Serbia, Hungary & Croatia Tour

After breakfast we take a guided coach tour of Novi Sad with our local tour guide, and we visit the major attractions such as the Catholic and Orthodox Cathedrals. We will take a short walking tour of the old city and in the afternoon, we visit the Petrovaridan fortess located on the right bank of the river Danube. It is known as “the Gibraltar of the Danube” due to its strategic location. This is a truly impressive fortress and despite its many attractions there are very few tourists. Tonight, we will enjoy some typical Serbian cuisine at our hotel with traditional Serbian entertainment.

We have a free day to relax and soak up the many delights of Novi Sad.

Today we spend a full day travelling around the Fruska Gora National Park, The Serbian people refer to this area as the Pearl of Serbia. This will remind a lot of clients when they travelled around the Irish countryside in their youth. We will visit the small, enchanting town of Sremski Karlovci which dates back to the 12th Century and is famous for its vineyards. The Fruska Gora National Park is also famous for its monasteries, and we will visit one of the most important ones, Novo Hopovo, where the relics of Theodore Tiron, the first patron saint of Venice, are buried.

After breakfast we travel to Belgrade the capital city of Serbia and the former capital of Yugoslavia. It lies on the confluence of two great rivers, the Danube and Sava and is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It was founded by Celtic tribes in the 4th century and is a very friendly and energetic city re-discovering its tourism potential. Our guide will do a short walking tour of the old city. You then have free time for further sightseeing and shopping. We return to our hotel in the late afternoon giving us ample time to enjoy this historic city.

After breakfast we travel to Ilok, one of the most beautiful towns in Croatia, on the banks of the river Danube. Its friendly inhabitants are notoriously laid-back and welcoming. The town is dominated by its fortress and is known as the Dubrovnik of the Danube due to its strategic location. Our tour guide will bring us on a short walking tour of the old town and fortress. We will also visit the Catholic church of St John Capistrano, the Apostle of Europe who died here in 1456. This area is also famous for the quality of its wine, and you can buy some in the old wine cellars direct from the producers at very reasonable prices. Our lunch time stop which is included in the cost of the tour is in a lovely restaurant on the banks of the River Danube. We return to our hotel after a leisurely lunch.

We have a free day to relax and perhaps do some last-minute shopping.

We depart our hotel after breakfast and travel back to Budapest for our return flight to Dublin.