Thursday, January 31, 2008

Rafting in Croatia

Croatia is a dream destination to experience the wildness of nature and rafting the rivers of Croatia is a wonderful way to experience the unspoiled Croatian interior. Following are some of Croatia's best rafting rivers:

Dobra River Converging on Karlovac, this is a great rafting destinations all year round.

Kupa River
Flowing between the forested slopes and valleys of National park Risnjak, the river Kupa has enough waterflow only in spring and after heavy rainfalls.


Zrmanja River
This river near historical town of Zadar is best rafted in the spring and kayaked in the summer.



Korana River
This is another great river to raft in early spring and after heavy rains. It has incredible variety:
Source - from Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sixteen beautiful lakes on different levels and hundreds of waterfalls between them are being fed by waters of White and Black Rivers.

Una River

Forming the border between Croatia and Bosnia, this river is an exciting rafting experience downstream of the Strbacki buk waterfall, especially when water levels are high. The section of Una from 20-meter Strbacki Buk waterfall is great for rafting, grade III-IV at low and grade V at high water level. The left bank is Croatian, right bank Bosnian, but they are equally beautiful.

Krka River
Rafting this river takes you through the most unspoiled scenery of the Krka National Park.

Cetina River
The banks of this Dalmatian river are dense with vegetation and the cliffs, beautiful waterfalls and caves along the way make it scenically unforgettable. Cetina river is situated in the peaceful countryside of Dalmatinska Zagora region and it i slowly passes through numerous canyons, spots and hills rising above it.

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