Welcome to Montenegro

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1 Welcome to Montenegro Arrival at Podgorica airport Podgorica is the official commercial and cultural centre of Montenegro. Even though until recently it was more a transit, and less a tourist center, Podgorica today, as one of the European capitals, with that characteristic, is becoming a subject of interest of the tourist population. Good infrastructural connection on one side with the coast, and with the north of Montenegro on the other, puts Podgorica in the line of Montenegrin towns in which more and more tourists decide to come, who traditionally prefer warm beaches and snow peaks. OPTION : Welcome couple in traditional costume at the airport giving the symbolic Montenegrin souvenirs to the guests. Departure to North of Montenegro in jeeps

2 Visit of Plantaze Vineyards Welcome to the world of Montenegrin premium wines and brandies Although it is situated in a small Montenegro, Plantaze owns the largest wine yard in one complex in Europe and it is the biggest producer of wine and table grapes in Montenegro and surroundings. Option: Visit of the wineyards by small touristic train

3 Lunch or wine tasting in the Wine Cellar Šipčanik After sightseeing the vineyards and having a short stop at the view point, you arrive in the cellar Šipčanik. In these rooms covering cc.7000 square meters,the wine has been held and tended in almost perfect climatic and technological conditions. The wine cellar Šipčanik is located in a reconstructed underground airplane hangar of the Yugoslav Army. In explosion, which occurred inside the hangar following a NATO bomb attack in 1999, seventeen aircrafts type Orel were burnt out. One of the biggest producers of wine in the East Europe, Plantaže from Podgorica in Montenegro, ordered the reconstruction of the underground facility for the purposes of wine storage, tasting and sale.

4 Experience in train (Podgorica-Kolasin) Option I: Electric train CAF Option II: Option II: Regular train with locomotive

5 Moraca River Canyon-transfer by train Morača ("Moracha") is one of most beautiful river canyons in Montenegro which separate Moracke planine range from Sinjajevina range. It originates in northern Montenegro, under Rzača mountain. It generally flows southwards for some 113 km (70 mi), before emptying into Skadar Lake. In its northern part, the Morača is a fast mountain river, and has cut a canyon north of Podgorica. After merging with its largest tributary, Zeta, just north of Podgorica, the Morača enters the Zeta plain. It flows through this flat area of Montenegro until it empties into Skadar Lake. The Morača River is the biggest tributary of Skadar Lake. Its source is at the height of 975 meters above sea level.

6 Photo stops to enjoy impressive mountains and canyons

7 OPTION: Degustation of local products in the train

8 Welcome to the North of Montenegro Drive through the picturesque canyon of Moraca river and arrival in Kolasin Kolasin is the top destination for highland tourism in Montenegro. It is located at 954 m of altitude and offers excellent vacation as in winter as well as summer. Because of altitude and favorable clime Kolasin is considered and air spa. A special attraction for tourists represents the Biogradsko Lake located in National park Biogradska gora which is one of three preserved virgin forest of Europe. If you are traveling from Podgorica, you ll find the hour drive to Kolasin a pleasant and quick trip.

9 Arrival in Kolasin

10 Hotel Bianca Resort & Spa 4* Bianca is an exclusive resort, providing all the sophistication and comforts of a world-class hotel combined with a chalet ambiance and elegance of a private residence. The warmth of the interior massive wooden design in combination with clear stone surfaces brings the feeling of home away from home for each of our guests. Accommodation: 117 accommodation units 12 junior suite, 2 executive suites, 1 presidential suite Meeting facilities: conference room for 50 attendes, delegate room for 10 attendes Restaurants: main and a la carte restaurant Chives, national restaurant Bianca, pool bar Wild Berry, night club Tara Spa&Wellness: indoor and outdoor pool, sauna, Turkish bath, gym, massage

11 Lunch in the hotel`s main restaurant

12 Indoor pool

13 Enjoy hotel s Spa center

14 Spa facilities The large fitness center and Spa will take care of your body and mind. Professional therapists will make the Philippines aromatherapy, Balinese, Hawaiian and Thai massage therapies, reflexology and peels wild lavender, to name a few therapies wellness that you can discover. There is a variety of beauty treatments such as manicures, pedicures, facials, body scrubs and hydrotherapy treatments.

