Kotor: Tara River White Water Rafting & Canyon Tour

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Duration12h

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PickupAt your hotel

Tara River Rafting from Kotor: 20+ Rapids & Europe's Deepest Canyon

You get picked up from your Kotor hotel at 7am and driven three hours to the Tara River Canyon, where you raft through 20+ rapids for three hours with breakfast and lunch included, plus all safety gear and a licensed guide. Swimming stops and an optional waterfall visit break up the rapids, and you're back in the Old Town by 7:30pm.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Tara River rafting and scenic drive

Start from Kotor at 07:00 am
Photo stop at Perast
Photo stop above Risan Bay
Arrive at Plužine, photo stop
Photo stop at dam Mratinje
Arrive at Blue River Rafting Camp, breakfast and outfitting
Depart to rafting starting point
Start rafting on Tara River
Stop for swimming and optional cliff jumping
Visit waterfall Skakavica
Return to camp, change and lunch break
Scenic drive back to Kotor
Finish in Old Town of Kotor at 07:30 pm

The Experience

"The water is cold, but your body forgets that after the third rapid," our guide said as we loaded into the van at 7am, and he wasn't wrong. The drive from Kotor takes about three hours—you stop at Perast for photos, then climb higher toward Plužine and the Mratinje dam, watching the landscape shift from coastal towns to limestone cliffs. By 10:45am you're at the Blue River Rafting Camp, eating breakfast and getting fitted into a wetsuit, helmet, and life jacket that actually fit, which matters more than you'd think when you're about to spend three hours in a canyon.

The Tara River Canyon is 1,333 meters deep—the deepest in Europe, second only to the Grand Canyon—and the water itself is this shocking emerald green that looks almost unreal until you're in it. The rafting starts around noon and runs for three hours depending on the current, taking you through over 20 rapids with names like "Brothels" and "Washing Machine" that the guides say with a kind of grim humor. You stop to swim in pools between sections, there's an optional cliff jump if you're feeling it, and you pass a waterfall called Skakavica where the mist hits you sideways. The canyon walls rise up on both sides, and the river itself is clean enough to drink—locals call it the "Tear of Europe"—which somehow makes the whole thing feel less like a theme park and more like you're actually moving through something real and old.

By 3pm you're back at the camp, changing out of wet gear and eating lunch while your legs remember they exist. The drive back to Kotor takes another couple of hours, and you roll into the Old Town around 7:30pm. It's a full day—you leave early and finish late—but that's the only way to fit the canyon, the rapids, the stops and the drive all into one trip without feeling rushed through any of it. Bring your ID, sunscreen, and a camera that can handle spray; the swimsuit and towel are obvious, but sunscreen is the one thing people forget and regret.

What’s included

Hotel pickup from Kotor at 7am and return by 7:30pm.
Breakfast at the rafting camp, lunch after the river section, and all transport between Kotor and the canyon.
Full rafting equipment including wetsuit, helmet, life jacket, footwear and safety gear.
A licensed guide and skipper for the entire day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

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Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying in Kotor who want to see Europe's deepest canyon and run serious rapids without arranging transport or gear—the full day out is what makes the three-hour drive and the three-hour raft both feel worth it.