Bardaca

An invaluable wealth of the municipality is already widely known Bardaca, nature reserve with 11 lakes, unique to this area, nature area with rare colonies of wading birds protected, Bar and water flora and fauna, which is being developed as a recreational area.

Bardacha wetland area includes 11 lakes and is situated in the area between the right bank of the Sava River and the left bank of the river Vrbas. A very sensitive and important ecosystems. The reserve size of 670 acres is home to over 100 species of birds. Biological diversity Bardacha one of the most important ecological value.

This is the natural wetlands and significant habitat of numerous plant and animal species, including endemic species, and the station is known for migratory birds. Bar on the marshy area Bardacha registered 178 species of birds (of which two types of globally threatened species of birds, while some species nest only in this locality).

The importance and number of bird species that reside here, witness the fact that the 2nd February this year, on World Wetlands Day, declared a Ramsar Bardaca place or Bardaca is included in the list of wetlands of international importance (“List of Wetlands of International Importance”). This is Bosnia and Herzegovina received another Ramsar site and the first in the Republic of Serbian.

The remaining wading areas in Europe are very interesting, but today a representative, a group of tourist-oriented eco-tourism. That is why Bardaca as a specific natural phenomenon, in addition to Hutovog mud, very important and not insignificant travel resource. It is today the area remains a unique natural phenomenon and the beauty of the landscape. However, it can attract the population of all age groups and different levels of education, because it can provide a number of interesting activities in one place. Preserved remains of the natural environment and authentic nature is certainly formed one of the most important characteristics of tourism Bardacha. Typical swamp landscape Bardacha, with fragments of the unique natural values as well as specific inherited habits of the population in relation to land use, are specific and almost unique in this part of Europe.

Some of the content, tourist products and services we can offer Bardaca are sports and recreational tourism, congress tourism, fishing, photographing, gastro offer, walking paths, schools in nature, school excursions, various events, weekend and camp settlements, scientific Research Centre, artistic and ecological colony, collecting medicinal plants, etc..

Bardaca also has facilities for fishing, recreation and entertainment. Re-organized activities that were once present (competition sport fishing, night fishing, organizing various celebrations, themed evenings, seminars, conventions, etc.). We can say that the area Bardacha natural laboratory that is scientific research, recreation and hospitality and tourist center.

In the area of sports and recreation center Bardaca, which occupies the central part of the area, built a guesthouse with a capacity of 50 beds restaurant hall with 400 seats, arranged a great lake for swimming and facilities for recreation and sport. In the immediate vicinity of the motel pool and there is space for camping, an area of 3,000 m², which leases the excursionists and campers, for the jednodnevi holiday and stay for several days. Bardacha built on the territory of the scientific research center that belongs to the Faculty of Science in Banja Luka. The facility is designed for students and teachers involved in scientific research and is able to provide service monitoring and study of plants, birds, fish and wildlife.

More than 20 years in the area Bardacha acting “Drawing-ecological colony Bardaca-Srbac” which brings together a number of painters, sculptors and other artists from the Balkans and beyond. As a result of this well-known colony was created over 300 works of art of different artistic media, inspired by the beauty of this area and enriched genuine combination of nature and the human spirit.