Abstract:
Cruise with us down the largest and most beautiful gorge in Europe! Discover the power of the Danube, see the famed Tabula Traiana, head of Decebalus and the Lepenski Vir archeological site.Activities:
Visit of the Golubac FortressLunch at the Kapetan Mišin Breg Hill restaurant
Enjoying the viewpoint in Donji Milanovac
Cruising the Iron Gate
Visit Lepenski Vir archeological site
Tour description:
Departure by bus from Novi Sad at 6:30 AM, in front of the new bus station on Sentandrejski Put, behind the NIS petrol station; departure from New Belgrade at 8:00 AM (at the Skate Park, opposite Ušće Shopping Centre, next to Branko’s Bridge).
You’ll be able to see the interior of the Fortress and visit the Lower Town, where you’ll be guided by a local tourist guide. After visiting the fortress, we continue our bus journey towards Donji Milanovac.
Upon arrival in Donji Milanovac, you’ll have lunch at a beautiful restaurant called Captain Miša’s Hill (around 12:30 PM), where you’ll be able to taste famous Vlach delicacies. At this, according to most tourists, the most beautiful vantage point, you’ll enjoy the spectacular view of the Danube River and the cozy atmosphere of this amazing place.
This is followed by a one-hour bus ride to Tekija. There, we’ll embark on a boat and begin a two-hour-long cruise to the Đerdap Gorge, the deepest gorge in Europe and the largest national park in Serbia! We’ll sail through Mali Kazan (where the water is an incredible 90 meters deep!). You’ll see ancient signal stations, King Decebal’s head on the Romanian side, as well as the famous Trajan’s Plaque on the Serbian side, which can’t be seen any other way than from the water.
After the cruise is over, we head to Lepenski Vir, the oldest archaeological site in Europe, if not in the world! This locality was the seat of one of the most important Neolithic cultures, which lived in the area 9,500 years ago! This settlement is older than the Pyramids of Giza (2,560 BC) or any other known ancient city (Jerusalem, Beirut, Damascus, and Aleppo in Syria, Byblos in Lebanon). Numerous scientific studies have confirmed that this place is actually the cradle of European civilization.
The return to Belgrade is scheduled for approximately 9:00 PM, and to Novi Sad at approximately 10:30 PM.
Note: There’s a possibility to change the order of the program – you can first go on a cruise and then have lunch.
If you would like to visit the Iron Gates without a boat ride, please check out our other program here.
If you are interested in the Cruising the Iron Gates 3-day tour, please follow this link.