15 Option: Buffet dinner in hotel s Main restaurant

16 Option: Dinner in a typical northern restaurant It is enjoyment to have a dinner in charming and typical national restaurant such as Restaurant Vodenica, thanks to its setting and its traditional cuisine, which is simple but with high quality. Restaurant Vodenica offers a pleasure to taste some of the traditional meals of the northern region of Montenegro. Great place for everyone willing to feel authentic atmosphere and national cuisine.

17 Entertainment: Acoustic duo (guitar and accordion player)

18 Option: Dinner in Jezerine restaurant The restaurant is located in the area of the ski resort, surrounded by high peaks of the mountain Bjelasica. The restaurant has an atmosphere very warm, wood interior, enriched with the object of daily life. Here, you can taste the specialties of the Montenegrin national cuisine as well as international dishes.

19 Entertainment during the Dinner Atlas Band A group of professional players and great animators that will make this evening perfect and will make all the guests dancing. Montenegrin Folklore The best way to introduce the very heart of Montenegrin culture is to enjoy in folklorists dance night. It would be remembered as a spectacular performance with unique choreographies and enchanting traditional costumes.

20 Rafting in the Tara River canyon with lunch in the nature The canyon of the Tara river National Park under the protection of UNESCO "The jewel of Europe", violent, clear and wild Tara is huge water mass made from snow and rain. The Tara River Canyon belongs to the National park Durmitor. It rises from the mountain range in the northern part of the country and it flows 156 km. It meets the Piva river and together they make the Drina river, one of the longest and water-richest rivers in the Balkans. Picnic lunch in the nature Optional activity: Blind tasting of local grappas Optional activity: ZIP LINE

21 Photo stop on the bridge after rafting Photo stop on the bridge The bridge was built between 1937 and 1940; it is 365 m long, and has five arches, the biggest having span of 116 m. The distance between the roadbed and the river is 172 m. During the Second World War, a Partisan raiding party blew up the central arch, cutting off the only feasible crossing over the Tara Canyon and thus blocking the Italian/Chetnik advance. In 1946, the bridge was rebuilt. It remains an engineering marvel and the main crossing point over the Tara Canyon.

22 Picnic lunch in the nature Picnic lunch in the nature Optional activity: Experience the unforgettable adrenaline-zip LINE What is the ZIP LINE? ZIP LINE was formed for the inhabitants of the mountain areas to cross over rivers where it was not possible to build bridges. In the last twenty years ZIP LINE got sport and recreation vision. The process is simple, the ZIP LINE is placed between two hills, and visitors can descend from one hill to another, with an unforgettable adrenaline rush and the ability to perceive the beauty of the mountain from a completely new angle. Return to hotel

23 Jeep safari and lunch in Eco Village Jeep safari in Bjelasica Lunch in the Eco Village: The Eco village (Eco Summer Pasture) is situated in the mountain Bjelasica by the very border of National Park Biogradska Gora at the height of 1750 above sea level. There you will have a chance to taste some of our forgotten meals and mountain specialties. All mentioned products are made locally on our farm near Kolasin in the Tara valley. Option: Hiking Option: Blind tasting of natural grappas

24 Bjelasica mountain Bjelasica, alongside Durmitor, is the center of Montenegrin mountain tourism. It has the advantage of being easily accessible, as town of Kolašin is situated on both main road from Podgorica to Serbia and on Belgrade Bar railway. As a skiing and snowboarding destination, Bjelasica is home to Kolašin 1450, popular ski center with modern chairlifts and infrastructure. The town of Kolašin is some 10km from the ski center, and some excellent lodging facilities has been built there in recent years. In recent years, Bjelasica is becoming popular as a summer destination, as it is suitable for ecotourism, hiking, mountaineering and recreational tourism in general. Lodging in authentic huts in katuns is increasingly popular option during the summer. Due to the beautiful landscape, richness in lakes and streams, and ease of access, the mountain has great potential for development of tourism.

