Existing tourist capacities and offer of the special nature reserve Zasavica

In terms of tourist valorization, the area covered by the Zasavica Spatial Plan can be evaluated as significant and favorable from the aspects of environment preservation, value of natural and cultural heritage, abundance of motives, and accessibility. (www.zasavica.org.rs )

(Visitors' Center)

The tourist offer of Zasavica includes facilities situated in the location of Pasnjak Valjevac, which is occupied by a tourist and educational center with a log building - visitors' center. This visitors' center comprises an observation deck with 150 seats, two suites, a small catering facility, and a toilet. The nature reserve also has a tourist ship for 60 people and boats for rental.

(The Umbra)

Visitors can also use a walking trail 7 kilometers long. Situated next to the bank of the Zasavica river, in the location of Sumareva Cuprija, there is also a single canopy made of wood and cane. The usual ship tour is about 3.5 km long.

The special nature reserve Zasavica offers its visitors activities that are typical for tourist centers in the nature – walks, visits to the center of the nature reserve, birds watching, boat driving, sports fishing, tour of the protected area, organization of research and work camps and mini seminars. What can also be organized here are sports fishing contests, fishers' nights, various celebrations, theme nights, and fine arts colonies.

(Camp)

The nature reserve's contribution to the breeding of rare and endangered species is also very significant, the same as its contribution to the successfully implemented project Reintroduction of European Beaver.

An analysis of seasonal traffic variations shows that Zasavica has the largest number of visitors a month in May (between 1,000 and 2,000).

(Plava Zvezda sports center)

In the area covered by the Zasavica Spatial Plan, geothermal potentials are utilized for the development of recreational tourism within the sports center Plava Zvezda. ( http://plavazvezda.com )

The cultural and historical heritage also represents a good basis for the tourism development (commemorative sites and monuments such as Zeka Buljubasa's Ditch and the traditional event Hajducke Veceri in Crna Bara).

The settlements covered by the Spatial Plan are not included in the tourist offer of the special nature reserve Zasavica to a satisfying extent.

The Sava and Drina rivers, with numerous meanders and armbands running between gravel banks gravel, are excellent locations for fishing and hunting, sports and recreational, and sightseeing tourism.

source: SPATIAL PLAN FOR THE AREA OF THE SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE ZASAVICA, adopted in September 2011