Bus from TREBINJE to TARA

Trebinje is the southernmost municipality and city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Located in East Herzegovina, it is part of the Republika Srpska entity, and its population numbers 31,433. The city lies in the Trebišnjica river valley, at the foot of Leotar, some 30 km by road from Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast.

There are several mills along the river, as well as several bridges, including three in the city of Trebinje itself, as well as a historic Ottoman Arslanagic bridge nearby. The river is heavily exploited for hydro-electric energy.

After it passes through the Popovo Polje area southwest of the city, the river - which always floods in the winter - naturally runs underground to the Adriatic, near Dubrovnik. Trebinje is known as "the city of the sun and platan trees", and it is said to be one of the most beautiful cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city is economic and cultural center of the region of Eastern Herzegovina.

The Tara National Park covers the largest part of the Tara Mountain massif, which belongs to the part of the Old Mountains. The mass of the Tara consists of the following parts of the whole: Kaluđerske bare, Tara, Aluške planine, Crni Vrh and Zvijezda. Its surface is 183 km² and length is 50 km and width is 22 km. The average altitude is 1,200 m, and the highest peak Kozji rid reaches 1.591 m.

The main tourist attraction of the Tara is Kaluđerska Bara in the north, near Bajina Bašta and Mitrovac in the south. Hotels Beli Bor and Omorika, as well as other smaller ones, are located at Kaluđerski Barama, while Mitrovac is located the same name as a recreational hotel for children.

The National Park can be reached by direct route Bajina Bašta - Kaluđerska Bara, via Perućac - Mitrovac and via Kremna - Kaluđerska Bara. The Drina gorge, which is part of the park, can be reached by boat. Local craft workshops make various handicrafts from wool, dairy products, kneeling, plum and especially pine honey.