Arrangement with 2 nights, 5 meals, 25 km rafting, and a visit to Sarajevo
Note: A minimum of 20 participants is required for the realization of this arrangement. In case of a smaller number of participants, you can cancel the arrangement, reschedule for another date, or choose our guaranteed departure from NS at 3:00 p.m., BG at 4:30 p.m.
Transportation from NS and BG - round trip - with a visit to Sarajevo is 45 € per person.
Day 1 (Friday)
Departure from Novi Sad and Belgrade in the morning hours.
Arrival at the ethno-village Stanišići and a break for a walk and sightseeing.
Continuation of the journey towards Sarajevo, where we arrive in the afternoon hours.
Free time to explore Baščaršija and an opportunity to try the famous Sarajevo ćevapi.
Arrival at the rafting center RT in the evening hours.
Dinner.
Overnight stay.
Day 2 (Saturday)
Breakfast.
Free time to enjoy and relax in the RT center or to take part in one of our optional excursions. You can check them out HERE.
Dinner.
Live music entertainment.
Overnight stay.
Day 3 (Sunday)
Breakfast.
Distribution of rafting equipment.
Departure for rafting and enjoying rafting for 2-4 hours (depending on the time of year and water levels of the Tara River).
Return to the RT center, return of equipment.
Lunch.
Return to Serbia with a stopover at Višegrad and Andrićgrad.
Day 1 - Friday
Departure from Novi Sad from the parking lot across from the Master Center (Sajam) at 08:00h.
Drive to Belgrade, where the departure of passengers is planned at 09:15h from the parking lot near Emmezeta.
Transportation is carried out by high-floor tourist class buses and minibuses. Drive towards Bijeljina and the ethno-village of Stanišići. Completion of necessary border formalities.
Arrival in the ethno-village in the morning hours. Visit the authentic village and its beauties - artificial lake, Noah's ark, Podlugovi station, magnificent Hotel Pirg, authentic huts... We suggest you take a break, rest and, above all, absorb the beauties of this unique place.
Continue towards Sarajevo. Arrival in the afternoon hours. Here, we will have the opportunity to visit the famous Baščaršija, the old cultural and historical core of the city. We will visit the Latin Bridge, the place where "the first shot in World War I was fired, " i.e., the place of the assassination of Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand, the House of Inat, Sebilj, Baščaršija Mosque, Gazi Husrev Beg Mosque, Sa'hat-kula Clock Tower, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Serbian Orthodox Church... Free time until departure to the RT Rafting Center.
Arrival at the RT Rafting Center in the evening hours.
Accommodation in bungalows or rooms.
Free time for socializing and getting to know each other.
Dinner.
Socializing by the campfire and music...
Overnight stay.
Guests are recommended to rest well because an exciting day awaits us tomorrow.
Day 2 - Saturday
With the first rays of morning, you will see the beauty of the surroundings and the rafting center itself, which is decorated in an ethnic style, with wooden bungalows, hidden in the shade of the trees that surround us and set on the Drina River, which calmly passes by and invites you to socialize with its crystal clear color…
Breakfast.
Now is the time to try specialties from our region. Homemade food from nearby villages. Homemade prosciutto, donuts, homemade honey, eggs, cheese pies…
Time for free activities or the possibility of going on one of our excursions. Our recommendations are:
If you want to stay at our rafting center RT, there are fields for small football and volleyball, a small shooting range, darts, billiards, table football, and numerous corners for relaxation.
NOTE: As per the guests' request, rafting in this arrangement is scheduled for Sunday.
Dinner.
Followed by a gathering around the campfire with music.
We advise you to bring warmer clothing because although the days are very warm, the nights by the river can surprise us with their coldness…
Accommodation for the night.
Day 3 – Sunday
After a comfortable night's sleep in our wooden bungalows/rooms, you will wake up with the first morning rays with joy. The fresh forest air will open all your senses. Our restaurant offers excellent local coffee, tea, and homemade brandy. Next to the restaurant, there is a roof terrace, as well as a summer garden with a view of the river Drina.
Breakfast. Breakfast is around 9 am.
