Rural Serbia Tour
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Departure 10 – 19 August 2017
Day 1 Arrival to Belgrade Airport and welcome by Panacomp Wonderland Travel professional guide-escort. Transfer to the Brkin Salash Farm – rural tourist household in Cenej village, near Novi Sad, which provides tourist services. Accommodation, big traditional dinner /roasted Turkey with homemade noodles/, overnight.
Day 2 After breakfast sightseeing tour of Novi Sad – the historical core of the city, the Liberty Square, the pedestrian-shopping zone of Novi Sad…. Continue to the Hopovo Monastery in Fruska Gora National Park/Mountain and sightseeing. Drive on to the Perko’s Salash farm and cordial welcome by hosts dressed in traditional costume. Traditional organic branch with short introduction into organic food production. Continue to Sremski Karlovci, cultural, educational and spiritual center of Serbs and walking tour along the beautiful baroque center : the Patriarchal Residence, Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Four Lions fountain… Visit to the kugloff Cake workshop and presentation of traditional way of preparation of this cake. Tasting of kuglof, followed with wine tasting in authentic wine cellar. Continue to Petrovaradin fortress and short walk up to the upper part of the fortress from where spreads best panorama of Novi Sad. Return to the Brkin Salash Farm, dinner, overnight.
Day 3 After breakfast drive to the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve and boat ride along the protected zone. Visit to the rural tourist household of Etno zdanje Čupića and tour of the interesting exhibition on the heroic struggle of high dukes during the First Serbian Uprising. Rich traditional lunch. Drive to Novi Sad, short time for individual program. Return to the Brkin Salash Farm, traditional dinner, overnight. –
Day 4 After breakfast drive to the Medieval Monastery of Tronosa and sightseeing. Drive to the Vuk Museum and tour of the rich ethnographic collection and the birth house of Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic. Accommodation at the rural tourist household which provides tourist services of the Misic Konak. Big traditional dinner, overnight.
Day 5 After breakfast drive to the Medieval Raca Monastery and sightseeing. Continue to the Tara National Park and easy hike while enjoying in the beautiful nature and the lush pine forests. Outdoor lunch. Drive to the Lazarevi konaci rural tourist complex and accommodation. Big traditional dinner with presentation of well-preserved customs of the SW Serbia. Overnight.
Day 6 After breakfast drive along the beautiful gentle slopes of the Zlatibor Mountain to the Uvac Special Nature Reserve, near Nova Varos, the largest natural habitat of griffin vultures. Boat ride along the protected zone while observing the nests of griffin vultures. Big traditional lunch in the rural tourist household in Vilovi village which provides tourist services. Brass orchestra performance. Drive on to the rustic household and presentation of highlanders’ lifestyle and traditional way of preparation of buckwheat pie. Tasting. Drive through the beautiful wilderness of SW Serbia to Ivanjica and accommodation in rural tourist household which provides tourist services. Big traditional dinner, overnight.
Day 7 After breakfast drive to the Medieval complex of the Studenica Monastery. Sightseeing. Continue through intact nature of the Golija-Studenica Biosphere and visit to the Ekofarm Healthy Food Company. Presentation of healthy food production from herbs and tasting. Continue to the Kopaonik National Park and easy pleasant hike through the protected zone, while enjoying in lush forests. Accommodation at the Radigost Villa, at the foot of Kopaonik Mt-National Park. Big traditional dinner, overnight.
Day 8 After breakfast drive to the Zupa wine region. Visit to the winery and presentation of well-preserved viticulture and tradition of wine growing. Tasting of best local wines, traditional lunch. Visit to the Zupa Wine Museum. Continue to the Kuca Colovica rural tourist household which provides tourist services and accommodation. Big traditional dinner, overnight. Culinary course – traditional way of preparation of gibanitza – cheese pie. Overnight.
Day 9 After breakfast drive to Belgrade and accommodation in centrally located hotel. Belgrade city tour – the Parliament, Republic Square, National Theater, Saint Sava Orthodox Cathedral, Kalemegdan Fortress… Free time for individual program. Farewell dinner in Skadarlija restaurant with live music. Overnight.
Day 10 Breakfast. Transfer to Belgrade airport, departure flight and end of program and services.
Price : 890 EUR per person Minimum 15 participants – double occupancy
Included : transportation with AC high-tourist class bus, 3 HB at the Brkin Salash Farm, organic lunch at the Perko Salas Farm, tasting of kugloff and wine in Sremski Karlovci, entrance fee and boat ride in Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, traditional lunch at the Etno zdanije Čupica rural tourist household, entrance fee for the Vuk Museum in Trsic, 1 HB at the Konak Misic rural tourist household, outdoor lunch in Tara National Park, 1 HB at the Lazarevi konaci rural tourist complex, entrance fee and boat ride along the Uvac Special Nature Reserve, traditional lunch at the rural tourist household in Vilovi with brass orchestra performance, tasting of buckwheat pie at the rustic tourist household, 1 HB at the rural tourist household in Ivanjica, tour of the Ekofarm Healthy Food Company, 1 HB at the Radigost Villa on Kopaonik Mt, wine tasting and traditional lunch in Aleksandrovac, entrance fee for the Wine Museum in Aleksandrovac, 1 HB at the Kuca Colovica rural tourist household with culinary course of gibanitza preparation, Belgrade city tour, farewell dinner in Skadarlija restaurant, 1 BB in centrally located 3+/4 stars hotel, 24 hours professional PANACOMP Wonderland Travel support, logistics and guidance