Fruska Gora monasteries, Sremski Karlovci and Novi Sad

Day trip: Fruska Gora monasteries, Sremski Karlovci and Novi Sad

Visiting the monastery of Krusedol on Fruska Gora Mountain.

Trip to Sremski Karlovci, a two-hour tour of the town (Orthodox Church, Patriarch Court, Karlovci School of Theology, Karlovci Gymnasium), visit to the Museum of Honey in Sremski Karlovci with a tasting of famous local wine, and local snack).

Two-hour tour of the main Novi Sad attractions (Liberty Square, Catholic Cathedral, City Council, Zmaj Jovina Street, Dunavska Street, Orthodox and Cathedral Church, Petrovaradin Fortress).

One day Excursion - KRUSEDOL- SREMSKI KARLOVCI - PETROVARADIN - NOVI SAD

Starting from 01st November 2008. each Saturday, we offer you one day excursions with guaranteed departures to Krusedol - Sremski Karlovci - Petrovaradin fortress - Novi Sad.

During this journey you will get a chance to visit Krusedol - one of the most beautiful monasteries on Fruska Gora, taste the famous Kalovac wines, see Petrovaradin fortress also known as Gibraltar on Danube, and take a sightseeing tour of the Novi Sad major attractions, including a short walk in the pedestrian area and Trg Slobode (the main city square), the Cathedral, the Town Hall, Zmaj Jovina and Dunavska Street, the Orthodox Church.

We provide rides with the old-timer jeeps (produced in 1941). On the bank of the Danube on pontoon we will serve you with breakfast and drinks. Than we take seats in the drive along the Danube through Sremski Karlovci (we can also arrange a visit to Sremski Karlovci on demand). Over the Strazilovo, we drive through the forest road to the monastery Grgeteg, where lies the paleontological findings of the Pannonian Sea coast. Across the slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain we are riding to the monastery Velika Remeta, which has the highest tower in the Srem and Byzantine iconostasis.

Travel through time, to the beginning of the civilization in the Roman town and fortress from the I century A.D. in Viminacijum. Visit the place where a 1.5 million years old mammoth was uncovered just this year. Wander through Smederevo fortress, built in XV century.

Smederevo is also known for excellent wines, as you will be assured after the wine tasting. After a glass of wine, we take you to lunch in a traditional Serbian restaurant. Going back to past times, in the city of Grocka, with sightseeing through the old streets, followed with a story about history.

Admire the world famous Naive Art Gallery in ethno center Babka. Feast your eyes on the Castle of Count Lazar Lukac and the church from 1711. where Franz Liszt once played for the Count Esterhazy.

Surround yourself with greenery in nature reserve that is protected with Ramasar Convention. Go boat cruising for a couple of hours through one of the biggest ornithology stations in Europe where over 250 bird species settle. Have a lunch in ethno house and afterwards go to mini zoo and take pictures of lovely animals.

Allow yourself to spend a day in the nature of National Park of Fruska Gora. Discover the hidden gems of this holly mountain which conceals the secret of the 16 monasteries. Learn more about Orthodox religion, Serbian customs and admire the art of architecture of these holy sites.

Find out why this place deserves to be the holder of all these treasures. Enrich your spirit, and feel blessed after the seeing of some of the holiest icons in Orthodox religion, like the faithful copy of The Mother of God through her Icon of Three Hands.

Included: private coach, morning coffee, English speaking licenced guide/driver, Wine tasting, 2 admission fee museum tickets - Petrovaradin fortress end Honey museum in Sremski Karlovci. Duration: 8 hours.

Other optional day trips from Belgrade: Novi Sad and Karlovci, Fruska gora Monasteries, Topola and Oplenac, Wine route, Smederevo and Kovacica, Valjevo and Brankovina, Pancevo and Vrsac, Serbian Monasteries, Archeological sites and all other places you want to see in Serbia!