On the wild waters of the Vrbas and Tara Rivers, more than 20 whitewater rafting teams from Brazil, Japan, Czech Republic, and more will compete for the title of World Rafting Champions in June 2009. The Vrbas River has a proud history of sporting activities and was also home to the 2005 European Whitewater Rafting Championships. The Vrbas Canyon watercourse has a total length of 235 kilometres in which its fast waters are the ideal place for all major sporting eventseven for kayaking and canoeing.
The Vrbas River is one of the major rivers in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right tributary of the river Sava. The river first appears at the southern slope of the Vranica Mountain, 1530 meters above the sea level and it drains rapidly down the slopes of the Dinaric Mountain massif. It empties into the Sava River at 90 metres above sea level. Banja Luka sits happily by the river's banks.
