Between east and west - City Break 1

Duration: 5 days / 4 nights

Day 1st   Meeting of passengers and representatives of the agency at the airport Nikola Tesla – Belgrade. Transfer to the hotel. Free time. Overnight.

Day 2nd   Breakfast. Sight-seeing of the city with a professional tourist guide in the English / German / French Language.

Itinerary: the City Parliament, the Federal Parliament, Terazije Street, Republic Square, Students’ Square, Belgrade Fortress, City Gate (“Varos kapija”), New Belgrade, Topcider Hill, Dedinje, Oslobodjenje Square, Slavija Square, Nikola Pasic Square. Free afternoon. In the evening organized visit to the  Belgrade Bohemian Quarter- Skadarlija. Dinner in the national restaurant with live music. Overnight.

Day 3rd  Breakfast. One-day excursion in the Central Serbia, Valjevo City and its surroundings.

Itinerary: Belgrade, the Kolubara River valley, Petnica cave, Research Center in Petnica, Valjevo ( old city lake Tesnjar, Muselin’s overnight stay inn, the monument of the greatest Serbian army commander Zivojin Misic, the monument of poetess Desanka Maksimovic). Visit of Monasteries Celije and Lelic with relics of the Bishoup Nikolaj Velimirovic, the Orthodox theologian and writer from 20th century, visit to the monastery of Pustinja (“The Desert”) from 14th century built during the rule of the Nemanjic royal family.

Visit to the village Sitarice on the hillsides of Medvednik Mountain. This is the place where the tradition of old Serbian houses, outbuildings, folklore, customs and traditional dishes of Serbian cuisine are preserved and cherished. Here in the yard of an old authentic village house, Serbian dining table brimming with national dishes and drinks, with welcome of a Serbian host, song and dance typical for this part of Serbia are waiting for us.

Return to Belgrade in the evening hours. Overnight.

Day 4th  One-day program – One day with Nikola Tesla

The day with Tesla begins on the catamaran boat, where Tesla’s breakfast is planned, as well as a public lecture with the works of a composer Stevan Mokranjac in a way Tesla saw and experienced them. The program will be preformed by the national song and dance ensemble under the name of “Nikola Tesla” and under the original flag which Tesla presented them. There you will take active part in the program and learn to dance traditional Serbian “kolo”.
Landing from the boata and following the way once Tesla went along, when he visited Belgrade. Lunch “Tesla’s Menu” in a well-known Belgrade café restaurant. The afternoon rest and preparation for Tesla’s night. Departure on the drama performance at the “Madlenianum” theatre, dedicated to Tesla.
Since it is known that the great genius worked late at night, in his honour, we will spend the night in the heart of Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Museum, performing experiments which made him famous.

Day 5th  Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the airport. Departure of the group.

Arrangement includes:

• Transfers by high tourist class buses during the travel
• Accommodation in the hotel. Type of service: Bed  & breakfast (BB)
• 3 lunches, 1 dinner, no drink included during the travel
• all tickets included in the program
• a guide speaking the native language of the group provided during the trip
• organization and running the trip

With this arrangement general travel conditions of Vekol Tours Travel Agency are to be applied

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