Danube Regatta | Tourist Calendar of Serbia

International Danube Regatta, or simply TID (Tour International Danubien), is the largest, longest, and oldest rowing river regatta in the world.

It originated back in 1956 in Germany, and it has had its current route since 1969. This great water adventure, which has been going on for over 65 years now, starts every last weekend in June in the German city of Ingolstadt. It lasts for over two months and concludes in the small Romanian town of Sveti Ðorđe on the Black Sea after a 2,516-kilometer voyage.

Along its Danube journey, the regatta passes through or "touches" as many as ten Danubian countries, including Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine.

The Danube Regatta is a highly significant and popular event in Europe, which, besides being an unforgettable and mentally and physically demanding adventure, also conveys some serious social messages. It promotes tolerance among different cultures, religions, and ideologies of Danubian countries, fostering unity and the spirit of sportsmanship.

Therefore, the regatta is not a competitive event but primarily recreational, entertaining, and social. Participants can join the regatta at any point along the route and can also discontinue their participation by prior arrangement with the organizer.

Throughout the entire Danube Regatta route, in all the countries it passes through, rest areas and campsites are organized for the participants, and designated rest days are provided during which participants from different parts of Europe and different generations can get to know each other, socialize, exchange experiences and anecdotes from their journeys, or explore and visit local sites.

The regatta route also passes through some of the most beautiful cities in Europe, offering the opportunity to discover and experience them from a different and extraordinary perspective.

This year, the Danube Regatta started on June 27th in Ingolstadt, and it is expected to arrive in our country on July 29th.

During the 18-day journey covering a 588-kilometer-long stretch through Serbia, the regatta will make stops in Bogojevo, Bačka Palanka, Novi Sad, then Stari Slankamen, followed by Belgrade, then Smederevo, Veliko Gradište, the village of Dobra, Donji Milanovac, Tekija, Kladovo, and Brza Palanka. After that, it will exit Serbia through the border crossing at the Ðerdap II Hydroelectric Power Plant dam and continue its route through the Romanian part of the Danube.

Participation in the regatta, with a symbolic entry fee, requires good physical and mental fitness, as well as reliable equipment since navigating the Danube, one of the largest European rivers, although a phenomenal adventure, is not child's play.

If you are unable to join the regatta but would like to follow this unique European event that will take place in Serbia for over two weeks, you can observe the journey and greet the participants at all designated rest areas, ports, bridges, and docks.

For more information about participating in the Danube Regatta, please contact the Kayak Federation of Serbia.