01 Jun 2024
This was my second trip with Serbian Private Tours - I was keen to revisit after the first one last year. I actually did a combination of two day trips made into a three day/two night trip which was truly fantastic and the flexibility to plan something like this was greatly appreciated.
The trip was superbly organised by the owner who is highly professional, has very good connections with all the suppliers en route to ensure that the guest has a good experience and chooses good guides if he can't do the trip himself. My guide for the three days was Vladica, a very charming and knowledgeable young man who could not have been more solicitous and was excellent company for the three days.
On day one we says the monasteries at Zica and Studenica which are most impressive and interesting, so worthwhile. We had lunch at a lovely traditional restaurant and later had an overnight in Vrnjačka Banja, a lovely spa town. The next morning we visited the Imperial Palace of Gaius Valerius at Felix Romuliana and the associated museum in the nearby town of Zaječar which have a serious wow factor. We then drove to the wonderful Raj Winery (near Rajac) where we were royally entertained and enjoyed their fine wines before visiting the pivnice in the village above as well as the extraordinary cemetery. Overnight in Negotin and the next morning a wonderful motorboat trip on the Rhine, delicious lunch on land cooked by the captain's wife before setting off for the pre-historic settlement of Lepenski Vir with amazing artefacts from 6000 BC before our final stop at Golubac Fortress as fascinating and stunning castle on the Danube.
Just a brilliant trip and I will certainly be using Serbian Private Tours again.