Shared Cruise to St.Naum Monastery
Description
Enjoy the cruise on our boat in a cozy atmosphere. We travel with limited number of people so you can enjoy the trip in comfort and luxury with nice music and your favorite drinks or cocktails.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This museum is replica of pre-historic settlement. You will be able to see the wooden pile-dwelling settlement and get familiar with the life at the lake from the period of about 3000 years ago. Remark: the museum is closed on Monday, so on Mondays we just pass by the museum without stopping there.
Church of St.Naum is 10th century church that used to be the first hospital in the area, founded by St.Naum. In the later centuries the church has been rebuilt, but the grave of St.Naum remain original, and as per the legend you can hear his heartbeat from his grave. In the area are located the springs of "Crn Drim", attraction by themselves with the crystal clear water coming under the mountain Galichica from Lake Prespa. There are small rawing boats that you can take for a tour through the springs. There are nice restaurants too, and beach area where you can swim and sunbathe at the lake.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our main pick up point is the main port in Ohrid. We take passengers only from the listed ports in front of the hotels quoted above. Please note that we do NOT pick up passengers from hotels, only meet them at listed ports. We don't stop on all pick up points by default, only on request, so please let us know at least one day in advance about the port we shall get you from. In case of bad weather conditions we keep the right not to stop on all listed ports, and instead we will leave you on the main port.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(87)
Great boat, easy process, very clean and overall great experience.
It is an essential excursion in Ohrid, Boat Armada offers a very spacious and pleasant boat, for us it was a success to do this excursion with them. The bar service they offer does not have exorbitant prices. It is essential, once in St Naum, to take the 30-minute boat ride
Muchas gracias por tu comentario y por recomendar la excursión con nosotros! Nos alegra mucho saber que disfrutaste de la amplitud del barco Armada, de los precios del bar y de la visita a San Naum. Tus recomendaciones son de gran ayuda para otros viajeros. ¡Esperamos volver a darte la bienvenida pronto a bordo
Was a good experience however the same with the sunset cruise they offer, felt slightly overbooked for the size of the boat as everyone is seated upstairs on the deck squished together rather than split between the two levels. Staff were nice and friendly. The timing were not great however, at naum is a very small area and 3 hours felt too long as there are only 3 restaurants and very few shops. Bay of bones is shut on Mondays which is advertised however you pay the same amount to not go and have your day cut 40 minutes short as we went straight past on the boat without stopping for a look.
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback and for highlighting our friendly staff and overall good experience! We appreciate your comments regarding seating and trip duration. While passengers often prefer the top deck for the views, we encourage guests to use the lower level for a more spacious experience, and we will work on guiding seating better during busier trips. Regarding Saint Naum, we aim to give guests ample time to explore, visit the monastery, and enjoy a relaxed meal, though we understand that preferences on duration vary. Regarding Mondays at the Bay of Bones, because the museum complex itself is closed, we run a direct route so guests can enjoy a longer, relaxed cruise on the lake instead. We truly value your feedback as it helps us fine-tune our itineraries and service. We hope to welcome you back again on Lake Ohrid!
Great your for those that like venturing on their own! There is enough time to explore the sites on the itinerary and go swimming in the lake! The lakefront has rentable chairs and umbrellas but bring your own towel. You can purchase drinks/snacks from nearby shops. The monastery and springs are worth the visit. The boat ride was very relaxing. Enough seating up stairs. It gets very hot in the afternoon and there wasn’t enough shaded spots for all of us. Downstairs wasn’t air conditioned despite the tour advertised as such. That’s my only criticism of the tour.
Excellent service from Ohrid to St. Naum, where a 3-hour stop is scheduled. Before arriving, it also stops for 20 minutes at the Bay of Bones for a short visit for those who are interested. It is also equipped with a bar where you can order a drink during the cruise. Kind staff. Excellent value for money.
Mille grazie per la splendida recensione! Siamo felici che abbia apprezzato l'itinerario da Ohrid a San Naum, la tappa alla Baia delle Ossa e i servizi a bordo come il nostro bar. La soddisfazione dei nostri ospiti e l'ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo sono per noi la priorità assoluta. Il nostro staff la ringrazia di cuore per le gentili parole e spera di poterla accogliere di nuovo a bordo in futuro!
Great, friendly staff. Reasonably priced drinks on board. No guide or commentary, but if you've done your homework beforehand you'll know about the place/s you're visiting. Bay of Bones is a quick 20 min ish stop. Interesting archeology but you won't be missing a great deal if you look at it from the landing stage. 150mkd, just over £2 to have a look. St Naum was nice. 150mkd to get in the main church, we wandered in with a group. Its very beautiful inside but you'll literally be in there for minutes as its very small. You can get a row boat ride 300mkd pp on the fresh water lake that's fed from the mountains. Never in my life have I seen such clear water. Lake water is totally drinkable. Take your swim things as you'll definitely have time for a swim in the lake. There are restaurants but we took our own lunch as didn't know what waiting time for meals were. All in all we found it a great trip. €20 pp if booked in ohrid as opposed to €45 with tui. Row boat ride included with tui.
This was a very good value for money boat trip to the Bay of Bones and St Naum. Lovely, comfortable seating on the Armada boat. Good choice of drinks from the bar. A great day out. There was no guide on the boat trip - it might have been nice just to have a few remarks about things we passed on the journey. There wasn’t really enough time to buy a ticket and actually visit the Bay of Bones museum/houses. There’s plenty of free time at St Naum to visit the monastery buildings, have lunch and swim in the lake!
Really good organization, not too crowded, drinks were also delicious and not too expensive, they also don’t care if you eat your own food on the boat, the most special part was the boat itself. It’s very stylish and modern.
Had a really good time. Enjoyed the whole day. Boat was fine St Naum was well worth visiting. The bay of bones not so much especially having to was it for late returns should have left them. Rest of trip was excellent enjoyed it all, Monestary, springs, beach and restaurant we used.
Weather was hot & sunny - perfect! Boat left on time and made a short stop at the Bay of Bones Museum (30 mins). As always there were some passengers confused about the 1135 hrs departure time and despite the captain honking his horn multiple times they still meandered back to the boat looking at their watches! 🙄 Next stop was at the monastery where we had 3 hours of free time. It was lovely wandering around at leisure. Delighted to see the peacocks especially when one displayed all its feathers 😍 Left St Naum around 3.15pm and was back in Ohrid about 4.30pm. Lovely peaceful day out with attentive staff serving drinks. Would definitely recommend.
