Wednesday : We meet at the airport at 12.05pm for our Air Serbia flight departing to Belgrade at 2.35pm and arriving at 4.30pm. On arrival, we check in at Hotel Zlatibor Mona 4**** in Zlatibor. Optional buffet dinner.
Thursday : Buffet breakfast followed by a full day optional excursion of Zlatibor and Mokra Gora. We first go on a short walk to the beautiful Zlatibor Lake which is surrounded with boutique shops. Our next stop will be the local market where one can buy traditional products such as woodcarvings, handcrafts and souvenirs, smoked ham, and kaymak, a traditional creamy Serbian cheese. We will then make a short at St. John the Baptist church and Stone bridge and continue our drive towards Mokra Gora and enjoy an Archaic Sargan Eight train ride by narrow-gauge railway which passes through gorgeous Tara Mountain landscapes with various tops along the way. Afterwards we will visit the Wooden Town located on the top of Mecavnik Hill, a traditional settlement founded by famous film director Emir Kusturica. Optional buffet dinner at hotel.
Friday: Buffet breakfast and we start the day with an optional half day excursion taking us to the beautiful Gostilje Waterfalls. Later we will drive to Sirogojno and visit the 'Staro Selo Sirogojno', an open air museum or 'ethno village', known as the Old Village Museum. The ethno village displays a set of traditional wooden buildings, including a bakery, a dairy and an inn, all in authentic form. The village of Sirogojno was declared a Monument of Culture of exceptional Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia. We make our way back to Zlatibor in the afternoon and have free time. One can take a ride on Zlatibor's Panoramic Gold Gondola (extra) which will take you on a 9km ride to the peak of Tornik where you can admire magnificent views. Optional dinner at hotel.
Saturday : After buffet breakfast, today's optional full day excursion will take us towards a location situated in central Serbia, where the Zapadna Morava river has carved a gorge, impressive in scale, between the mountains of Ovcar and Kablar (also called the Holy Mountain). Here we will take a boat ride which makes a stop at a medieval monastery along the banks which is unique for its location and the era in which it came into being. In terms of its cultural and spiritual significance, as well as its artistic vale, the monastery is second only to the monasteries of Fruka Gora. After the boat trip we will have time for lunch at the riverside restaurant (extra) or a swim in the river. On the way we make a stop at a local pottery shop in the village of Zlakusa and get first hand experience in how local pottery is made (included). Optional buffet dinner at hotel.
Sunday : Buffet breakfast and today we will go for a very pleasant full day optional excursion, taking us to the Tara National Park. The Park is especially famous for its fascinating nature. We will enjoy a tour of Lazici Dam (photo stop) while observing Spajici Lake and the area where the famous Pancic's Spruce was discovered in 1875 We will next make a stop in Mitrovac where we take a walk through the protected woods along the Red Creek to the natural phenomenon Carpet Meadow. Moving on, we stop at Perucac which is reputedly Serbia's smallest river - the Vrelo, also know as the yearlong river due to its length (365m) from source to end with the length in metres corresponding to the number of days in a year. Our last stop will be at River Drina where we will see the famous and beautiful House on the rock. Optional dinner at hotel.
Monday : After buffet breakfast, today we enjoy a day surrounded by nature. Our full day optional excursion will take us to visit Uvac Lake. The lake consists of a compound of unreal meanders that nature carved in a miraculous way, showing off the most beautiful colour of crystal-clear waters. Our day will help us forget about civilization for a short while, and we can relax whilst hearing the sounds of nature and enjoying the unspoiled natural wealth. We shall have a boat ride on Zlatar Lake (Kokin Brod) and we have time for lunch by the river. On the way back to Zlatibor, we make a stop in the village of Negbina, where we visit a magical forest with pine trees of very unusual shapes over 100 years old and associated with several local legends. Optional buffet dinner at hotel.
Tuesday : Buffet breakfast and our last full day optional excursion will take us first to Stopica Cave (ent extra), famous for its 10m high subterranean waterfall, but also for its climate. The Stopica cave, on the left bank of the Pristavica River, is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Western Serbia. We will then make our way to Uzice, stopping at Kadinjaca Memorial Complex. This is Serbia's most grandiose spomenik (Yugoslav-era memorial) and commemorates the Partisans from the Workers's Battalion who perished on this spot fighting the Germans in November 1941. Set in the valley of Detinja River, surrounded by magnificent beauties of mountains Tara and Zlatibor. Many people pass by this city which holds a long and wild history. Optional buffet dinner at hotel.
Wednesday : Buffet breakfast, check out from rooms and we make our way to Belgrade airport for our Air Serbia flight departing at 11.55am and arriving in Malta at 1.50 pm.
A discount of €100 per person is given when purchasing the half board and all excursions.
Not included in price :
City tax of €1.30 per person per night is to be paid directly at hotel
Gold Gondola €12 per person
Stopica Cave €3 per adult / €2 per child