Zip line at Đurđevića Tara bridge
Two zip lines cross the Tara canyon at the Đurđevića Tara bridge, 1,050 m and 824 m long and about 150 m above the river, at up to 120 km/h; no advance booking is needed.
Đurđevića Tara bridge, Durmitor National Park
Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Two zip lines cross the Tara canyon at the Đurđevića Tara bridge in Durmitor National Park: the green line, 1,050 m long, and the yellow line, 824 m, both about 150 m above the canyon floor, at speeds of up to 120 km/h. No advance booking is needed: come to the bridge and ride. It is not the longest zip line in Montenegro, which is the 1,400 m line over Piva Lake, but it is the one with the canyon, the bridge and the river below.
The two lines
| Line | Length | Height above the canyon |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 1,050 m | about 150 m |
| Yellow | 824 m | about 150 m |
Both lines are at the bridge and cross the gorge about 150 m above the river; the flight reaches up to 120 km/h. The green line is the longer ride, the yellow the shorter one.
The bridge
The Đurđevića Tara bridge is a concrete arch bridge 365 m long with a main arch of 116 m, built between 1937 and 1940 and rebuilt in 1946. The canyon it spans is part of Durmitor National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and multi-day rafting trips on the Tara put in just below it.
Practical
- Where: the Đurđevića Tara bridge, in Žabljak municipality.
- Booking: none needed.
- Combine it with rafting on the Tara, which starts from the same stretch of river, or with the Ćurevac viewpoint over the canyon on the Žabljak side.
The other zip lines in Montenegro
| Site | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piva Lake, Plužine | 1,400 m | Longest in Montenegro; starts at the "Eko-Piva" guesthouse and crosses the lake towards the bridge; up to 65 km/h; free parking |
| Đurđevića Tara bridge | 1,050 m and 824 m | About 150 m above the canyon; no booking needed |
| Brajići, Budva | 1,200 m | April-October; free parking; Brajići is also the paragliding take-off above Budva |
| Njeguši, Lovćen National Park | 420 m | At about 980 m altitude; the ride lasts about 45 seconds |
All four are on the zip line hub.
Questions
Do I need to book?
No. Come to the bridge; there is no advance booking.
How long and how high are the lines?
The green line is 1,050 m and the yellow 824 m, both about 150 m above the canyon, at speeds of up to 120 km/h.
Is it the longest zip line in Montenegro?
No. The longest is the 1,400 m line over Piva Lake; Brajići above Budva has 1,200 m and Njeguši 420 m.
Highlights
- Green line 1,050 m, yellow line 824 m
- About 150 m above the canyon, up to 120 km/h
- No advance booking needed
- Longest in Montenegro is Piva, 1,400 m
On these trips
- Žabljak in 3 days: Durmitor, summer and winterSummer · Day 3 · The Tara canyon: Ćurevac, the Đurđevića Tara bridge, the zip line
- 7 days in Montenegro: coast to Durmitor loopDay 7 · Tara canyon road, Morača monastery, Podgorica
- 10 days in Montenegro: the full loop by carDay 8 · Trešnjevik pass, Kolašin, Biogradska gora, Tara bridge, Žabljak
