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Tara National Park
Drina canyon wilderness
Dense forests and high meadows on a great bend of the Drina, home to the rare Serbian spruce.
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About Tara National Park
Declared a national park in 1981, Tara covers almost 25,000 hectares of the far west of Serbia, held in the elbow-shaped bend of the Drina between Višegrad and Bajina Bašta. Most of the plateau sits between 1,000 and 1,200 metres, rising to Kozji rid at 1,591 metres, and dense forest alternates with upland meadows. Tara has more viewpoints than any other Serbian park: Banjska stena, Osluša and Sokolarica look down on the Drina canyon. Start at the visitor centre at Mitrovac, then pick a marked trail; Zlatibor is about an hour’s drive away.
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- Rare Serbian spruce
- Banjska stena viewpoint
- Deer and brown bears
- Address
- Tara, the Balkans
- Website
- nptara.rs
- @taranationalpark
- Our city guide
- On our Belgrade guide
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Tara National Park before you go.
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