Now you will have the opportunity to try specialties of our region. Homemade food from nearby villages. Homemade prosciutto, sausage, our famous buckwheat cakes, homemade cherry jam, eggs, cheese pies, young Romanesque cheese… breakfast is strong, calorie-rich… it will give you the necessary energy because the rafting adventure is about to begin…
After breakfast, you will be given the equipment necessary for rafting. Everyone gets neoprene suits specially designed for longer stays in the water, which will protect you from the cold water of the river Tara. You will take the suits from the skipper area - a room where all rafting equipment is located. You also need shoes or boots, also made of neoprene, a life jacket, and helmets. You take all the equipment to your rooms/bungalows and put them on over your swimsuit or shorts. Do not wear anything under the suits, nothing, except swimwear or shorts.
After dressing up for rafting, we gather on the plateau, where traditional group photos follow, and then we will read the rafting lists.
Since the RT center is located at the so-called goal, we go to the starting point of rafting with our vehicles.
The ride to the starting point of rafting, Brstanovica, takes about an hour.
After arriving at Brstanovica, the skippers - boat drivers will distribute you in the boats, where they will give you a brief or course on behavior on the boat. The boats used for rafting are professional boats made specifically for rafting and intended to withstand the playful rapids of the Tara River.
Each boat has waterproof bags where you can put some basic things.
We advise you to bring your GO PRO cameras. If you don't have them, you can rent GoPro cameras from us and capture unforgettable moments while rafting. We note that we are not responsible for the loss and possible damage of phones and cameras you bring on rafting.
During the rafting, you can expect over 30 exciting rapids (the most famous being Ćelije, Borovi, Varda…) that will leave you breathless with their strength and speed, and give you a true feeling of adventure and adrenaline.
If you forget to bring something to drink, feel free to lean over the boat and scoop up some refreshing water from the river Tara, whose water is drinkable throughout the entire watershed, which is why the Tara river is known as the "tear of Europe"…
At about the halfway point, we will take a break and see who has the courage to pass the "test of manliness", i.e. to bathe in the icy waterfall whose temperature is barely 5 °C.
You will also have the opportunity to bathe in the Piva River. The river has incredibly clean water, which along with our Tara, forms the powerful Drina River. After rafting down the Tara River, we continue down the Drina River to our RT center.
After about 2-5 hours, which is how long the descent takes, we arrive at the base of the rafting center. This is followed by the return of the equipment and warm water, which will be immensely pleasant after the cold water of the Tara River.
Lunch. Lunch is served upon return from rafting.
Departure to Belgrade, Novi Sad. The approximate departure time is 4 p.m.
We will take a break in Višegrad. We will walk across the bridge that we once read about in the book of our only Nobel laureate, Ivo Andrić, "The Bridge on the Drina". We will get to know the bridge, find out who was behind its construction, and learn about the history that the bridge tells us…We will also visit the newly built Andrićgrad or Kamengrad, a city built according to the idea of our celebrated director Emir Kusturica, in honor of Ivo Andrić, as the name suggests…
The planned stay in Višegrad is 2 hours, with the possibility of organizing a boat ride on the Drina River for those interested.
Drive to Belgrade and Novi Sad, where arrival is planned for late evening hours.
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For those who want faster, more exciting rafting, we recommend choosing the months of April, May, and early June.
For those who want a calmer rafting experience or come with children, choose July, August, and September.
For those who want to visit us with children, we recommend choosing so-called working days, from Sunday to Friday. Prices on working days are more favorable and there are fewer crowds.
Prices are most favorable at the beginning of the season, on working days, as well as for early reservations. If you know the date of your annual vacation in advance, reserve your spot in advance at a more favorable price.
On weekends, i.e. Fridays and Saturdays, we organize live music, and from May 14, 2023, we will have live music 5 evenings a week. Music on weekends is until 2am, and on other days until 1am.
It is possible to reschedule or cancel your reservation and we will offer you a new date if you contact us no later than 2 weeks before the planned arrival date.
Rain or bad weather are not valid reasons for cancellation. We have all the necessary equipment for rafting in bad weather, and our bungalows, as well as the restaurant, have heating. If you are not sure, choose summer months such as July and August when rains are rare and short-lived.
Food at the RT rafting center is traditional, homemade, caloric, mostly based on meat. If you are on a special diet, vegetarian, vegan, etc., please let us know when making a reservation... We have a great selection of dishes and we will be happy to accommodate you.
Due to heavy traffic on the road from the RT center to the starting point of rafting and on the river itself, rafting can be organized in two groups - after breakfast and after lunch. If you have a desire to be in, for example, the first group, please let us know when making a reservation, we will be happy to accommodate you.
