Đerdap National Park

Đerdap National Park stretches along the right bank of the Danube in Serbia, from the Golubac Fortress to the dam near Novi Sip. It was established in 1974, and its management office is in Donji Milanovac. Its main feature is the Đerdap gorge, the famous Iron Gate, a grand passage of the Danube through the southern slopes of the Carpathians; across the river lies the Iron Gates Natural Park in Romania. In July 2020 the wider area was designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first protected area in Serbia to be labelled so, and besides the gorge it includes parts of the Miroč and Kučaj mountain massifs.

Visiting Đerdap

Most people see the gorge on a day trip from Belgrade or Novi Sad of about twelve hours, with a guide, combining the medieval Golubac Fortress, the 8,000-year-old settlement of Lepenski Vir and a cruise through the Great and Little Kazan, past Trajan's Tablet and the carved face of Decebalus; a one-hour speedboat ride is the faster alternative. Entry to the fortress and Lepenski Vir is usually paid separately. Hiking trails lead to viewpoints such as Veliki Štrbac and Mali Štrbac above the Kazan gorge. The park office is in Donji Milanovac.