Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Summer Holiday 2008 - Camping Trip ... 2nd Day

The next day, we went to Bohinj area. Our first destination was Savica waterfall. It was about 25 minutes drive from our camp. Savica Waterfall occurs at the source of the Savica (little Sava) river. Its water bursts from the underground of the Dolina sedmerih jezer (The Seven Triglav Lakes Valley) in the walls of Komarča as Savica Waterfall, which is the most famous Slovenian waterfall.

The Savica runs over 38 m long level and falls almost 51 m deep. Total difference in height is 78 m. Another smaller waterfall also falls 25 m deep. Both waterfalls together form the two-part waterfall in the shape of the letter A. Right after the pool, which is artificially supported, is a small dam. To get to the waterfall is about 20 minutes walk from the entrance.

The Savica waterfall can easily be reached from Bohinj by road. However to enjoy the beauty of Savica waterfall is not free. Parking space is 3 EUR and entrance fee is 2.40 EUR per person. We went up to the waterfall for about 20 minutes walk. Quite tiring though. But it is worth after you see it. It's like picture in the postcard!

After Savica, we went to enjoy the view of Lake Bohinj.

Lake Bohinj is the largest permanent lake in Slovenia.Its located in the Bohinj municipality in the north-west of the country, and is inside Triglav National Park. It is 4.2 km long and 1 km at its maximum width. And the deepest part of the lake is 45 m. The lake was made by a glaicer.
The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica ("little Sava"), is fed from Črno jezero (Black Lake), the largest lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley. The outflow is the Jezernica which merges with the Mostnica to form the Sava Bohinjka (which in turn merges with Sava Dolinka to become the Sava river). The area is associated with the legendary "Zlatorog", a white chamois with golden horns. A statue of the creature stands beside the lake.

We rent a small boat to go around the lake. It was 8 EUR/hour. Actually I was a little bit scare going around to deep water, also it was the first time for me to do it. So I have to put a life jacket just in case something bad happen ... Thank God nothing happen. In fact I really enjoyed it, eventhough it was really a hard work to pedal the boat :-D

2 comments:

Unknown said...

It was also one of best day of your camping trip.

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