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Day 1, Wednesday: Nikola Tesla Airport – Pecinci – Zasavica – Novi Sad (approx. 170 km), LD
Arrival at Nikola Tesla Aiport, where you will be met with your tour guide. Drive to small village Pecinci, we visit the unique and unconventional Museum of Bread, which resulted from years of collection and research made by Serbian painter. Here you will see collection of ethnographic objects, tools, machines, record customs and rituals. Collections with around 2000 artifacts are housed at the area of 1200 square meters and in several successively constructed buildings which had been designed and implemented by the owner.
Followed by the visit of Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, the former and abandoned riverbed of Sava River, characterized by the presence of rare, endemic and relict species of birds, herbs and animals. The area of Zasavica Nature Reserve offers great educational and recreational possibilities, including wildlife observation, sports, bird-watching, fishing, boat rides, camping, photographing and hiking. Lunch in this beautiful reserve. Transfer to Novi Sad, the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Check in at 4* hotel in the city center. After some time for the refreshment, dinner in a traditional restaurant in the very center of the city in a popular street full of restaurants and bars. Overnight.
Day 2, Tuesday: Novi Sad – Petrovaradin – Sremski Karlovci – Krusedol Monastery – Velika Remeta Monastery – Belgrade (approx. 155 km) , BL
Breakfast at the hotel after which we take a panoramic sightseeing tour of Novi Sad major attractions, including a short walking tour in the pedestrian area and The Liberty Square (the main city square), the Cathedral, the Town Hall, Zmaj Jovina and Dunavska Street, the Orthodox Church.
Followed by the visit of the second biggest fortification in Europe, Petrovaradin Fortress, also called the Gibraltar on the Danube, situated on the right bank of the Danube River. We continue our journey towards Cenej to one of the farms, where we will enjoy the slow food is the concept of Vojvodina’s life – slowly and gingerly. We’ll enjoy the traditional dishes of the Duchy in the shade of the old mulberry trees (without which the farm and can not be farm in Vojvodina).
Departure to Sremski Karlovci, small baroque city on Fruska gora slopes, famous for its history and culture as well as quality wines and beautiful vineyards. Sightseeing of the most interesting place in the town: the Orthodox Church, the Patriarchy Court, the Theology School, the Grammar School. Visit to the wine-cellar including wine tasting (including Bermet – special desert wine which the town is famous for). Lunch in a nice restaurant on the Danube shore after which we go to Fruska gora, and visit the Krusedol monastery, probably the most beautiful monastery in “Serbian Athos” (how its called because of it 17 monasteries). The last one to visit is Velika Remeta Monastery one of the 16 medieval monasteries on Fruska Gora mountain, dedicated to the Holy Martyr St Demetrius, and features two chapels – one dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, from 18th century, and another one dedicated to the Ascension of the Holy Virgin, built in 1970.Way to Belgrade. Check in at 4* hotel in the city center. Free evening. Overnight.
Day 3, Friday: Belgrade Full Day (approx. 30 km), BD
Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour of the city. Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe and has since ancient times been an important crossing of the ways where the roads of eastern and western Europe meet. The city lies on two international waterways, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, which surround it on three sides. On foot we will visit the biggest park in Belgrade – Kalemegdan park and the Kalemegdan fortress.
Gorgeous view from the lookout at the confluence of the Sava and Danube and Novi Beograd is an excellent place for photographing. We continue walking to the old city of Belgrade (pedestrian zone) and Knez Mihailova Street all the way to Republic square up next to the National Museum and Theatre. After that, we will continue the sightseeing with bus. After that, we will continue the sightseeing with bus.
Visit of the White Palace located within the same complex as The Royal Palace and it was commissioned by command of His Majesty King Alexander I. In a way back we will stop to visit the biggest Orthodox Temple in the Balkans – Saint Sava Temple. Our gourmet evening will be organized in most beautiful, bohemian part of Belgrade, called Skadarlija. This part of town will take you back few hundred years in past. Fantastic food, best wines and tambourine music will fulfill your experience. Return to the hotel, overnight.
Day 4, Saturday: Belgrade – Topola Oplenac – Ovcar Kablar Gorge – Zlatibor (approx. 255 km), BL
After the breakfast, we leave Belgrade and head to Sumadija, the heart of Serbia. Arrival in Topola and sightseeing tour of Topola and Oplenac, picturesque landscapes with endless clearing, valleys in the heart of Serbia which used to be holiday resorts and the place where the Serbian kings of the Karadjordjevic Dynasty were being buried. Here we will visit Saint George’s Church, also known as Oplenac, which is the mausoleum of the Serbian and Yugoslav royal house of Karadjordjevic, located on top of the Oplenac Hill. This church was founded by Kind Peter I of Yugoslavia, where many members of the royal house are buried, in the crypt beneath the church or in the church yard. Visit to military museum, church, commemorative school and fountain which represents a memorial compound of buildings proclaimed for the protected cultural wealth.
