Zrmanja Canoe Safari: Half-Day Turquoise River Adventure

Our family truly enjoyed this trip. The tour lasted about four hours, and we covered around ten kilometers at a light yet steady, sporty pace. We made three short stops along the way, which was just right — though I’d say the pace suits someone with a bit of prior experience in such adventures. The surrounding nature was absolutely breathtaking, and our child was thrilled throughout the journey. The highlight, of course, was going down a three-meter drop with the boat — an unforgettable moment! If you appreciate active outdoor experiences, this tour is definitely worth it. Special thanks to our wonderful guides, Andrei and Matej, for their great support and energy.

Very well-organized day. The guides were very friendly, and the instructions were clear. The walk lasts about 5 hours and includes several breaks. The return trip is done by van to get back to the starting point. Provided: helmets, neoprene shorts, rain jackets, and life jackets. Bring water shoes so you can walk anywhere without getting hurt. The walk is beautiful and suitable for beginners. I highly recommend this activity, whether as a couple or with family. Merci !

We had a brilliant day on the river as a family, our boys (aged 9 and 13) absolutely loved it. Everything was really well organised, the guides were really friendly and fun but also ensured everyone was safe and knew what they were doing, instructions were all given in English. There were several opportunities to stop for a swim in the river, including over lunch. At the place where you finish there’s also a great swim spot with a slide, rope swing and bridge to jump from, we spent another hour there. Would highly recommend this trip- lovely scenery and really fun! 🤩

Had an amazing time and our tour guide Adam was awesome! Quite the adventure and highly recommend for having a great time in Zadar! Pack a lunch and you are set to go! We had breaks for swimming and cooling off on a hot day! Great tome talking to others in our small group. Highly recommend doing the transfers so that they pick you up, bring you there and bring you back! Also an amazing view on the way!

Everything was perfect and well organized. Bring enough water, at least 1 leter per person and plasticbag for wet clothes for later because you really get wet wet. I would recommend renting their watershoes if you don't have your own. They're 3€.

Fabulous experience, the whole family really enjoyed the day out on the water, especially going over the waterfall

What an awesome day we had. We went as a family with 2 children aged 12 and 13. Loved every minute. The guides were amazing, friendly, attentive and made sure we had a wonderful safe experience. We started with mummy and 13 year old in canoe 1, and Daddy and 12 year old in canoe 2. It quickly became apparent that mummy was not good at steering so was swapped with 13 year old and at the first stop we changed canoes to mummy and Daddy then 13 and 12 year old. I knew my children were safe and they went off ahead. After a while you come to a huge waterfall where all the canoes go down empty and the people walk down the rocks. This is ok for adults and teens but I would not want a 6 year old (or a child much younger than my own) to need to navigate this. There were steep edges and you needed to take a LOT of care. (And do so while holding your tub of belongings and your paddle) Later on there is a smaller 3m waterfall where it's safe for 1 person to ride the canoe. The other person must either jump off a rock (3m jump) into the river or clamber down the rocks. Again this would be tricky for a younger child if their parent was driving the canoe. Still it was fine for us. 12 year old and daddy ride the canoe, 13 year old jumped in and mummy was allowed to drive the instructors canoe down the waterfall. It was a blissful experience. So pleased we did it Towards the end both my children were getting tired so the instructors towed them the last 1km. This was much appreciated and it was great offered assistance. We had an awesome day. To begin with you give your dry clothes and car keys to the guides. These will be waiting for you at the end. You are given 1 barrel per canoe for your lunch, water, phone, towel and anything else you need to bring for the day. This will float and stay dry if you tip it over board. You also need watershoes I suggest you bring a waterproof phone pouch for amazing pictures but there will be points where you put it in the barrel (eg the big waterfall) There is a toilet at the beginning and end but none in the middle. It was lovely swimming in the river too. If you have teens+ definitely book this trip. If you have younger children wait a while and come and do it when they are aged 10+.

I recently went on a kayaking trip with my ten-year-old son. At first, we were a bit concerned because the trip was described as “rafting,” which made us worry about the safety – especially with fast currents and waterfalls. However, the tour turned out to be suitable for all skill levels. We had a fantastic time together! Going through the faster parts of the river and small waterfalls was an unforgettable thrill. I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone. The guide was also amazing – very caring, attentive to the group, and shared lots of interesting stories along the way.

We enjoyed a cracking day on the river, the thunderstorm was wild but that didn’t stop us enjoying ourselves - especially when the sun appeared. 10km is a bit more intense than we thought but Becky and Santos looked after us and kept us motivated and safe. Thanks

Fantastic trip. It was really well organised and the guides were great. It felt very safe for all ages. We were given a small watertight barrel to put all of the things we needed to take with us in, which was really useful. We could also leave a bag with dry cloths in etc. for them to bring us to the finish point so that we weren't sitting in wet cloths on the trip back to base in the mini bus. There are 2 people per kayak, one of you needs a decent level of upper body strength. I struggled a little towards the end as the last part of the river was beautiful and calm with no current to help you along. We were also fighting against the wind.