Riding regions
Serbia still isn't on many riders' lists – and it should be. The west of the country, on the border with Bosnia, is a mix of dense mountain forests, wide high plateaus, winding roads and gravel tracks where you often won't meet another soul for hours.
Here we introduce the best places for a motorcycle tour in western Serbia and share practical tips for planning your trip.
Tara National Park sits in a great loop of the Drina, which forms the border with Bosnia here. Narrow roads and forestry tracks lead through spruce and beech forests to viewpoints such as Banjska stena, where you look straight down into the Drina Canyon. Down in the valley lie the Perućac and Zaovine reservoirs – with twisting lakeside roads that are worth the trip on their own.
Between Tara and Zlatibor lies the Mokra Gora valley. It's known for the Šargan Eight narrow-gauge railway (“Šarganska osmica”), which winds up the mountain in a figure of eight, and for Drvengrad, the wooden village that director Emir Kusturica built for a film. For riders, Mokra Gora makes an ideal stopover – with gravel tracks leading into the surrounding hills.
Zlatibor is a wide, rolling plateau and one of Serbia's most popular holiday destinations. What makes it interesting for riders are the gravel tracks across the mountain pastures, the small villages with wooden houses and the good infrastructure: hotels, fuel stations and workshops are easy to find. That makes Zlatibor a good base for day rides.
Western Serbia's most famous photo spot is the meanders of the Uvac: the river twists in tight loops through a deeply cut limestone gorge. The area is a nature reserve and home to a large colony of griffon vultures. Gravel tracks and short footpaths lead to the viewpoints – allow plenty of time here and ride only on the permitted tracks.
Western Serbia is ideal for riders who want a mix of tarmac and gravel. The main roads are surfaced and often gloriously twisty, and in between there are plenty of easily rideable gravel and forest tracks. Our Serbia motorcycle tour covers around 1,000 km with roughly 50% gravel and is well suited to sport enduros and off-road-capable adventure bikes.
From Central Europe you either ride through Croatia and cross at the Batrovci motorway border towards Belgrade or – more scenically – ride through Bosnia and cross near Višegrad or Zvornik straight into western Serbia. If you're already riding in Bosnia, western Serbia is only a short day's ride away.
May to June and September to October are ideal. In spring everything is green, in autumn the forests of Tara and Zlatibor change colour – and the tracks are usually dry. In high summer it's hot in the valleys but pleasant in the mountains.
Yes, especially in the west of the country. Tara National Park, Zlatibor and the Uvac Canyon offer winding roads, lots of gravel tracks and little traffic.
Not if you're a German, Austrian or Swiss citizen: you can enter with a valid national ID card. Check the latest requirements before you travel.
May to June and September to October. Temperatures are pleasant then and the gravel tracks are usually dry.
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