The heart of water adventures - Bovec  

The river Soca, in the north western part of the country, attracts water sport enthusiasts from the whole Europe with its green alp water streaming down between the mountains.

Wherever you are in the village of Bovec the only thing you see are kayaks, canoes, rafting boats and sport agencies. With an agency in more and less every corner, (there are more than 10 of them), we recommend you to take a tour to see what they can offer.

The activities in the rivers Soca and Kortnica are omitted by rules. The water is only open for activities between the 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from the 15^th of March to the 31^st of October.

Access to the river is only allowed at certain designated places which are well marked at the map that you can receive at the tourist information. Here can you also buy the license you need to access the rivers. Kayak permits are sold for day, week or month, canoes for day or annual, canyoning for day and rafting for day or annual.

The mandatory protective gears are helmet, life jacket, wetsuit (3 mm), anorak and neoprene footwear. The vessel and/or life jacket should be equipped with a rescue rope of minimum 15 meters.

The levels of difficulty varies between 1 and 6 along the river, with the 1 and 2 levels after the village Kombard, but with 2 to 6 just before it. It is very important to read the map and it is recommended to use a local guide for your first trip.

Accommodations

Bovec offers you three stars hotels, apartments and a couple of camping sites. The closest camping site is at the northern entrance to Bovec, but if you plan to camp you should take a look at the three camp sites that you find west of Bovec. Just follow the signs for Toni’s Kayak Camp and you will reach them all.

Photo - Patrik Nilsson
Text - Karolina Nilsson