2 od 06.09.2024.
With this program are valid General conditions of travel organizer of the travel agency Explore Balkans doo.
license number OTP 22/2024, A category.
First day (Friday): Belgrade - Zubin Potok
- Departure from Belgrade from the parking lot of the municipality of Novi Beograd at 4 p.m.
- Arrival in Zubin Potok by 11 pm.
- Accommodation in a hotel (double and triple rooms with bathrooms).
- Overnight.
Second day (Saturday): Zubin Potok - Previja - Zubin Potok
- Breakfast.
- Transfer to Previa at 7:00 a.m. (about 1 hour, part of it is a macadam road), from where we continue on foot (about 20-30 minutes) to the camp at the foot of Berima on Mokra Gora mountain, where the via ferrata begins.
- Via Ferrata Berim in the beginning, it represents a vertical movement on rocks 80-150 m high. In one part of the via ferrata, it passes through a cave/natural tunnel, on the edge of which there is a bench from where you can enjoy a fantastic view of the landscapes of Ibarski Kolašin.
- After the cave, there is a spiral climb to the first peak, then it continues vertically to a horizontal section with movement on a cliff about 200 m high.
- Until the end of the via ferrata Berim, there will be plenty of adrenaline surprises waiting for us, such as the first suspension bridge 70 meters long that can be crossed by walking on metal steps.
- After a break in the beautiful surroundings, there is a continuation and vertical climbing to the third peak where there are two suspension bridges, the first 27 m long connecting two neighboring cliffs, and the second representing a 9 m long wire walk. After that, there is an attractive 50 m-long inclined bridge.
- The path continues along the ridge leading to the peak of Berim at 1,731 m, one of the most beautiful on the Mokra Gora mountain, from which there is a beautiful view of Ibarski Kolašin, the peaks of Kopaonik, Rogozna, Šara, Prokletije, and Hajla.
- The descent from the Via Ferrate Berim is an easy hiking trail that leads to the starting point of our adventure.
Completed route of via ferrata Berim
- Total length: 3 km ascent and 2 km downhill
- Climbing time: 6-7h
- Altitude difference: 520 m
- Time for descend: oko sat vremena
- Previous experience: not necessary
- Category: medium-heavy / heavy
- Transfer to Zubin Potok. Accommodation in a hotel.
- Overnight
Third day (Sunday): Zubin Potok – Peć – Visoki Dečani – Belgrade
- Breakfast. Departure at 7 a.m. and transfer to Peje, where we will visit the monastery before our exciting adventure - Patriarchate of Pec. After the tour, around 10 a.m. we set off on 2 via ferratas located near the monastery. Via ferratas are located in the beautiful Rugovska gorge above the river Pećka Bistrica. The first via ferrata (MAT) is a horizontal movement on the cliff above the river itself, while the second via ferrata (ARI) is mostly vertical. Via ferratas are placed so that the end of one is the beginning of another.
- Category: moderate
- Length: 4 km
- Climbing duration: 3-4h
- Previous experience: not necessary
- After the via ferrata transfer to Visoki Dečani monastery. Tour of the monastery.
- In the late afternoon, we departure for Belgrade, where we arrive in the evening (around 11 p.m.).
Rugova Gorge
Rugova Gorge is a river canyon near Peja in Western Kosovo, in the Prokletije mountains, close to the border with Montenegro. With a length of 25 km and a depth up to 1 000 m, Rugova is considered to be one of Europe's longest and deepest canyons. It was created by water erosion and the retreat of the Peja glacier. The Pecka Bistrica river cuts through the canyon. Rugova Canyon was declared a protected monument of natural heritage due to its geological, hydrological, speleological and botanic values and its spectacular landscape. The canyon starts to narrow about 3 km from Peja and continues to narrow for the next 6 km, creating a steep valley which the river of Pecka Bistrica flows through. There are a few waterfalls and several water-springs and caves. Rugova Canyon offers great opportunities for hikers, rock-climbers and cave explorers.
The gorge is very popular tourist place.
Peja Patriarch
The Monastery of the Peja Patriarchate is a set of churches near Peja and Pecka Bistrica River, and at the entrance to the Rugova Gorge. Pec Patriarchate is one of the most important monuments of the Serbian past. It had been center of Serbian archbishop and patriarch for centuries.
