General

Discover Serbian Heritage: Fruska Gora & Sremski Karlovci —History, Monasteries & Local Hospitality

Embark on a perfect day trip filled with highlights, including a deep dive into Serbian history, baroque architectural marvels, and a local gastronomy experience, all just an hour away from Belgrade!

 

Tour in a Glance

DURATION
6-8 hours
TOUR STYLE
Private
GETTING AROUND
Driven and walking
AVAILABILITY
Year round
LANGUAGE
English
DIFFICULTY
Easy for everyone

 

What to Expect From the Fruska Gora and Sremski Karlovci Tour in 2023/24

Experience the essence of Serbian heritage and natural wonders on our Fruska Gora Monasteries and Sremski Karlovci tour. Explore medieval monasteries nestled in the Fruska Gora slopes and discover the region’s renowned winemaking tradition. Wander through the charming streets of Sremski Karlovci, where history comes alive. At the end, you’ll stop for lunch in a family owned wine cellar in a local village. But this won’t be just lunch, it’ll be an example of true local hospitality.

This tour’s itinerary can be adapted in order to exclude one monastery and to add Novi Sad and Petrovaradin Fortress to the itinerary instead. If you are located in Novi Sad, you can also take this tour from there.

Highlights

  • Visit important Serbian monasteries and meet charming Sremski Karlovci town while getting historical context from your private guide.
  • Enjoy the fantastic view over Danube from Petrovaradin Fortress and learn some interesting facts about its long construction.
  • Marvel at Novi Sad baroque architecture and discover its cultural importance for Serbian people.
  • Enjoy a unique gastronomy and wine experience at a local household.

 

Tour Flow

#YourSerbiaHost will pick you up from your hotel or other address in Belgrade (or Novi Sad) in the morning hours (usual pickup time 10am). After less than hour’s drive you’ll reach your first stop, monastery Krusedol. The XVI century monastery is considered to be the most beautiful and most important monastery of Fruska Gora. Here you’ll get the historic context of the area, but you’ll also have an opportunity to see “a wall which is older than the US”, as referred to by one of the monks.

From Krusedol you’ll continue to the Monastery Grgeteg. This monastery with complicated name, even for native speakers, is a place which is not on mass tourism trail. Here you’ll be able to feel what the monastic life really looks like. The highlight of this monastery is the icon of Holy Mother Three-handed. More about the icon’s name and its miracles you’ll learn on the spot.

After spiritual experience in these two monasteries you’ll reach Sremski Karlovci. Here you’ll wander its streets and squares. You’ll hear the stories about Karlovac Treaty and the first time when a round table was used in world diplomacy. In the town’s center you’ll see: Four Lions Fountain, Patriarch’s Residence, St. Nicola’s Orthodox Cathedral, Grammar School. If wine tasting is your thing, we’ll take you to a winery close to the main square for a quick sip.

The gastronomy and hospitality experience will be in a family owned wine cellar in a local village. Home cooked lunch with matching wines will taste even better than it sounds. Another must when in Fruska Gora is Bermet, a dessert wine with world fame which is served at the end of the meal. All this with the personal attention of a cook and a winemaker.

Note

During winter period, the wine cellar is closed and an alternative for lunch is a restaurant on the Danube bank, close to Novi Sad.

After wine tasting and lunch it’ll be time to return to Belgrade (or Novi Sad). Usual drop-off time is between 5 and 6pm.

Good to know

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TOUR LANGUAGE
Default language of the tour is English, but if you require #YourSerbiaHost can also give you tour in Russian, German, French, Spanish and of course Serbian – Subject to availability.
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31 comments

Brian LeDuc
November 26, 2014
I was looking for an easy day trip with my parents from Belgrade. I found SPT website, and after spending a little time perusing the various options, decided on the Fruska Gora trip. I booked it cold, based only on the quality of the website and the good reviews. Miljan confirmed by email shortly after I booked the tour, and he picked us up at my apartment. His English is perfect, and we had a very pleasant chat on the short drive to Fruska Gora. We visited three monasteries and the charming town of Sremska Karlovci. After the visits we had a fantastic dinner at a rustic lodge run by a very charming host who makes everything--cheese, wine, prosciutto--himself. I bought two bottles of his excellent pinot noir to bring home with me. Miljan was very knowledgeable about all of the sites we visited, and he also gave me some excellent recommendations about restaurants and wine in Belgrade. He followed up on Tuesday with some wonderful photos and an answer to a question I had posed on the short drive back to Belgrade. This was one of the best experiences I have ever had with a private tour, and I would recommend Serbian Private Torus to anyone who asked. Did I mention that he gave us cookies as a small present when he dropped us off? Perfect. I could not be more satisfied with the day.
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Andre Rezsohazy
October 24, 2014
Grâce à Miljan j`ai eu le bonheur de découvrir le massif de Fruska Gora et quelques uns des plus beaux monastères de la région. L`organisation était parfaite. Le programme avait été défini `sur mesure`, en fonction de mes souhaits. Les commentaires étaient très bien documentés. Surtout, nous avons pris le temps de visiter à l`aise les monastères, de manière à pouvoir profiter pleinement de ces lieux uniques. J`ai apprécié la prévenance et la gentillesse de Miljan. Merci.

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Lucy Huang
August 12, 2014
I was lucky to have Miljan as a guide for my two days in Belgrade. Professionally, he is punctual, flexible, and knowledgable. Personally, he has a great sense of humor and open-mindedness, and is someone who will make you feel comfortable. Miljan also was very thoughtful, with providing us snacks and drinks for the long drives, and often checking in to make sure we were enjoying ourselves. Prior to the trip, he also spends time planning with you over email to make sure he understands your needs.

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Nathalie Le Borgne Fernández
July 18, 2014
I highly recommend you this tour to discover the beauty of Fruska Gora and to learn about Serbia’s history, more paticularly Voivodina. Miljan makes you feel comfortable and I spent a really wonderful day. Thanks for everything.
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Susan Mandel
September 30, 2013
We spent a day with Miljan touring monasteries and winemakers with 100km of Belgrade. This was a fantastic day trip and it was great to get away from Belgrade without travelling hours in a care. Miljan is knowledgeable and is open to suggestions and is spontaneous if you show an interest in something along the way. In addition, he took some wonderful photos of us which he shared with us later. Very much recommended.
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Available departures

This is a daily tour.

Unfortunately, no places are available on this tour at the moment

Details on prices and services

Tour prices (prices are per tour, not per person):
1-3 persons 249€
4-6 persons 299€
7-8 persons 479€
9-19 persons 679€
Services included in the price:
Pickup and drop-off
Transportation
Driver/guide service
Bottled water
Single-use surgical face mask if you don't have your own
Tour organization
What is extra:
Lunch ~25€ per person*
Contribution for The Chapel of Peace ~1€ per person
Personal expenses and gratuities
* Price shown is price for lunch per person based on wine cellar's preset menu, it also includes three different wines during the meal

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