Bus from ŽABLJAK to TARA

Žabljak is a small town, and the seat of Žabljak Municipality, in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,723. The town is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain region and with an altitude of 1,456 metres it's the highest situated town on the Balkans.

Žabljak is centre of Montenegro's mountain tourism. The entire area of Durmitor mountain is protected as a national park, and offers great possibilities for both winter and summer mountain tourism.

Žabljak caters for activities such as:

• Skiing - Durmitor's snow cover lasts 120 days per year, with decent slopes such as Savin kuk, Štuoc and Javorovača.
• Rafting - the 1300m deep Tara River canyon is the second deepest in the world, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Rafting on Tara River is one of the most popular tourist activities in Montenegro.
• Mountaineering - Durmitor's conditions are appropriate for this sport.
• Hiking - The surrounding area of the town of Žabljak provides hiking paths.

Among the main tourist attractions of Durmitor are 18 glacier lakes. The biggest and closest to Žabljak being "Crno jezero" - literally Black lake. Durmitor's slopes are also becoming increasingly popular among snowboarders.

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.