DAY 01
BELGRADE
Start of service. Transfer from airport to Belgrade city centre. Belgrade City Grand Tour with local guide (bus + walk + boat + underground): Belgrade Fortress on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, Ruzica Church (Rose church - military church built in 19th century in former gunpowder storage on Belgrade Fortress), followed by visit to Army bunker from 1940's, and Kalemegdan tennis courts, where Belgrade-born Novak Djokovic used to train as a youngster.
Coffee break at Question mark restaurant "?", the oldest traditional restaurant (kafana) in Belgrade, dating from 1823. After short brake, we will visit the Saint Saint Sava's Temple, biggest Orthodox Christian church in the world, by volume. This visit will be followed by big boat-cruise on Sava and Danube River (confluence with the Great War Island, Zemun Town, Ada Ciganlija Lake Belgrade fortress...). Optional lunch at restaurant. Afterwards, visit to museum and mausoleum of Tito, president of Yugoslavia and leader of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries during Cold War. Check in 4* hotel, with buffet dinner in hotels restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 02
BELGRADE - DIVCIBARE - DRVENGRAD - ZLATIBOR
Early breakfast and check out from hotel. Start of the tour and drive to Sargan, with coffee break at beautiful Divcibare Mountain, well known as "aerial SPA".
At arrival, lunch at ethno restaurant, with diverse Serbian national specialties typical for Western Serbia (lamb and pork under the lid) and of course traditional Serbian rakia alcoholic drink. Train ride through part of old touristic railway called Sargan Eight from 1925. It is a narrow-gauge railway that passes through 22 tunnels, over 5 bridges, and overcome the altitude difference of 300 meters, on a total distance of 15 kilometers. After drive along Sargan Eight railway through beautiful sceneries we will visit ethno village Drvengrad (wooden city), built by Serbian film director Emir Kusturica, who won twice Palm d'Or on Cannes film festival. Follows climb to viewpoint on Tara Mountain that overlooks Drina River and Perucac Lake from 1024 meters altitude. Arrival on Zlatibor Mountain. Check in 4* hotel, with buffet dinner at hotel restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 03
ZLATIBOR - TARA RAFTING - ZLATIBOR
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to rafting camp in nearby Montenegro, passing through Bosnia and Herzegovina. With 1300 meters as it's deepest, Tara River Canyon is deepest in Europe, and second in the world after Colorado. Drina River Canyon is third one in the world with 1000 meters as it's deepest. Half day rafting on Tara and Drina River with open air lunch. Transfer back to Zlatibor. Free time and dinner in hotels restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 04
ZLATIBOR
- UVAC - ZLATIBOR
Breakfast at hotel followed by transfer to Uvac Canyon, where we will have magnificent Uvac cruise, enter Ice Caves and see Griffon vulture, a symbol of Uvac - a special kind of an eagle which was near extinction at the end of the last century. Special lunch at Uvac. Follows climb to viewpoint on Tara Mountain that overlooks Drina River and Perucac Lake from 1024 meters altitude. Transfer back on Zlatibor Mountain. Ge to our hotel, and have buffet dinner at hotels restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 05
ZLATIBOR
- OPLENAC - SILVER LAKE
Breakfast at hotel and check out. Start of the tour with visit to Topola Town, former military base of Karadjordje or "Black George", who led the 1st Serbian uprising against the Turks in 1804. and established Serbian Royal Dynasty of Karadjordjevic. With local guide, we will visit Oplenac Hill with the complex belonging to the Serbian Royal Dynasty Karadjordjevic: Museum of King Peter the 1st and the mausoleum of Serbian Royal Dynasty of Karadjordjevic in the Church of St. George, Royal Family wine cellar, with wine tasting, of course.
Lunch at national restaurant. Follows visit to Smederevo Fortress, biggest lowland fortress of Europe, built at 15th century. Visit to Viminacium archaeoligical site, one of the biggest Roman cities from 1st century. Arrival to Srebrno (Silver) Lake, where group will head towards excelent 3* hotel, with dinner at the hotels fantastic restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 6
SILVER LAKE - DJERDAP - GOLUBAC - NOVI SAD
Breakfast at hotel and a hotel check out. Start of the Danube River Tour, river that is second longest river in Europe and it reaches its maximum in Serbia, with the greatest width of 6.5 kilometers, and greatest depth of 92 meters, where Danube formed longest gorge in Europe - Djerdap Gorge that's 99 kilometers long. Some of the first European civilizations were spread at this area. Includes a visit to Golubac Fortress from 14th century, one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses on the Danube where the Danube is widest (6,5 km) and that's just before the Djerdap Gorge, then we will visit Lepenski Vir archaeological site, the oldest urban settlement in Europe (7000 years BC). Follows transfer to Novi Sad City that is second biggest city in Serbia, with sightseeing of Novi Sad City, followed by local tour guide. After tour, we will head to our 4* hotel and check in. There will be dinner in hotels restaurant, and some free time Overnight.
DAY 7
Breakfast at hotel and check out from the hotel. Visit to Petrovaradin Fortress, fortress that is second biggest fortress in Europe, also known as "Gibraltar on Danube", built early 17th century. Optional visit to tunnels beneath the fortress, but just 500 meters of more than 20 kilometers of tunnel network. Sightseeing of Sremski Karlovci, small barok town, with wine tasting at one of wine cellars that are very common at this area.
Lunch. Transfer to the airport in Belgrade, check in and departure.
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