Live an unforgettable experience inside the Special Nature Reserve of Uvac — meandering canyons, the Ice Cave, and the flight of the griffon vulture.
Departure from the Uvac Lake dam. A cruise across Uvac Lake and the meanders of the Uvac, 16 kilometres one way — with landings at the Ice Cave and the Ravni krš viewpoint, where you will see the griffon vulture, king of this sky, from a distance of just five metres.
Boarding and a first look at the clear, emerald-green lake hemmed in by limestone cliffs. Your captain and hosts walk you through the route and the reserve's particulars.
A pass through the river's famed bends — entrenched meanders whose ridges rise up to 100 metres above the water. The single most photographed natural motif in southwest Serbia.
Land and take a short walk up to the Ravni krš viewpoint. From only five metres away you will observe the griffon vulture — king of this sky — and capture pictures that will stay with you for years.
Beneath the sheer limestone cliffs of the Uvac canyon lies the entrance to one of Serbia's most striking caves. The jewel of the Uvac, accessible only by boat — with draperies and flowstone formations that reach up to ten metres in places.
A calm cruise back through the same meanders — different light, different colours. Your hosts reflect on the day and answer any lingering questions.
The Uvac flows through southwest Serbia, between Nova Varoš and Sjenica — some 250 km from Belgrade. It runs between the northern slopes of the magnificent Zlatar, the southern offshoots of the Zlatibor massif, and the slopes of Javor.
The Uvac is a river that carries many secrets — from its source beneath the mysterious "Roof of Serbia," Pešter, to its mouth at the Lim. The particular treasure of its canyon stretches are the entrenched meanders, whose ridges rise as much as 100 metres above the water.
The ornaments of the Ice Cave — long draperies and flowstone reaching ten metres in places — though they appear cold, take your breath away with their beauty.
For a long time the locals and experts believed there were only two caves — the Ušačka and the Ice Cave — in the hamlet of Ušak, village of Gornje Lopiže. No one suspected that within the limestone of Pečansko brdo nature had built one of Serbia's most fascinating natural objects, a phenomenon in its own right: a single cave system over six thousand metres long.
The ornaments of the Ice Cave — long draperies and flowstone formations reaching up to ten metres in places — though they appear cold, take your breath away with their beauty. The cave is the jewel of the Uvac precisely because it can only be entered by boat.
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