25 4x4 WD adventure at Bjelasica mountain

26 Discovering Bjelasica and its beautiful landscapes

27 Eco village Vranjak

28 Eco Village Vranjak Arrival in the Eco Village Vranjak- In the mountain Bjelasica by the very border of National Park Biogradska Gora at the height of 1750 above sea level is nestled the Vranjak Eco village (Eco Summer Pasture). Magic and true natural site with no electricity and only spring water coming from the mount Bjelasica. At this unique village you will experience night magic, listening to the night sounds of the mountain, whooping of awl or howling wolves. If you get up early you will see the first sunrays falling on the mountain range surrounding us, you will inhale with full lungs fresh mountainous air and let yourself to the enchanting views of the surrounding mountains: Komovi, Prokletije, Maganik and Sinjajevina.

29 Eco Village Vranjak Accommodation:5 chalets for 5 pax, 3 chalets for 7 pax, 14 chalets for 2 pax. Restaurant :Chalet up to 50 pax

30 Welcome Lunch in the Eco village Vranjak

31 Cooking masterclass & Lunch in the Eco Village I step: Presentation of preparation the Polenta (Kacamak) and Cicvara II step: Trying to prepare Kacamak and Cicvara divided into a teams Enjoying the taste of self-made lunch

32 Activities at Eco village Vranjak Hores riding, hiking Montenegrin people is known worldwide for its high hospitality. Thanks to the rich pastures of Bjelasica, dairy products and meat from mountains at North of Montenegro are unique in the world. You absolutely must taste our traditional mountain cuisine: lamb under the baking lid, kačamak and cicvara as well (the two dishes that goes very well with the traditionaly made yogurt).

33 Optional activities during afternoon: Honney and cheese path: meet the locals, tastings of local products

34 Afternoon activity: Horse riding, Archery tournament and Stacking wood

35 Milking the cow and dinner in the Eco Village Before the dinner organizing the teams for milking the cows and enjoying the class of milk during the dinner

36 Guided hiking tour /collecting different sorts of teas After lunch transfer from Eco Village to Zekova Glava/by jeeps and starting the guided hiking tour with the activity of colleting different sort of tees. During the hiking tour from Zekova Glava via Troglave and Kordelja guests will enjoy collecting different sort of tees. View over the mountains is just breathtaking!

37 Teambuilding-Puzzle Quest

38 Walking to the lake Pesic

39 Visit of the National Park Biograd Lake with painting class in the nature Option: Visit of the National Park Biograd Lake with painting class in the nature The forests of Biograd Lake are simply a natural phenomenon, situated on slopes with as much as a 1,000 meters in height differential, along with Biograd Lake's serene beauty, provide an unusual variety of micro climates in a compact area. The forests are the most important natural feature of the Biograd Lake National Park, since the 1600-hectare woods belong to one of the last three primeval forests in Europe. Return to hotel

40 Dinner in the Eco village Vranjak After the hiking tour return to the Eco Village and having the dinner. After the dinner: Presentation of preparation of Kolasin Layered Cheese and Cream (Kajmak)

41 Departure from the Eco Village in Jeeps to Kolasin Arrival in Kolasin, short coffee break and departure to the coastline (by bus)

42 Moraca monastery and Skadar lake On the way to the coastline, visit of Monastery Moraca: Monastery Moraca is one of the most significant monuments of Montenegrin culture in general. It is one of those cultural monuments which in one place served as sources of culture, sources of folk liberation fight and sources of art in general. Of exquisite architectonic beauty, with the most beautiful and unique frescoes and icons made 7 centuries ago, this sacral object is telling a story to each visitor. Crossing the Skadar Lake with optional cruise on the lake

43 Departure to the coastline in jeeps