WILD SOUL OF EUROPE Introduction The Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia and the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro, on the initiative of the Embassy of Montenegro in Belgrade, and in cooperation with the Tourist Organisation of Serbia and the National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro, have created this unique tourist offer. The programmes presented in this brochure are based on the specific natural and cultural heritage of Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia. The aim of this joint tourism product is to promote regional cooperation in the field of tourism, to achieve greater recognition for the region, to extend the tourist season and to ensure the better presentation of tourist programmes on third markets. The seven tours presented in this brochure were developed by the two Chambers with the idea of addressing a wide range of tourists, thus the offer includes some tough adventurous experiences, hiking, cycling, off-road jeep tours, traditional dishes and wine tasting etc. This brochure is confirmation that tourism is well-recognised as an important instrument of regional cooperation and a powerful catalyst for the European integration process. We are confident that our joint tourist product will enrich the tourism offer as a whole, with consideration for all of our peculiarities, specificities and diversities. WILD SOUL OF EUROPE Wheels of steel 9-DAY CYCLING TOUR HIGHLIGHT With its many gorges and steep cliffs, the Tresnjica area resembles a canyon. Of extraordinary importance to the wildlife of the area is the fact that it has been designated as a nature reserve in order to preserve the natural habitat of the very rare, endangered griffon vulture, dubbed ‘The Emperor of the Heights and the Nature Cleaner’ Day 3 TRESNJICA RIVER Mountain cycling tour over the Tresnjica River Gorge. Hiking tour through the River Drina Waterfalls. Day 1 DIVCIBARE MOUNTAIN Accommodation on Divcibare Mountain. Day 2 VALJEVO AREA MOUNTAINS Mountain bike route. Accommodation in a village guesthouse. 4 SERBIA • MONTENEGRO Day 7 MEDIEVAL BUDVA CITY Cycling tour (32km) from Lustica Peninsula to Budva. Lunch break on Zanjice Beach. Speedboat ride to the Blue Cave (Plava Spilja). Day 4 TARA NATIONAL PARK Visit to the Tara National park. Drina River Canyon mountain cycling tour. Day 8 Accommodation in a hunter’s lodge. SKADAR NATIONAL PARK Cycling tour (45km) from Adriatic Sea to Lake Skadar National Park. Lunch near the lake. Dinner and accommodation in Podgorica. Day 9 END OF THE TOUR Day 5 ZLATIBOR MOUNTAIN Mountain cycling tour. Visit to the Old Village of Sirogojno, dating back to the 19th century. Transfer to Montenegro. Accommodation and dinner on Mount Durmitor. Day 6 DURMITOR MOUNTAIN Durmitor cycling tour (50km). Visit to Sedlo Peak at a height of 1,907m. Lake Pluzine boat ride. Accommodation in Podgorica. 5 WILD SOUL OF EUROPE Hard Adventure 10-DAY RAFTING AND HIKING TOUR HIGHLIGHT Nevidio was the last canyon in Europe to be conquered and still one of the least visited places is a must see. Symbolically called Nevidio (Not seen), due to it being in perpetual shadow as a result of its steep cliff walls, you will enjoy this canyons vertical rock faces, waterfalls, narrow passages, tight channels and gallery of figures. Day 1 ARRIVAL TO SERBIA Accommodation in an authentic village in the Valjevo Mountains. Day 2 Day 3 VALJEVO MOUNTAINS CANYONING TRESNJICA RIVER GORGE HIKING Adrenaline tour – Canyoning down the Hiking and birdwatching. Accommodation Tribe Canyon. Organic lunch with an in wooden houses on the bank of the River authentic Serbian household. Drina. 6 SERBIA • MONTENEGRO Day 7 RAFTING ON THE TARA RIVER - DAY 2 Rafting tour from Radovan Luka towards Scepan Polje over the Canyon’s Bajlovica Sige waterfall. Accommodation and dinner in the ethno village near Nevidio Canyon. Day 4 UVAC EXPEDITION CAVING Adventure tour from Lake Uvac through the 4km-long cave. Boat ride and outdoor lunch with local specialities. Accommodation on Zlatar Mountain. Day 8 CANYON NEVIDIO Day 5 Full day traversing the 3.4km-long canyon, LIM WHITE WATER KAYAKING accompanied by experienced guides. Dinner White water tour in inflatable kayaks down and accommodation at the Stavna Eco Lodge. the River Lim. Accommodation and dinner in the Prijepolje area. Day 9 Day 6 CLIMBING KUCKI KOM RAFTING ON THE TARA RIVER - DAY 1 Hiking tour to Kucki Kom (2,487m), part of The Tara River National Park, passing over the most impressive ranges at the heart of the River Ljutica and under the famous the Dinaric Alps. Djurdjevica Bridge (149m high), Day 1 ends at the Radovan Luka Camp. Dinner and Day 10 overnight accommodation at the camp. END OF THE TOUR 7 WILD SOUL OF EUROPE The great outdoors Novi Sad Sremski Karlovci 9-DAY PLAINS, MOUNTAINS AND SEA TOUR Beograd Day 1 Day 5 ARRIVAL IN SERBIA SARGAN 8 TRAIN RIDE Divcibare Drive through Fruska Gora National Park. Vintage