Eastern Serbia: Along the Danube – Golubac Fortress & Iron Gate Gorge

ALL GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TOURS ARE IN ENGLISH.
ALL TOURS ARE ORGANIZED BY VICTOR TOURS, WHERE ESBa TOURISM IS IT’S TOUR SELLING AGENT. TURKISH POSSIBLE UPON REQUEST.

Travel along the Danube from Belgrade to Iron Gates to see the most famous sights of the area.
 
With live, professional guidance and on an air-conditioned vehicle, you will visit the famous Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir Museum, with the oldest Mesolithic sculptures in all of Europe, and you will see the stunning beauty of the longest composite valley in Europe.
 
You will have the chance to feel the unique atmosphere of Eastern Serbia and taste the area’s traditional products.

Price

Shared tour (small group)

Our shared tour is still small enough to ensure a personalized experience. Although the maximum is 18 passengers (we don’t use vehicles larger than that on this tour), there’s a pretty big chance that there will be no more than 5-7 fellow travelers with you on tour.

Adult:

75€

Child(2-12)

40€

DURATION: 10 hours

DEPARTURE TIME: 08:30 (pick-up from the hotel 15-30 minutes before the tour)

DEPARTURE LOCATION: from your accommodation

LANGUAGE: English

Private Tour

Aside from offering the comfort of having a vehicle and a guide just for yourself, a private tour will give you more flexibility in choosing your itinerary. This option will also allow you to choose the departure time, length of the trip, and language you want the tour to be conducted.

1 pax 2 pax 3 pax 4 pax 5 pax 6 pax 7 pax Child(2-12)
395€ 205€ 139€ 145€ 119€ 99€ 89€ 55€

DURATION: 8-10 hours (your choice)

DEPARTURE TIME: you can choose the departure time, we suggest 08:30

DEPARTURE LOCATION: from your accommodation

LANGUAGE: English

AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, WITH SUPPLEMENT: German, Spanish, Italian, French, Greek, Turkish

Availability

March 1st – October 31st.

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Details

What’s included?

  • Free hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan or private car
  • Professional guide

Exclusions

  • Full traditional Serbian lunch (optional) = 1,700rsd (15€) per person (payable only in cash)
  • Entrance fee for Golubac Fortress = 750rsd (6,5€) per person
  • Entrance fee for Lepenski Vir museum = 550rsd (4,5€) per person
  • Gratuities (optional)

Reviews

Our tour starts from your accommodation, and we will head toward Eastern Serbia.

 

Two hours of the ride we’ll spend enjoying the beautiful landscapes and listening to interesting stories about this part of the country.

 

GOLUBAC FORTRESS: Our first stop is the Golubac fortress, a defensive complex used to defend many kingdoms through the centuries. Golubac is the perfect fairy-tale castle, wonderfully set off by its location in the rugged landscape at the head of Đerdap Gorge. There are nine towers in all, each between 20 and 25m high, combined with the interesting position of the fortress leaning over the Danube; they make Golubac undoubtedly one of the most beautiful castles along the 2850km Danube odyssey from source to the Black Sea.

 

LEPENSKI VIR MUSEUM: After around 30 minutes of driving, we will reach our next stop – Lepenski Vir. The early settlement of Lepenski Vir was first uncovered in 1965. The works brought to light sacred architecture and monumental sculptures from one of the oldest Danube cultures, dating back to 7,000-6,000 BC, also marking the beginning of civilization in Europe. Here we will see more than 100 items (utensils, tools, and instruments, jewelry, altars, sculptures, Neolithic ceramics) illustrating the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in Lepenski Vir. The setting also involves the reconstruction of burial methods in Lepenski Vir and a holographic reconstruction of houses in Lepenski Vir.

 

After the museum, we will stop in a unique, authentic restaurant with a fantastic view overlooking the Danube to enjoy a traditional lunch made of specialties of the cuisine of Eastern Serbia (not included)

 

We believe that you will have a completely different aspect as we return to Belgrade in the evening hours.

08:00 – 08:30 Hotel pick-ups

08:30 – 09:45 Tour start & travel through Central & Eastern Serbia

09:45 – 10:15 Optional coffee break (at own expense)

11:00 – 12:30 Golubac Fortress sightseing

12:30 – 13:00 Driving from the Golubac Fortress to the Lepenski Vir museum

13:00 – 14:00 Lepenski Vir Museum tour

14:00 – 14:15 Driving from the Lepenski Vir museum to the „Kapetan Mišin breg“ restaurant

14:15 – 15:45 Lunch at the „Kapetan Mišin breg“ restaurant (at own expense)

15:45 – 18:00 Driving through Eastern & Central Serbia, towards Belgrade, with a short stop

18:00 – 18:30 Arrival in Belgrade and hotel drop-offs (approximate time, depending on the traffic conditions)

  • If you booked the shared tour option, pick-up will be 15-30 minutes before departure. We’ll email you all the pick-up details one day before the trip, not before 6 pm.
  • If you have booked the private tour option, the default departure time is 08:30. If you want a different departure time, you should contact us and let us know when you would like to start the tour.
  • Pick-up from any hotel, Airbnb, a pension that is up to 5 km from Republic Square, or from Belgrade port is free of charge.
  • For pick-up locations further than 5 km from Republic Square, please get in touch with us directly.
  • If you want to start your tour at Belgrade airport, you could do that with a supplement of 15€ (possible on a private tour).
  • Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level.
  • The private tour option includes entrance fees.
  • The minimum number for a shared tour to operate is three guests.
  • At least 16 hours before the trip, we will inform you in case there are not enough guests on tour, and we will offer a choice between:
    1) canceling the tour with no fees applied;
    2) changing the tour date;
    3) moving to another available tour.

We apply very simple rules. If you cancel the tour up to 24 hours before, you’ll get a 100% refund. If you cancel the tour less than 24 hours before the trip, you will not receive any refund.