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Boat trips through the Kazan
The gorge by water
Summer boat trips through the tightest stretch of the Iron Gates, beneath towering cliffs.
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About Boat trips through the Kazan
The Kazan is the tightest stretch of the Đerdap gorge, where the Danube squeezes between sheer walls of rock along the border with Romania. Seeing it from the water is one of the great pleasures of eastern Serbia: glide beneath the cliffs of Mali and Veliki Kazan and look out for Trajan’s Plaque, the Latin inscription the Romans carved into the rock face. Boat trips leave from towns along the river in the summer season, so check sailings locally before you set out. For the view from above, drive up to the Ploče viewpoint afterwards and watch the river bend below.
Our take
- The narrowest stretch
- Roman Tabula Traiana
- Summer departures
- Address
- Đerdap, the Balkans
- Our city guide
- On our Belgrade guide
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Boat trips through the Kazan before you go.
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