Since its inception in the 13th century, the Patriarchate gathered scholarly theologians, excellent writers, and talented artists, and all of them left testimonies about her persecution. Therefore, it is today not only the old center of the Serbian church but also the place where a significant art heritage is preserved, which is why UNESCO was proclaimed a world cultural heritage site in 2006.
Here is the Monument of Nature, the Sham-mulberry (dud), about 750 years old.
Monastery Visoki Decani
The Visoki Decani Monastery is the founding of King Stefan III of Decani and Emperor Dusan. The building was completed in 1335, and the frescoes were completed around 1350. The monastery is dedicated to Christ the Pantocrator and the Lord Jesus Christ - Spasovdan. The main master was Vito Kotoranin. The monastery church is a five-storey building and belongs to the Raska style. The monastery is located in one valley near the Decanska Bistrica river southwest of Peja, under the mountain massif of Prokletije. Mortal remains of Saint Jelena Decanska rest in the monastery. When the Turks wanted the monastery to turn to the mosque in 1692, the legend says that there was a miracle prevented that not to happen.
The monastery belonged to the Eparchy of the Raska-Prizren Serbian Orthodox Church and represents an immovable cultural asset as a cultural monument of exceptional significance.
UNESCO proclaimed the Decani Monastery as a world cultural heritage site in 2004, stating that its frescoes are one of the most valuable examples of the Renaissance Paleologists in Byzantine Painting and a valuable record of life in the 14th century.
Ibarski Kolasin
Kolasin belongs, geographically and ethnically, to the central part of the Balkan Peninsula or the Raska region. In this area, in the Middle Ages, there was a center of a Serbian state called Raska. Ibarski Kolasin is a name for an area that extends along the Ibar River, in the north of Kosovo and Metohija and in the south of the Raska region. The largest city in Ibar Kolasin is Zubin Potok. In the Ibar valley, at the end of the sixties and early seventies of the 20th century a dam was built when created Gazivode Lake.
Famous Serbian geographer, Jovan Cvijić was of the opinion that the Serbs of Kolasin moved from the Montenegrin Kolasin to Tara and therefore gave this Kolasin the name of Stari Kolasin.
Many monasteries, buildings and other cultural monuments of this region have been erected by persons who marked the history of Kolasin. The most famous among them is Queen Jelena Anzujska. Then, St. Joanikija and Petar Koriski, whose relics are located in the Monastery of Crna Rijeka.
Because of its geographical location, Ibarski Kolasin has always been the target of the enemy, but he has resisted the attacks for centuries and today exists as a witness to its history.
Via ferrata Ari and Mat in Rugova Gorge:
Two new adventures of products made in 2012 according to the latest standards, with the help of Italian experts built by ferates in the Dolomites, make this road the maximum safe. The vertical rise is in the length of 100 m, while the other ferates go horizontally. The trail leads both through the ancient caves and the remains of former fortifications, from which there is a beautiful view of Peć and Rugovsko gorge.
Via ferrata Berim:
It is located on the rocks of Berim on Mokra Gora Mountain. It is 25km far from Zubin Potok, and the road to Via Ferrata crosses the Gazivode Dam further to Kovace Village, followed by a gravel road to Previja and further to Berim.
Via Ferrata starts with a mountain path from the logistic camp, passing below the Berim Rocks, and branching off a narrow path to the first vertical section. The first vertical section is around 80 m long and it leads to a cave with a bench placed on the edge, with a stunning view of the landscape. Via Ferrata further follows a vertical climb through the cave and continues to the first peak of Berim at around 160 m of height difference from the starting point. There is an exit from the first peak to the logistic camp. For braver climbers who wish to continue, Via Ferrata goes further to the second peak of Berim with the next vertical section. This part of Via Ferrata includes a horizontal section which provides a completely different experience from the climb on previous vertical sections. The second peak is at 1520 m above sea level or around 300 m of height difference from the starting point. There is a rest area there good for taking photos of beautiful landscapes of Ibarski Kolasin, Rogozna and Kopaonik Mountains, and a small part of Gazivode Lake is also visible. The climb on Via Ferrata ends here, and the path continues further down the steep slope to the logistic camp.
- Total length: 4km / 3-3,5h
- Vertical length: 500 m
- Altitude difference: 300 m
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