Lunch and wine tasting in the most popular winery in this area. Enjoy in great food and wines, until we continue traveling through Ovčar – Kablar Gorge, unique morphological entity meanders, famous for natural beauty and cultural and historical sights, such as monasteries.
There are ten monasteries and two holy places in this gorge, built in XVI century. Visit to the Nikolje Monastery, built probably at the end of the XIV or at the begining of the XV century. The most valuable icon is Mother Virgin Passionate, created at the begining of the XVI century. Drive to the most famous mountain resort in Western Serbia, Zlatibor mountain. Check in at 4* hotel. Overnight.
Day 5, Sunday: Zlatibor – Sargan the Eight – Mecavnik – Belgrade (approx.250 km), BL
Breakfast at the hotel on Zlatibor. We take a ride by Sargan Eight train in the morning – a narrow gauge railroad (heritage railroad, actually) that runs from the nice-looking village of Mokra Gora to the nearby Sargan station. The ride forms an ‘8’ form, and hence the name – Sargan Eight. It’s a very picturesque ride, considered by many to be the best train rides in Europe. We take you to Tara, where is another attraction, an ethno village called Drvengrad on the Mećavnik hill, built by famous film director, Emir Kusturica for the shooting of his film Life is a Miracle. It consists of restaurants, galleries, a theater, church, souvenir shop and handicrafts shops. Lunch at Mecavnik. After the lunch, we drive back to the capital, Belgrade. Check in at 4* hotel and overnight.
Day 6, Monday: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport – Flight to Dubrovnik , BD
After the breakfast, check out from the hotel and free time for the shopping in Knez Mihailova Street until transfer to Nikola Tesla Airport. Flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia at 13:40h. Upon arrival transfer to 3* hotel in this wonderful resort on the Adriatic Sea. Check in and dinner in a hotel. Free evening. Overnight.
Day 7, Thuesday: Dubrovnik Full day, BL
Breakfast. Full day for sightseeing tour of most beautiful city. You will visit Franciscan monastery, Old Pharmacy, Fortress…Lunch in a nice restaurant. Free time for individual activities in the afternoon. Overnight.
Day 8, Wednesday: Dubrovnik – Ston – Korucula – Dubrovnik , BD
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Island of Korcula, which indisputable holds a privileged position among the Croatian islands. Here we find more legends, tales and monuments than anywhere else. Being famous stonemasons, shipbuilders and seafarers the people of Korčula left their marks all over the world, but they saved their best works for their own city. Experience the narrow streets, beautiful churches and magnificent palaces in one of the best preserved Medieval towns in the Mediterranean. After sightseeing free time for lunch.
On the return trip a stop will be made in Ston. What will amaze you the most are its defensive walls, 5 kilometers long (about 3 miles) in the shape of a pentagon. Ston wall is the second longest wall in all of Europe, surpassed only by Hadrian’s Wall between Scotland and England. The town was strategically positioned to guard its centuries old salt pans which are still being worked today. You will have the possibility to taste the oysters directly from the sea prepared on different way. Return to Dubrovnik. Dinner in a nice restaurant. Overnight.
Day 9, Thursday: Dubrovnik – Herceg Novi – Kotor – Tivat (approx. 115 km), BL
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel in Dubrovnik and head to Montenegro. The first stop will be made in Herceg Novi, a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It was a Catholic bishopric and remains a Latin titular see as Novi. Herceg Novi has had a turbulent past, despite being one of the youngest settlements on the Adriatic. A history of varied occupations has created a blend of diverse and picturesque architectural style in the city.
Way to Perast , an old town on the Bay of Kotor, where we will take a boat and visit Our Lady of the Rocks, and artificial island created bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks is the largest building on the island and it has a museum attached.
After this visit of the island, heading to Kotor, a town well known for its nautical tradition attracting a great number of tourists for its exclusivity. In the UNESCO-protected town of Kotor enjoy a guided tour through one of the best preserved medieval walled cities on the Adriatic. Visit the Old Town of Kotor and the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, Romanesque church built in 1166. Lunch in nice restaurant in Kotor. Drive to Tivat, check in at the hotel and overnight.
Day 10, Friday: Tivat – Tivat Airport (approx. 10 km), B
Early breakfast at the hotel. Check out and transfer from the hotel to the airport Tivat. Flight back to Belgrade at 06:30h.
*END OF THE PROGRAM*
The price includes:
- Transfer according the itinerary in Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro
- Licensed English speaking guide in Serbia, as well as in Croatia and Montenegro
- Accommodation: 1 BB in 4* hotel in Novi Sad, 3 BB in 4* hotel in Belgrade, 1 BB in 4* hotel in Zlatibor, 2 BB and 1 HB in 3* hotel in Dubrovnik and 1 BB in 3* hotel in Tivat.
- 6 Lunches on day, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9
- 4 Dinners on day 1, 3, 6 and 8
- Wine tasting on day 2 and day 4
- Boat ride on day 1, 8 and 9
- All the entrance fees according the program
The price does not include:
- Flight costs
- Individual costs
- Drinks during the meals