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Bovec Rafting Team Blog

Welcome to Bovec Rafting Team blog. It has three different missions:

here you will find the answers to the questions you might have before booking rafting, canyoning, canoeing, kayaking or other activities we offer
it’s also a place where our very special offers are published
besides it’s a home to legends and stories of the top places in the Soča Valley and Triglav National Park that you should visit

Is Rafting Too Rough for Me?

Just how demanding is rafting? Is there a guide in the boat? Do I have to paddle? What if I decide in the middle of...

Can I bring my dog on a rafting tour?

Can my dog go on a rafting tour with me? Can dogs join any of the sports activities you organize? Is it possible to...

Do I Need Experience?

Can I go rafting on the Soča river if I’ve never done anything like this before? How fit should I be? Can I go i...

What to Bring on Kayak Course?

Sports clothes are designed to be comfortable. Like, when you come back from work you take your fancy business suit...

What to Bring on Canyoning Trip?

Vacations are the best time of the year. You finally get those precious days full of joy and excitement. Time to re...

Bovec Rafting Team 2017 sweepstakes winner

Our special 2017 review sweepstakes ended today. First, we would like to thank to all our guests who took their tim...

What to Bring on Rafting Trip?

When going on vacation there’s always some drama about what to pack. That annoying moment when suitcase full of c...

Write a review to win GoPro

Dear guests, the season is slowly coming to an end. So, it’s time for us to say thank you for letting us be a par...

What If the Weather Is Bad?

Do you organize rafting in rain? Is it more dangerous? Should I wear anything special? Do you organize rafting in...

What If I Have a Specific Medical Condition?

When considering booking adventure activities we all feel extremely healthy, fit, young, majestic, good looking and...

Can Children Go Rafting with Us?

Is my child old enough to join us on a rafting tour? Is rafting too rough for my child? Will my child have to paddl...

Can I bring my camera?

Can I bring my camera with me? What if my device is waterproof? Do I get photos from all the activities? How many p...

Women’s Day Special

First, Happy International Women’s day, ladies. 8th March is a special day for women. It’s a day when w...

Vršič, Statue of Zlatorog

The land of the Trenta valley and the surrounding mountains are called Zlatorog’s kingdom. It was once a flou...

Lepena, the Water Hurst of Šunik

The Water Hurst of Šunik is one of the pearls of Triglav National Park. You will be charmed by small waterfalls an...

Bovec, Kluže Fortress

One of the most interesting sites in our valley is Fortress Kluže. Old stronghold, placed between steep slopes of...

Isonzo Front Military Cemeteries in the Soča Valley

For 29 long months of the Isonzo front soldiers were hiding in wet pits, trenches and dark caverns, silently listen...

Trenta, Monument to Julius Kugy

Where Vršič Pass road descends almost to the village of Trenta, there’s a bronze monument standing at the 4...

Bovec, Isonzo Front Outdoor Museum Ravelnik

The outdoor Museum Ravelnik is a circular forest trail that tells a story about Isonzo front. It’s located on...

Isonzo Front in Soča Valley

Less than a year after the outbreak of World War 1, a roar of cannons moved from distant parts of Europe into the v...

How the Alps Shaped the Soča Valley, part 3

30 million years ago the Alps have risen from Tetys Ocean and forever changed the face of Europe. They stand before...

How the Alps Shaped the Soča Valley, part 2

Once upon a time the Alps were twice as high as today. Mountains were rising 6.000 meters upon the wild landscape....

How the Alps Shaped the Soča Valley, part 1

Soča valley lies in the lap of the Julian Alps. Breathtaking landscape of green meadows and forests, white mountai...

Vršič, Russian Chapel and Russian Cross

An unusual wooden chapel tells a sad story of the Russian prisoners of war who lost their lives in an avalanche in...

Srpenica, Memorial to Lucy Christalnigg

Not far from Srpenica village stands a stone cross, dedicated to the first civilian victim of the World War One in...

1st World War – Reasons for the Clash

First World War is one of the most disturbing chapters of the Soča River valley history book. We mark 100 years si...

Vršič, Military Cable Car and Belvedere

A year before Italy entered the 1st World War, Austria-Hungary began to build a strategically important road over t...

Lepena, Great Gorge of the Soča River

This is one of the MUST visit places in the Soča Valley. If you have never seen Soča before you are probably wond...

Predel, Fortress on Predel Pass

Along the road to Predel Pass, on the border between Slovenia and Italy, stands a stone pyramid with a bronze statu...

Vršič, Ajdovska Deklica

One of the turbulent natural phenomena´s shaped a face of a girl on the slope of Mt. Prisank. It gave birth to the...

Legend of the Soča River

When you come to our valley there’s one thing you cannot miss. The beauty of the Soča River. Its crystal cle...

Top 5 Things to See in St Leonard Church, Bovec

Yes, we too have our little Sleeping Beauty. In the middle of the magical forest not far from Bovec stands a small...

Top 10 Things to See in St Ulrich Church, Bovec

In the center of Bovec stands a parish church of St Ulrich. The church may not seem anything special from a distanc...