Guaranteed Departure Tour for Individuals Where Danube Meets Balkan 8 days/7 nights

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1 Guaranteed Departure Tour for Individuals Where Danube Meets Balkan 8 days/7 nights Unique possibility for discovering the undiscovered tracks of two most important cities in its surroundings! Relaxed tours through the capital, on the shores of Danube, eternal frontier between civilisations and over the Serbian Athos to the streets of the Serbian Athens, presents a possibility for those who seeks for uniqueness, adventure.. Through the optional tours, discover the guardians of tradition, roman paths or nature pearls, get familiar with gems of Vojvodina plain, enjoy various specialties and quality vines along with the sounds of the Balkan music. Guaranteed departures: Guides in English, German and Spanish Minimum 4 persons Transfer: Belgrade airport hotel in Belgrade, hotel in Novi Sad Belgrade airport 4 BB in 3* hotel in Belgrade, 3 BB in 3* hotel in Novi Sad Walking tour in Belgrade (day 2) One day excursion to Novi Sad (day 5) Walking tour in Novi Sad (day 6) Fligh to / from Belgrade Other costs not offered in this Program Day 1. BELGRADE Arrival to Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla. Transfer to the hotel, followed by free time. Afternoon optional: Evening boat cruise with dinner from 6 p.m. Overnight. Day 2. BELGRADE (B) Breakfast. Walking tour through the capital - along Knez Mihajlova Street, the main pedestrian zone, with numerous boutiques and cafees; through the famous Belgrade park and the fortress Kalemegdan, with an opportunity for the best view over the city and the Sava and Danube confluence. One will experience the monumental proportions of the fortress and find out why this is the most important cultural and historical complex of Belgrade. Enjoyment in masterpieces of Serbian medieval art in Gallery of frescos and in rich decoration of Orthodox church. Optional: Bohemian evening in Skadarlija from 7 p.m. Overnight. Day 3. BELGRADE BELGRADE (B)

2 Breakfast. Free time for individual Belgrade sightseeing. Optional: Royal tour from 11 a.m. and evening entertainment. Overnight. Day 4. BELGRADE (B) After breakfast, our guests can choose how they will spend their day. Optional Bus tour to Viminacium; Roman and nature tour; Ethno-eco tour. Overnight. Day 5. BELGRADE MONASTERY KRUSEDOL MARADIK SREMSKI KARLOVCI NOVI SAD (BL) Breakfast. From 9a.m. morning tour of the capital's religious sites. Short tour through St, Sava temple, dedicated to Saint Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Departure at 11 a.m, towards Krcedin Fruska Gora mountain. Tour over the mountain of Fruska Gora, and visit to the monastery Krusedol, one of the most significant monasteries on Fruska Gora, built in the XVI century. After this visit to village Maradik and a lunch on farm. Continue to short tour through Sremski Karlovci, small baroque city on a slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain and walking through the center - Chapel of peace, the famous fountain 4 lions, Patriarchy court, Gymnasium, Orthodox church...wine break and enjoyment of the aroma, smell and the delicious taste of the famous Bermet desert wine. After arrival to Novi Sad, accommodation. Overnight. Day 6. NOVI SAD (B) Breakfast. Morning walking tour, through the center of Novi Sad, also known as the Serbian Athens. Starting point on the main square of Sloboda, decorated with the Roman catholic church of the Holly Mary's name. Short walk through the main pedestrian zone Zmaj Jovina Street and Dunavska street, with numerous boutiques and shops. Coffe break in the street Laze Teleckog, the most attractive street for young people of Novi Sad. Free time for shopping and individual activities. Optional: Evening on a salas farm from 7 p.m. Overnight. Day 7. NOVI SAD (B) Overnight. Optional: One day excursion to Backi Petrovac. Overnight. Day 8. NOVI SAD BELGRADE (B) After breakfast, transfer to the Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla depending of your flight. The end of the program. OPTIONALS: Evening boat cruise with dinner from 9 p.m. (day 1) 25, per person Bohemian evening in Skadarlija from 7 p.m. (day 2) 20, per person Royal tour from 11 a.m. (cca 150km) (day 3) 75, per person Evening entertainment from 7 p.m. (day 3) 16, per person Bus tour to Viminacium 11 a.m. (cca 200km) (day 4) - Price: 75, per person Roman and nature tour from a.m. (cca 155km) (day 4) 65, per person Ethno-eco tour a.m. (cca 170km) (day 4) 55, per person Evening on a salas farm from 7 p.m. (day 6) 22, per person One day excursion to Backi Petrovac from 9 a.m. (cca 50km) (day 7) 55, per person