If you want to go on an excursion in addition to rafting, for example, a visit to the Sutjeska National Park, choose package deals that already include rafting and a specific excursion. Reserve package deals in advance. Of course, you can decide on any excursion on the spot, but in that case, the price is higher. Package deals are reserved in advance and are always more favorable.
If you decide to go on one of our excursions or package deals, we recommend rotating the program, i.e., for better organization of your time, we will organize excursions on the first day (most excursions are full-day and last longer than rafting itself), and leave rafting for the second day.
Please read the description of our accommodation - STANDARD, COMFORT, SUPERIOR.
Comfort accommodation is located in bungalows and rooms. There are no differences between rooms and bungalows, the equipment and price are the same. Some guests prefer bungalows more, some rooms. If you have special wishes or prefer, for example, to be in rooms, please let us know when making a reservation. Depending on the capacity, we will be happy to accommodate you.
The RT center has two pools that are available only to our guests. The use of the pool is included in some packages and not in others. We have made an effort to clearly highlight which packages include pool use. Those who do not have the use of the pool included in the price of the package can buy a bracelet at the reception. The bracelet costs 5€ and is valid for the entire stay.
We have three types of accommodation, labeled as standard, comfort, and superior in the price lists. Bungalows and rooms are structured as double, triple, quadruple, quintuple, and sextuple.
We also offer a rich menu of pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free food. (And we know the difference between them. ;-) ) We use a special fryer and grill plate for preparing such food, and ingredients are not mixed.
Note: If you are on a special diet, please let us know when booking your arrangement or at the latest upon arrival at our rafting center RT. We will be happy to fulfill your requests.
Almost all of our bungalows have their own bathrooms, and the vast majority also have TVs, mini-bars, safes, kitchens... Although, logically, you might think that this is taken for granted, we have to point out that this is a rarity for camping accommodation in nature.
Although we are located on the banks of the Drina River, we remind you that its temperature, even in August, is only 17 degrees Celsius at the most. That's why you love to seek refreshment from the high temperatures in our swimming pool. And there's also a cocktail bar for true enjoyment.
The food at RT Center is domestic, authentic food of these areas, traditional, prepared on the spot, on the same day... We bring in groceries several times a week from nearby markets and farms, grown by our farmers. If you are on a special diet, or if you are a vegetarian, vegan, pescetarian... don't worry, some of us are too. We have a great selection of dishes for you, and we know the difference between them. We have special grill plates, fryers, and cold showcases, and the ingredients are not mixed.
The parties at the RT center are already well-known far and wide. We always have guests looking for more. The large number of guests that RT center can accommodate contributes to a great atmosphere and young people meeting each other. And the bands - Kix band and Kosava band, are real masters of creating a great vibe. They quickly get all our guests on their feet, and many of you even on the table.
As part of the RT center, we have a paintball court. And the best part is that you don't have to have a group of people to play. We organize a paintball tournament every day, and all you have to do is sign up at the reception desk to participate. You can even play alone.
Parked in front of the RT center, our quads are available to you at any time of the day. It is important to note that they are brand new. We purchased some of the four-wheelers in 2021 and some in 2022.
We organize almost all excursions every day, and you don't have to have a group to go on any of our excursions. You can even go alone. Due to the large capacity of the RT center, we always have enough guests to organize almost all excursions.
We take great care of the hygiene and cleanliness of the RT center as well as the bungalows, rooms, and restaurant. We have employees who take care of the cleanliness of the camp 24/7. We also invest a lot of time, effort, and money into the decoration of the RT center. Currently, we have more than 650 rose seedlings planted at the RT center, and every spring we have a campaign to plant seasonal flowers. Our flowerpots are adorned with over 1000 cuttings of geraniums, petunias, surfinias, begonias, tulips, peonies, and more.
We are proud of all the members and employees at the RT center. They quickly become your favorite waiters, bartenders, and especially skippers. They are warm, honest, cheerful...and quickly win you over and make you happy.
We have guaranteed departures every day from Novi Sad and Belgrade, as well as from all major cities in Serbia.
It's always full, lively, and dynamic here. We can accommodate 380 rafting enthusiasts, and if you have a company with a large number of employees, you don't have to split them up into several camps. All your employees can stay with us. We have special pricing options for companies, the possibility of payment by invoice, and a rooftop terrace for presentations, a projector, and everything necessary for a successful presentation.
If you have any doubts about the arrangement or additional questions, feel free to contact us.