Belgrade: 3-Hour Sightseeing City Tour

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Enjoy a 3-hour guided tour of Belgrade and learn the highlights of hundreds of years of Serbian history. You’ll visit New Belgrade, enjoy the views from Belgrade Fortress, see the famous St. Sava Temple and much more.

Highlights

Explore Belgrade by chauffeur driven vehicle and by foot
Learn about the many layers of Belgrade's history with an expert historian guide
See Belgrade's most important sights in a amount of short time
Admire the magnificent St. Sava Temple, the largest Orthodox Church in the Balkans
Stroll around Belgrade's Fortress and grab the best photo opportunities
View New Belgrade, the communist face of the city

Description

Start the tour from your accommodation and head towards New Belgrade, on the other side of the Sava River. Built as a new part of the town after WW II and during the socialist regime, it has many interesting buildings. Visit the Ex-Central Committee of the Communist Party, Federal Executive Council, also known as the Palace of Federation, Genex Tower or Western Gate of Belgrade and Sava Center, one of the largest congress halls in this part of Europe. Cross the Gazela Bridge and head for Dedinje – Belgrade’s richest residential area, where you will be able to see the Museum of History of Yugoslavia and House of Flowers – the resting place of Josip Broz Tito, a leader of second Yugoslavia. Continue to the Vračar area, where you will see one of Belgrade’s most prominent landmarks – The Church of St. Sava (also known as St. Sava Temple, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world). Make a short stop for taking some pictures. By passing Slavija Square, you will enter Nemanjina Street. See the Government Building, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Staff of Serbian Army, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance and the State Court. Afterwards, head to Kralja Milana Street with the old and new royal palaces. Stop in front of the Parliament Building, where there will be a short break for taking pictures and a walk between the old and new royal palaces and hear the stories about the two dynasties that ruled Serbia in the 19th and 20th centuries. On King Aleksandar Boulevard, you will see the main post office, St. Mark’s Church, Tašmajdan Park, Metropol Palace Hotel, University Library and Technical University with monuments to Nikola Tesla and Vuk Karadzic.Terazije Square with its recognizable 19th century white stone fountain and one of the most beautiful buildings in the city – the Moskva Hotel. At Republic Square, see the National Museum, the National Theater and the opera buildings. Walk through Kalemegdan, the oldest and largest park in the city center. Starting from Leopold’s Gate, you will pass by the remains of the Roman castrum – Singidunum and the medieval walls built upon it – Zindan Gate, Despot’s Gate, Jakšića Tower, Chapel of St. Petka and Ružica Church (Virgin Mary Church). In Upper town (Gornji grad), see the magnificent sight of the confluence of two rivers: the Sava and the Danube. Pass ny Mehmed-pasha Sokolović Fountain, the Victor Monument by world-renowned sculptor Ivan Meshtrovic, the Roman well, King’s Gate, Sava promenade, the Damat Ali Pasha Tomb, Clock Gate (Sahatkapija) Clock Tower (Sahatkula), Military Museum, Istanbul’s Gate (Stambol Gate) and Monument of Gratitude to France. Through the pedestrian street Knez Mihajlova, you will reach Republic Square once again passing by many interesting examples of civil architecture from the 19th and 20th century, such as the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.

Includes

Professional guide Air-conditioned vehicle Guided walk through Kalemegdan Hotel pick-up
Hotel drop-off (the tour ends at Republic Square) except for the private tour where a drop-off will also be included

Important Information

The tour will never be canceled. However, if you are the only person on a tour, a supplement of 50% will be applied. At least 24 hours before you will be informed that you are the only guest on tour and will be offered a choice between canceling and paying the supplement.