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Discover Serbia
7 days / 6 nights
DAY 1: Arrival Belgrade, Serbia
(Total distance for this day 20 KM – total drive only 30 min)
Arrive at Nikola Tesla International Airport of Belgrade. Meeting at the airport with our representative and transfer to the hotel in Belgrade.
Overnight in Belgrade (2 nights).
DAY 2: Belgrade full day city tour
Enjoy today a city tour of Belgrade, capital of Serbia since 1403, when Despot Stefan, son of Prince Lazar, moved his palace here.
We will start our day by a short walk to visit Museum of Nikola Tesla to learn more about the life and achievements of this extraordinary scientist.
Later, we will continue our tour by walking to the elegant Republic Square, where we will conduct a close inspection of its architectural monuments, such as the National Theatre and the National Museum.
We will stroll along unavoidable Knez Mihailova Street – the main shopping and meeting place, in order to see a few other masterpieces of Belgrade’s architecture, such as the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
We will then visit the oldest quarters of the 19th century, including the ‘Question mark sign’ Inn, Princess Ljubica’s Residence (now housing a permanent exhibition of original furniture), as well as the Patriarchy and the Orthodox Cathedral.
Walking through the streets of the old part of town, we will arrive at the Kalemegdan Fortress, a symbol of Belgrade, situated where the River Sava flows into the Danube. Our visit to the fort will start with the Upper Fortress area. It includes well-preserved artillery structures dating from the mid-18th century, as well as a medieval fortification – an acropolis with original or partly reconstructed ramparts, gateways, towers and the excavated ruins of a 15th century castle.
A few Turkish monuments and some ancient Roman remains also lie in this area. In this section of the fortification complex, we will see the elegant 18th-century Baroque Clock Tower and the Roman Well. We will admire a panoramic view of the Lower fortress and its monuments – the Nebojsa Tower, the Baroque Gate of Karl VI, and the remains of the medieval metropolitan palace.
The rest of the day is free to enjoy Belgrade on your own. Overnight in Belgrade (Breakfast).
DAY 3: Belgrade – Viminacium – Golubac – Lepenski Vir – Kladovo
(Total distance for this day 270 km – total drive only 4h 30 min)
We will begin our day today by a voyage to the distant past. Viminacium, our stop, was a capital of Roman Province Moesia Superior. It was a very important military camp in I and II century housing Legio VII Claudia & IV Flavia. It has the status of “Municipium” in II century during the ruling of Imperator Hadrian and status of “Colony” in III century during the ruling of Imperator Septimius Severus.
We will continue to follow the banks of the Danube, and we will soon arrive in another fortified town – Golubac, one of the best preserved medieval towns in Serbia. It is located at the entry of Iron Gate Gorge on the Danube (the biggest gorge in Europe) and it is dated to 14th century. A short drive down the Danube will take us to Lepenski Vir. Dated to 6000 years BC, it is the settlement of one of the oldest Neolithic civilization in Europe, and a whole era was named after this site.
As the myth says, it was founded by one of Noah’s sons after the deluge. We will visit the site where many houses of the village from that era can be seen together with famous and very unique sculptures in the shape of human heads.
Overnight in Kladovo (1 night) (Breakfast)
Day 4: Kladovo – Gamzigrad/Romuliana – Studenica UNESCO
(Total distance for this day 350km – total drive only 6h)
We will continue our journey by leaving the Danube and going south, driving through the far eastern part of Serbia. Gamzigrad, our next stop today, was built by the Roman emperor Maximilianus Galerius – Diocletian’s son in law, who named it after his mother Romula, at the end of III century AD.
We will witness the once-wealthy palaces and villas, beautiful mosaics, and many churches and squares. There is a theory that this once was a very important town and residence of the emperor. Since 2007 this palace is listed as an UNESCO Word Heritage site.
Later, we will continue our drive through central Serbia finishing our day in Monastery Studenica, where we will have dinner and overnight.
Overnight in Monastery Studenica Compound (1 night) (Breakfast).
DAY 5: Studenica – Uvac National Reserve – Zlatibor
(Total distance for this day 220 KM – total drive only 5h)
After breakfast this morning we will learn more about the Monastery Studenica. It was founded by Stefan Nemanja. This is considered to be the crowning achievement of medieval culture and art in Serbia. The monastic complex consists of the fascinating Church of the Virgin (1183 – 1196), the Church of SS Joachim and Anne (also known as the King’s Church) and the Church of St. Nicholas, a simple single-nave building.
The monastery circle contains monuments raised over a period of 130 years, and several Serbian rulers had a hand in their construction. At the start of this period, the young Serbian feudal state under Stefan Nemanja was consolidating its independence, and by King Milutin’s reign it had reached the height of its political, cultural and economic power.
The strengthening of the medieval state and of its ruler’s might is naturally reflected in these monuments.
We will take a drive south to wonderful “Uvac” Special Nature Reserve, a protected natural asset of great importance. It’s situated in south-western Serbia, wedged between Mt. Zlatar massif in the Southwest and Mt. Javor in the Northeast. Major morphological feature of the reserve is the Uvac River canyon valley, including the valleys of its tributaries. The special value of canyon parts of the river valley are curving meanders. Relative height of meander heads is 100m at places.
We will take an exciting boat ride through meanders.
Continuing our journey we will ascend to Mount Zlatibor, one of the most popular mountain resorts in Serbia, both in summer as well as winter. Zlatibor is a National Park famous for its beauty and intact nature. It is a mountain of golden pines, after which it got its name (Zlatan – golden, Bor – pine tree).
A short drive through the beautiful countryside will take us into an area where the vegetation will change its look, giving you the impression that you are in a jungle. Here you can find unique flora and fauna, such as the Omorica, the rarest of the pine trees endemic to this area.
Overnight Mt. Zlatibor (1 night) (Breakfast).
DAY 6: Zlatibor – Sargan Eight Train – Mecavnik – Belgrade
(Total distance for this day 290 km – total drive only 4h)
This morning we will spend enjoying few activities in the ethno village. Then, we will take a nostalgic journey by the old steam engine “Šarganska Osmica” for 15km, crossing breathtaking scenery through 20 tunnels, 10 bridges and across many viaducts.
Once, this narrow-gauge train, affectionately known as the Ćira (Chira), used to be the only traveling solution for the people of the area. The train cut its path through the astonishing landscapes of Serbia and Bosnia, on its way from Belgrade to Sarajevo, and further on to Dubrovnik.
Now it is possible to ride a 15km part of it, famous for its curves in the shape of the number 8 that made it possible to climb the steep slopes of the mountains Šargan and Mokra Gora. The track was reconstructed in 1999.
During the ride, the train makes a few stops, one of which lasts 20 minutes to let you take some fabulous photographs, enjoy the views, or have a refreshment in the cafe of a tiny and charming ‘railway station’. After a short drive, we will arrive at the ethno village of Mecavnik, the ‘Wooden City’, built as a setting for the latest film of the very famous movie director Emir Kusturica.
The amazing village was, until recently, merely a couple of salvaged traditional wooden houses on a bluff above a beautiful valley. Later we will drive to Belgrade.
Overnight in Belgrade (1 night) (Breakfast)
DAY 7: Belgrade departure
(Total distance for this day: 20 km – total drive only 30 min.)
Free time before transfer to the airport of Belgrade on time for your flight home (Breakfast).