Novi Sad and Fruska Gora wine region Full-Day Tour from Belgrade
Description
From the Petrovaradin Fortress, you will have an unforgettable view of the entire Novi Sad city. Walking through the oldest streets of ”Serbian Athens”, admiring magnificent baroque, classical, neo-gothic buildings, and colorful facades, you will fall in love with its grace atmosphere and its inhabitants. Pause for traditional lunch is planned around 1 pm (own expense). We will show you the oldest national park in Serbia – Fruska Gora. While enjoying the landscapes of its beautiful slopes, we will visit the monastery Krusedol or monasery New Hopovo. Our next stop will be the small town of Sremski Karlovci where we will visit the oldest high school in Serbia, the famous fountain "4 lions", and the Orthodox cathedral. At the end of this exciting adventure, we are going to the local wine cellar. The red one was a favorite drink of Empress Maria Theresa and the legend says it was sold on Titanic as well!
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Itinerary
From the Petrovaradin Fortress, which is waiting for us, proudly rising on the edge of the Danube river bank, you will have an unforgettable view of the entire Novi Sad City. A few centuries ago the fortress was the border between east and west, between two great empires, and still, its underground tunnels keep many secrets. Today one of the biggest music festivals in Europe “Exit” takes place among its strong walls.
Walking through the oldest streets of Novi Sad, admiring magnificent baroque, classical, Neo-gothic buildings and colorful facades. You will fall in love with its grace atmosphere and its inhabitants who, even in this era of fast communications, have preserved the tranquility and natural kindness. Imagine how they persuaded Empress Maria Theresa to sell them a city for 80000 Hungarian forints! And since then it was the cultural center of the Serbians for a long time, still called ”Serbian Athens”. Pause for traditional lunch is planned around 1 pm (own expense).
As a quiet guardian of the city and whole of this region, in a distant prehistory elevated as an island from the huge Pannonian Sea, lies Fruska Gora Mountain, which is today the oldest national park in Serbia. While enjoying the landscapes of its beautiful slopes, we will visit New Hopovo, one of the most important Orthodox monasteries on the mountain. Deeper in the forest we’ll find a monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the Second World War called symbolically – The Freedom.
Following the traces of the greatest migration of the Serbian people from the end of the 17th century, we’ll arrive in Sremski Karlovci. Walking around the oldest high school in Serbia, the famous fountain "4 lions", and the Orthodox cathedral, we’ll solve the riddle: What is the other Sun, which the people of this irresistible small town claim to have? At the end of this exciting adventure, we are going to the local wine cellar where, besides various high-quality wines, you will have a unique opportunity to try Bermet, a dessert, spicy wine, made only in this region. The red one was a favorite drink of Empress Maria Theresa and the legend says it was sold on Titanic as well! Note: the remaining hours mostly will be spend in Novi Sad as you have free time for shopping and lunch break.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up from any accommodation is free of charge. If passengers arrive by boat, we pick them up in front of the Belgrade Port Authority at the port. If passengers arrive by plane, we pick them up at the airport "Nikola Tesla" in the arrival hall. Passengers could recognize our tour guide waiting for them with the Belgrade Walking Tours plate.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
Wonderful tour! Milos and Ilinka were great. Easy booking. Interesting places to visit and learn a lot. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your kind words All the best
Better late than never to write a review! 🙂 Novica was a super friendly and knowledgeable tour guide who made the whole experience fantastic and really went above and beyond. It was a great experience—highly recommended!
Dear client Thank you so much 🙏
We had a wonderful day with Zeljko and his trainee guide Luca. He was very detailed, knows the history of Serbia/Yugoslavia very well. Good drivet and we would wish him success. It was a pleasure to be with them. Andreas and Olga.
Dear clients Thank you very much for your kind review. It was our pleasure
Very well Peasant guide Historucsl knowledge All was parfect!
Dear client, thank you for your feedback. It was our pleasure. You are wonderful group
Milos was an excellent tour guide and a wealth of history and knowledge. Very interesting tour! There is more to Serbia than Belgrade, and this gives you a glimpse of it! The cat at the winery is so friendly! Very nice surprise to find lavender gelato in old Novi Sad!
The very friendly and knowledgeable guide took us from Belgrade and one interesting place to another in a comfortable car, ending up in Novi Sad. He always had an interesting story and details. Definitely worth the time and money!
I recommend this travel agency definitely. I was traveling alone and they offered me custom private tours to visit beautiful monasteries in Serbia, which interested me mostly. With a very good price and professional guides who inform you a lot about Serbian history. I am completely satisfied and thankful to them for their service.
I used the transfer in and out and private tour for two days both in Belgrade and to visit the surroundings of the city. The guide who accompanied us on both days, Nevena, was incredible, very knowledgeable about the history and an excellent person. Milos who made the transfer and guided us around the surroundings was very friendly and the vehicle was of excellent quality. They were super punctual and gave great tips on bars, restaurants, shopping...
We had a very good time visiting the Minastery, Novi Sad and trying Serbian wine!! We really appreciate all explanations of our guide, Novica. We visited some beautiful spots and really enjoyed it!!!!
I apologize first because I do not recall our tour guide's name, but if it is any consolation prize, I am still thinking about this tour enough to write this review a few weeks later. Prior to our visit to Serbia, I wasn't sure what to visit at first. A few Reddit threads I saw mentioned Novi Sad so we booked this tour because it sounded interesting. And it sure was, I felt by the end I knew a foundational about of Serbian history. As someone who loves history, this was important to me. I've worked as a tour guide in the past at museums and historic sites, and was genuinely amazed by our tour guide. The in-depth information he shared with us from start to finish was perfect. While Novi Sad and the monastery were the two main highlights that interested me, my favorite part ended up being the wine tasting. This is saying a lot because I am not a wine drinker. It was a great moment that we shared with everyone in our tour while learning a little bit about regional agriculture as we drank local wine and ate local cheese. It was also fantastic walking around Novi Sad on our own and with a mini tour. I do not believe it would've been the same if I visited without a guide. Our guide made sure we had an understanding of the impact of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on Serbia, which you could see built into the architecture of this city.