3 DESCRIPTION: Evening boat cruise with dinner from 9 p.m. (day 1) Unique evening on a river boat cruise, and unforgettable experience of a special night on waves of Danube, the great European river. Unforgettable evening, enjoyment in fish specialties, and the sounds of music, that will fulfill the ambient of staying in Belgrade. Price: 25, per person - Boat cruise and dinner on the boat - Transfer from/ to hotel (10 per person) Bohemian evening in Skadarlija from 7 p.m. (day 2) Our guests will discover the bohemian part of Belgrade, Skadarlija, also known as the Belgrade Monmartr. Guests will feel the authentic charm of Belgrade and its atmosphere, by enjoying the world of gastronomy and traditional Serbian tambourine orchestra of bohemian Serbia. Price: 20, per person - Dinner in a national restaurant - Transfer from/ to hotel Royal tour from 11 a.m. (cca 150km) (day 3) Departure and sightseeing of Topola and Oplenac, picturesque landscapes with endless clearings, 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. Visit to military museum, church, commemorative school and fountain which represents a memorial compound of buildings proclaimed for the protected cultural wealth. Lunch in a rural household in authentic local ambient with beautiful view on this region of Serbia called Shumadija. Return to Belgrade. Price: 75, per person - Lunch in a rural household - Entrance fees (memorial compound of Karadjodrejvic Dynasty)

4 Evening entertainment from 7 p.m. (day 3) Dinner will be organized in one of the restaurants in Zemun, where our guests will have a chance to smell fresh roasted bread and perfectly prepared traditional dinner. Price: 16, per person - Dinner in a restaurant - Transfer to/from restaurant (10 per person) Bus cruise to Viminacium 11 a.m. (cca 200km) (day 4) Bus tour to Smederevo and visit to the fortress, which used to be a medieval fortified city and temporary capital of Serbia. It was built by Despot Djuradj Brankovic in the first half of the XV century, during the era of the Serbian Despotate. Departure to Viminacium, former major city of the Roman Moesia, which still preserves the remains of this ancient town. Discovering the secrets hidden between the rocky walls and taking a peak in underground tombs. Lunch will be organized in a restaurant in Pozarevac. After short break, bus tour back to Belgrade. Price: 75, per person - Lunch - Entrance fees (Viminacium, Smederevo) Roman and nature tour from a.m. (cca 155km) (day 4) Visit Sremska Mitrovica an archeological site, once known as Sirmium, one of four capitals of the Roman Empire. The complex is an archeological site of excavated objects that today presents a unique open-air museum. Visit to the Museum of Srem, with the permanent exhibition, mainly inspired by the idea to present the remains from the Roman period and of the existence of Sirmium. Visit the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, one of the most dazzling and untouched natural gems of Serbia, famous for its numerous and diverse wildlife. Discovering the rich, peaceful and gentle Zasavica, a sanctuary to plant species, some 180 birds and mammals and enjoyment in the most captivating view to the whole Zasavica from 18 meters high tower. Lunch. Visit to the Serbian Bread Museum, built by the Serbian painter, who has been traveling around Serbia for more than thirty, painting, collecting, preserving, keeping and presenting the objects once used in Serbia for bread production. Return to Belgrade. Price: 65, per person

5 - Lunch on Zasavica - Boat cruise in Zasavica - Entrance fees (museum in Sremska Mitrovica, Bread museum) Ethno-eco tour a.m. (cca 170km) (day 5) Admiring the world famous Naive Art Gallery in ethno center Babka, in Kovacica, village with the majority of Slovak population. Enriching the private collection and possibility for buying some of the ethno souvenirs, and listening the story about the handmade violins or local craft man. Departure to Ecka where, our guests will feast their eyes on the castle of Count Lazar Lukac and the church from 1711, where Franz list once played for the Count Esterhazy. One can enjoy the boat cruise through one of the biggest ornithology European stations, and stroll the nature. Maybe someone will become the one who solves the mystery of where the legendary military leader of the Huns, Atilla God's Whip is laid to rest. Lunch will be organized in ethno restaurant. Return to Belgrade. Price: 55, per person - Lunch in ethno restaurant - Boat cruise - Entrance fees (ethno center Babka) Evening on a Salas farm from 7 p.m. (day 6) Evening on a Salas farm, nearby Novi Sad, where one will have a chance to enjoy the delicious Serbian specialties and the atmosphere fulfilled with the tones of Vojvodinian music. Price: 22, per person - Dinner with music on Salas farm - Drinks during dinner - Transfer to/from Salas farm (10 per person) One day excursion to Backi Petrovac from 9 a.m. (cca 50km) (day 7) Breakfast. One day excursion to Backi Petrovac, village in Vojvodina area. Specify of the ambient of Backi Petrovac is the fact that the majority of Slovaks are characterized by exceptional diligence, orderliness, folklore and traditions, food specialties and crafts

6 products for which they are unique. The tour will begin with a short walk through the village and introduction to the architectural tradition the oldest house in Backi Petrovac, built in 1799, examples of Slovak houses recognizable by picturesque rustic tiles on the facade, Evangelical Church, which is the second largest in Europe with an extremely interesting art works and the organ used in church services. Lunch and tasting the local traditional specialties famous pepper sausage, cheese, brandy, homemade wines...return to Novi Sad. Price per person: 55 - Lunch with traditional specialties