Private Tour
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If you find a combination of history, religion, architecture, and nature as an ideal way to spend a day exploring new destinations then you have found the ideal itinerary for you. This tour visits two medieval monasteries whose founders left a significant trace in Serbian and European history and which represent unique gems of medieval architecture. Besides cultural experience, you will discover natural attractions such as Resava cave and a waterfall, all that is the most intriguing part of Serbia, East Serbia.
Tour highlights:
✅ Personalized experience of a private tour
✅ Discover beautiful medieval monasteries from the XIV century Ravanica and Manasija
✅ Enjoy the intact nature of East Serbia, magnificent Resava Cave, and Veiki Buk waterfall
✅ Learn more about rich Serbian history from a friendly private guide
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Private driver/guide
Lunch ~ 15€ per person at Veliki Buk waterfall
Personal expenses
Gratuities
Resavska Cave
Veliki Buk Waterfall
Select a pickup point
Ravanica Monastery
After your guide picks you up from hotel or other place of your stay you will drive together to the first point on the itinerary, the Monastery Ravanica. The 14th century monastery founded by Serbian prince Lazar, who played important role in Serbian medieval history. His endowment Ravanica inspired many folk stories and together with the cult of prince Lazar is a strong part of Serbian history and identity. This monastery represents beginning of the Morava architecture style, a unique Serbian style of medieval sacred architecture.
Expect picturesque scenery while driving through this part of Serbia. Besides amazing nature on the way to our second stop, we'll pass through an old coal mining town Senjski rudnici, which is nowadays turned into a museum.
Car: The tour is conducted with a comfortable private car.
Pickup included
Van: The tour is conducted with a 8 or 9 seater van for maximal comfort and privacy.
Pickup included
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Darcy W,
Aug 10, 2023
- Review from Viator
It was only my family and myself on this trip and Andreji did a great job of making the tour interesting and each of the sights was very nice. Andreji had a digital camera and took nice photos of the trip as well. Overall, a very pleasant day
LizardSC,
Apr 19, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
This was the second tour that we had the privilege of taking with Andrija Vatović and Serbian Private Tours. We had an absolutely beautiful spring day for our trip, which was just icing on the cake. These monasteries are all the more beautiful for their rough history, and the damage sustained. The history of the monasteries in this country is something I definitely did not fully appreciate before these trips, and now, I just want to know more! The visit to Resava Cave was a nice change of pace, in a week full of history and architecture. "Andrew" is an incredibly knowledgeable guide and was able to share the story of the construction of the monasteries, their place in Serbian history, and how they related to the other monasteries we had seen during our first tour (Fruska Gora). His knowledge of history is second to none, and he is an excellent teacher, explaining the connections and contradictions that have derived from centuries of challenge and conflict. We were incredibly lucky to have 3 days of tours with him on our recent visit to Belgrade, and still feel that we only scratched the surface of what he knows about the country and region's history. Hope to have the chance to reacquaint in the future for more conversations!
johnanddebbie1108,
Apr 26, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
First of all, if you can get Andrija Vatovic as your driver / guide, do so. The man has a great command of Serbian / world history, and his knowledge of the sites you'll be visiting will make a great trip even better. More importantly, he's just a great guy who has an instinct for custom tailoring a tour to his clients' specific needs. My wife and I are no spring chickens, and I'm in need of a knee replacement. Andrija recognized that and conducted the tour at a pace that worked for us. In addition to that, he took time to snap tons of photos of us during the tour, which he promptly e-mailed to me the day after the tour. As for the destinations themselves, they're beautiful, peaceful, loaded with history, and a great diversion from the hustle and bustle of Belgrade. Andrija's choice for a lunch venue was perfect, too. Situated outdoors near a small but beautiful waterfall, the restaurant served up both great views and what may very well have been the best meal I had during a vacation in which everything I ate was delicious. I could go on and on, but If I haven't convinced you by now, I probably never will. Book the trip; you'll be glad you did. Oh, and...thanks again, Andrija!
adeel a,
Mar 12, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
Miljan picked us up from our hotel and we continued on our 1 day full tour. The tour was great for myself and my 3 other friends with lots of interesting sites of interest. The monasteries where great to see and Miljan had lots of information to make the experience more enjoyable. The caves where also very cool to explore in Eastern Serbia and again the guide was great. The tour is a full day and the journey quite long approx 2-3 hours in the car each way - having a friendly, talkative and informative guide made the experience great. Miljan also took photos along the way to capture those images you would not be able to on your own and emailed them over later. Great private tour - highly recommended.
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