Book Tara rafting if you want scenery, a long relaxed day and something the whole family can do: grade II summer water, minimum age 10, from €55 at the camps or €90 with transfer from the coast, season mid-April to mid-October. Book Nevidio canyoning if you want the harder, colder, more physical experience: jumps, slides and rappels through a 2.7 km canyon, moderate fitness and swimming ability required, minimum age usually 14, €80–€100, and a season of only July to early September because water levels must drop first. A licensed canyoning guide is legally required in Nevidio; rafting guides must hold a federation licence.
Both are in the north, 2.5–3 hours from the coast, and both are sold as full-day trips with transfer from Kotor, Budva and Tivat.
If you have time for only one and it is July or August, canyoning is the rarer experience — Nevidio is open barely eight weeks a year.
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It is moderately demanding: 2.7 km of cold water with jumps up to 4 m, slides and rappels, taking 4–6 hours inside the canyon. You need to swim and be reasonably fit, but no technical experience is required.
Rafting for a first adventure and for families. Canyoning if you have done rafting before and want something rarer and more physical.
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