Cruising Perućec to Visegrad
The deepest and most impressive part of the Drina canyon was built between Bajina Bašta and Višegrad, cutting into the slopes of the Zvijezda and Sušica mountains in a length of 38 km, where in some parts the canyon is over a thousand meters deep. The canyon is cut in massive and less commonly layered Middle Triassic limestones. The sides of the canyon are very steep with numerous tributaries and culverts, overgrown with forest and shrubby vegetation, but there are often vertical, bare rocky cliffs.
The Drina canyon and the canyons of its tributaries represent places where, thanks to specific microclimatic conditions, rare plant species left over from the distant past found refuge. The most famous is the Pančić spruce, a conifer species that occurs naturally only in this area, and the wooded cliffs and caves in the canyon provide an ideal refuge for the brown bear. Numerous chamois live in the gorges of the canyon, which descend to an altitude of only 300 meters, which is a world phenomenon. Also, the bald eagle nests on the cliffs of the Drina canyon. With the construction of the dam near Perućac, the lowest parts of the canyon were submerged and turned into Lake Perućac, which extends to Višegrad and to which boat cruises are organized.
On the 52 km long voyage, you will enjoy the beauty of nature, in the habitats of plant and animal species of the Tara National Park, the confluence of the Žepa River with the Drina River, you will pass through the narrowest part of the canyon, through the Stari Brod camp, next to smaller streams and rivers and medieval fortifications.
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