SERBIAN LAKES & MOUNTAINS

GROUP 1       11th-18th June

GROUP 2      02nd-09th July

GROUP 3      09th-16th July

GROUP 4      16th-23rd July

GROUP 5      23rd-30th July

GROUP 6      30th July-06th August

GROUP 7      06th-13th August

GROUP 8      13th-20th August (15th August – Public Holiday)

GROUP 9      20th-27th August

GROUP 10     27th August – 03rd September

GROUP 11      03rd-10th September (08th September – National Holiday)

GROUP 12     10th-17th September

GROUP 13     17th-24th September (21st September – National Holiday)

VISITING

Zlatibor, Stopića Cave, Gostilje Waterfalls, Sirogojno, Mokra Gora, Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, Gold Gondola, Tara National Park, Banjska Stena Viewpoint, Uvac Lake, Viewpoint Molitva, Zlatar Lake, Nest Retail Park, Kadinjača Memorial Complex & Drina River Cruise
 

WEDNESDAY | ARRIVAL

We meet at 12pm for our Air Serbia flight departing to Belgrade at 2.35pm and arriving at 4.30pm.  On arrival, we check in at our 4-star Hotel Zlatibor Mona in Zlatibor.

THURSDAY | STOPIĆA CAVE, GOSTILJE WATERFALLS & SIROGOJNO

We start off our day with an optional full-day excursion to Stopića Cave (entrance extra), famous for its 10m high subterranean waterfall, but also for its climate. Later, we shall proceed to the beautiful Gostilje Waterfalls. We will later drive to Sirogojno and visit the “Staro Selo Sirogojno”, an open-air museum or “ethno village” known as the Old Village Museum. The ethno village displays a set of traditional wooden buildings, including a bakery, a dairy, and an inn, all in authentic form. The village of Sirogojno was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.

FRIDAY | MOKRA GORA

We start off our day with an optional short walk to the beautiful Zlatibor Lake, where we shall

proceed to the local market where one can buy traditional products such as woodcarvings,

handcrafts, and souvenirs. We will then make a short stop at St John the Baptist church and Stone bridge and continue our drive towards Mokra Gora and enjoy an Archaic Sargan Eight train ride (included) by narrow-gauge railway which passes through gorgeous Tara Mountain landscapes with various stops along the way. Afterwards, we will visit the Wooden Town located on the top of Mecavnik Hill, a traditional settlement founded by famous film director Emir Kusturica.

SATURDAY | OVČAR-KABLAR GORGE & GOLD GONDOLA

Today, our optional full-day excursion will take us towards a location situated in central Serbia,

where the Zapadna Morava river has carved a gorge, impressive in scale, between the mountains of Ovčar and Kablar. Here, we will have a boat ride (included) which makes a stop at a medieval monastery along the banks which is unique for its location and the era in which it came into being.  After the boat trip, we will have some free time for lunch (extra). Later, we head back to Zlatibor, where we will take a ride on Zlatibor’s Panoramic Gold Gondola (extra) which will take us on a 9km ride to the peak of Tornik where we can admire magnificent views.

SUNDAY | TARA NATIONAL PARK & BANJSKA STENA VIEWPOINT

Today, we will go for a very pleasant full-day optional excursion, taking us to the Tara National Park, especially famous for its fascinating nature. We will enjoy a tour of Lazici Dam (photo stop) while observing Spajici Lake and the area where the famous Pancic’s Spruce was discovered in 1875. We will next make a stop in Mitrovac where we take a walk through the protected woods along the Red Creek to the natural phenomenon Carpet Meadow. Moving on we stop at Perucac which is reputedly Serbia smallest river - the Vrelo, also known as the yearlong river due to its length-365m-from source to end with the length in metres corresponding to the number of days in a year. For those interested, there will also be a minibus service (included) to reach Banjska Stena Viewpoint, which is one of most visited and most beautiful in Serbia. This excursion includes a panoramic viewpoint and there is a rocky path without handrails in the last 300m before the viewpoint. Our last stop will be at  River Drina where we will see the famous and beautiful House on the rock.​