Christmas Wonderland in Serbian Lakes &Mountains

CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND IN SERBIAN LAKES & MOUNTAINS

FROM €599

WHEN 20TH-27TH DECEMBER (25TH DECEMBER – PUBLIC HOLIDAY)

VISITING: Zlatibor, Gold Gondola, Kadinjaca Memorial Complex, Mokra Gora, Stopica Cave, Gostilje Waterfalls, Sirogojno, Tara National Park, Zlatar Lake, Mileševa Monastery

FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER | ARRIVAL

We meet at 12.00pm for our Air Serbia flight departing to Belgrade at 2.35pm. We arrive at 4.30pm and start our drive towards Zlatibor and check-in at our 4-star Hotel Zlatibor Mona.

SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER | GOLD GONDOLA & KADINJACA MEMORIAL COMPLEX

On today’s full-day optional excursion, we will be visiting the markets and centre of Zlatibor. We will later take the Zlatibor’s Gold Gondola (extra – weather permitting) with its impressive nine kilometres long route; it is now the longest panoramic gondola in the world. It connects the centre of Zlatibor with Ribnicko and the Tornik ski resort, which is also the highest peak of the mountain. Later, we proceed to Kadinjaca Memorial Complex. The memorial complex is dedicated to the Partisan fighters of Workers’ Battalion of Uzice who were killed on the 29th November 1941 in the battles of Kadinjaca.

SUNDAY 22ND DECEMBER | ZLATIBOR GASTRO TOUR

Our optional full-day excursion will take us on a Zlatibor Gastro Tour. We will first have a tasting of dairy products in a local household. We will then proceed to a local butchery for a tasting of meat products. After, we will visit the local barrel craftsmen for a presentation of making traditional wooden barrels. We will have the opportunity to taste Serbian plum brandy which is a good aperitif before lunch which shall be in a local household. On our way back to Zlatibor we will make a stop at a honey producer for some honey tasting.

MONDAY 23RD DECEMBER | MOKRA GORA

This morning, we will start our day with another beautiful half-day optional excursion. We will drive towards Mokra Gora and enjoy an Archaic Sargan Eight train ride by narrow gauge railway passing gorgeous Tara Mountain landscape. We will visit the Wooden Town located on the top of Mecavnik Hill, a traditional settlement founded by famous film director Emir Kusturica. We will also visit the area of White Waters also known as Bele Vode, where we will enjoy the beautiful and calming sceneries of Kamesina river, pine tree forests, thermal springs and the small church of St. John. We later return to Zlatibor and enjoy the afternoon for personal sightseeing.

TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER | STOPICA CAVE, GOSTILJE WATERFALLS & SIROGOJNO

We start off our day with an optional full-day excursion to Stopica Cave (extra), famous for its 10m high subterranean waterfall, but also for its climate. Later, we shall proceed to the beautiful Gostilje Waterfalls. We will later 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.

WEDNESDAY 25TH DECEMBER – HAPPY CHRISTMAS! | TARA NATIONAL PARK

Today we will go for a very pleasant full-day optional excursion, taking us to the Tara National Park, famous for its fascinating nature. We will enjoy a tour of Lazici Dam while observing Spajici Lake and the area where the famous Pancic’s Spruce was discovered in 1875. We will next make a stop at the tourist village Mitrovac where we take a walk-through protected woods along the Red Creek to the natural phenomenon Carpet Meadow. We will then go down the mountain to the river Drina and on our way back we will make a stop at the medieval Raca monastery. In the evening, we shall celebrate Christmas with a special buffet dinner, excluding drinks.

THURSDAY 26TH DECEMBER | ZLATAR LAKE & MILEŠEVA MONASTERY

Today’s half-day optional excursion will take us to Zlatar Lake where we shall first have a coffee break here, and later we proceed towards the Mileševa Monastery which safeguards some of the most valuable and most beautiful frescoes that were ever painted in Serbia, mainly the ‘White Angel’.

FRIDAY 27TH DECEMBER | DEPARTURE

This morning, we will check-out of our rooms and make our way to the airport for our Air Serbia flight departing at 12:00pm and arriving in Malta at 1:55pm.

PRICE PER PERSON

*SPECIAL PRICE

Adult in Quad €699 /*€599

Adult in Triple €779/* /*€679

Adult in Twin €799/* €699

Adult in Single €1069 /*€969

Child sharing with 2 adults €549 /*€449

Half Board incl. Christmas dinner €120

*Special price applies when the half board and all excursions are taken.

EXCURSIONS

ADULT /CHILD

Gold Gondola / Kadinjaca Memorial Complex €35/ €15

Zlatibor Gastro Tour (food tasting incl.) €40 /€27

Mokra Gora €45 /€30

Stopica Cave / Gostilje Waterfalls / Sirogojno €50/ €30

Tara National Park €49/ €30

Zlatar Lake / Mileševa Monastery €35/ €15

PRICE INCLUDES

Air Serbia return flights to Belgrade Airport

7 nights in 4-star Hotel Zlatibor Mona in Zlatibor or similar

Rooms with private facilities, TV & Wi-Fi

Usage of the Wellness Centre in Hotel Zlatibor

Buffet breakfast

Return airport transfers

Service of tour leader

Airport taxes and service charge

Insolvency fund

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Gold Gondola €14 Adult / €8 Child

Stopica Cave €4 Adult / €2.20 Child