[citation needed] The Dniester Canyon cuts through layers of rock formed in the Lower Palaeozoic era, Upper Cretaceous period, and Miocene epoch.

The high walls of the canyon retain heat and create a microclimate, causing average summer temperatures to by about 0.8 °C (33.4 °F) warmer than the surrounding area, and extending the season by about 10 days.

The steep rocky or wooden banks with the heights to 200 m (660 ft), unique travertine rocks and geological exfoliation, caves and grottoes with signs of human settlement upon them, waterfalls, picturesque islands, monuments of nature, history, architecture, ethnography – all these can be seen miles and miles.

Picturesque landscapes include steep rocky or forest banks of 200 m high, unique travertine rocks and geological removed layers, caves and grottoes, waterfalls, islands, monuments of nature, history, architecture, and ethnography.

The villages of Isakiv and Odaiv that are located at the canyon attract skydivers not only from Ukraine, but also from Belarus, Russia, Poland, Germany, and many other countries.