mountain railroad sightseeing. Accommodation in Sremski Karlovci. Transfer to Uvac Special Nature Reserve Traditional dinner with wine tasting and – the natural habitat of griffon vultures. Tambouritza music. Traditional dinner with a rural household on Zlatar Mountain. Day 2 FORTRESS SCAVENGER TOUR Day 6 Drvengrad WILD RIVER RAFTING Novi Sad - Petrovaradin Fortress Scavenger Hunt Adventure. Lunch at the Transfer to the border of Montenegro and fortress. Accommodation in Belgrade. rafting along the River Lim. Outdoor lunch Traditional dinner with live music in the and transfer to Kolasin. Skadarlija Bohemian Quarter. Day 7 Day 3 MONTENEGRO TOUR TASTE OF SERBIA Sightseeing tour of Moraca Monastery. Belgrade city tour. Drive to a small village Guided tours of Podgorica and Cetinje. Visit near Kosjeric and Divcibare Mountain. to Mount Lovcen National Park. Dinner and Uvac Homemade plum rakija brandy tasting and accommodation in the Adriatic city of Budva. roast lamb. Accommodation on Divcibare. Day 8 Day 4 BAY OF KOTOR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN Lim QUAD/MOUNTAIN BIKE TOUR Guided tours of Budva and the Old Town Half-day quad ride and mountain cycling of Kotor. Visit to the Bay of Kotor and tour on Divcibare Mountain. Visit to Mokra the tiny village of Perast. Dinner of local Our Lady specialities, with traditional dance. Gora Nature Park, with lunchbreak at of the Rocks the Potpec Cave. Accommodation in Drvengrad. Day 9 Lovcen END OF THE TOUR. 8 SERBIA • MONTENEGRO Novi Sad Sremski Karlovci Beograd Divcibare Drvengrad Uvac Lim Our Lady of the Rocks Lovcen 9 WILD SOUL OF EUROPE Taking the off roads Valjevo Mountains 10-DAY PLAINS, MOUNTAINS AND SEA TOUR Day 1 Day 6 VALJEVO AREA DURMITOR MOUNTAIN Dinner and accommodation. Jeep ride to the highest villages in the Mokra Gora Balkans: Bosaca and Mala Crna Gora Day 2 (2,000m). Lunch in the village of Trsa. Visit to the Modro, Poscensko and Valovito TRESNJICA RIVER GORGE glacial lakes. Dinner and overnight Off-road tour through the Valjevo Mountains accommodation in Zabljak. and Tresnjica River gorge. Lunchbreak with Uvac an authentic village household. Visits to the Day 7 monasteries of Pustinja, Lelic and Celije. JEEP SAFARI SINJAJEVINA Overnight accommodation on the bank of the River Drina. Jeep safari from Zabljak over Sinjajevina Mountain. 70 km off-road to Vratlo (1730m). Dinner and overnight Day 3 Durmitor Mountain accommodation in Kolasin. D TARA AND ZLATIBOR MOUNTAIN Off-roadtrip via Mount Tara to Zlatibor Day 8 Mountain. Lunchbreak in Drvengrad OFF ROAD TO PODGORICA Crno Lake ethno village on Mokra Gora. Dinner and accommodation on Zlatibor Mountain. Off-roadto Podgorica and up to Karaman (1,765m). Dinner and overnight accommodation in Podgorica. Day 4 Vratlo UVAC LAKE Day 9 Visits to the old village of Stitkovo. Dinner and JEEP SAFARI LOVCEN overnight accommodation in the Uvac area. Off-roadsafari via Lovcen National park and Ivanova Korita from Podgorica to Cetinje. Karaman Day 5 Dinner and accommodation in Budva. JADOVNIK MOUNTAIN Overland trip via Jadovnik Mountain and Day 10 the Lim River Canyon. Lunch in nature. END OF THE TOUR Dinner and overnight accommodation on Lovcen Montenegro’s Mount Durmitor. 10 SERBIA • MONTENEGRO Valjevo Mountains Mokra Gora Uvac D Durmitor Mountain Crno Lake Vratlo Karaman Lovcen 11 WILD SOUL OF EUROPE From Sea to Sky 13-DAY COASTAL AND MOUNTAIN HIKING TOUR Day 4 PANCIC’S SPRUCE Hiking tour to the peak of Tara Mountain through the rare forest of Pancic’s spruce. Lunch break in Drvengard ethno village. Overnight accommodation on Mount Zlatar. Day 5 UVAC LAKE & MEANDERS Hiking tour through the Uvac River Canyon. Day 6 JADOVNIK MOUNTAIN & MILESEVA GORGE Day 1 Hiking tour, with a visit to Mileseva monastery. VALJEVO MOUNTAINS Dinner and overnight accommodation in the Hiking tour over Medvednik Mountain. Prijepolje area. Overnight accommodation on Bobija Mountain. Day 2 TRESNJICA GORGE Hiking tour, with a traditional household lunch. Dinner and overnight accommoda- tion on Tara Mountain. Day 3 TARA MONTAIN Hiking tour, with lunch in a remote Serbian village. Overnight accommodation in a mountain chalet. 12 SERBIA • MONTENEGRO Day 10 BUDVA RIVIERA Guided hiking tour of the Budva Riviera (day 1), with a visit to the old fortress. 25km guided bus tour, with 5 hours hiking - 13 km. Transfer to Budva. Day 11 THE BAY OF KOTOR Hiking tour of the Bay of Kotor (day 2), hiking Day 7 over Vrmac Mountain. DURMITOR NATIONAL PARK 63km total, 1h 30 min driving and 3 hours hiking Hiking tour to Skrka (1,686m), with dinner and overnight accommodation on Mount Durmitor. Day 8 BOBOTOV KUK Hiking tour to Bobotov kuk peak (2,523m) and Sedlo peak (1,907m). Dinner and overnight accommodation in Kolasin. Day 12 LOVCEN NATIONAL PARK Hiking tour over Lovcen Mountain (day 3), hiking up to and over its highest peak (1,675m). Photo: Courtesy of Adria of Courtesy Photo: 78km total driving and hiking, 4 hours hiking.