Rafting is very popular in the world, and for some years in our country too. It used to be some sort of entertainment and now it is professional sports discipline. Nowadays it is also commercial branch of adventurous tourism and recreation activity. Rowing in a team develops all muscle groups in the body as well as team spirit, and it can be said that rafting is teambuilding activity due to that reason many big firms organize this type of recreation for their employees and partners.
Spending time in nature contributes to relaxation of spirit, inner peace and in combination with moderate physical activity and rowing it can be concluded that rafting is complete psycho-physical activity.
Rafting as teambuilding recreation is good for people spending working day in a office, sitting at the computer desk or for those performing higher physical activity.
Due to all things mentioned above it can be said, and information from this field confirms it, that rafting represents on of the most popular ways of recreation in our region and in the world.
The Vrbas canyon
Making its way through limestone areas for centuries, the Vrbas makes unique landscape which inspires even the most demanding visitors.
The Vrbas canyon is located only 12 km away from the center of Banja Luka. It is characterized by abundant and diverse flora and fauna, cultural-historical monuments and natural rarity. Due to all these things, it is protected by Special Decision made in 1955.
Ruins of medieval Bosnian towns such as Greben (1192), Zemljanik (1287) and Zvečaj (1404), can be seen. Due to its cascades, whirls, steep rocks, springs, caving objects, cultural-historical monuments, abundant biodiversity and with very good traffic communication…the Vrbas canyon is excellent place for development of nautical, adventurous, sports-recreation, scientific, fishing and picnic tourism.
What should you bring when you go on rafting?
When you go on rafting you have to have: swimming suit, towel, and for ladies, hair drier of course. During cold days it is good to have something worm to put on after rafting. The following equipment will be given to you in the rafting center: neoprene suit (long or short), neoprene boots, floating waistcoat, helmet and paddle.
