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BELGRADE ESSENTIALS - A local insight before you start exploring

5.04 reviews

  • 1–1.3 hour
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

If you want to know the basics about Belgrade and Serbia, spiced up with some funny stories, then this is the right tour for you. It might be a perfect, short introduction by a local, before you start exploring on your own. We will talk about some of the most important historical events, and how they have affected the present day, explain some of the things you see in the streets, recommend the food, drinks and places you shouldn't miss out. Why we use one language but two alphabets, how come Belgrade has become one of the "nightlife capitals' and why this part of the world has been described as the "powder keg of Europe".. are just some of the questions we'll answer during the tour. If you are not up for a longer tour, this is the experience you need. Also, this tour might give you a great starting point to decide which layer of Belgrade fascinates you most and help you pick your next activity.

Inclusions

What's included

  • A small souvenir

What's not

  • Private transportation

Itinerary

  1. We'll start the tour in front of one of the oldest taverns in the city and explain why a tavern might the the most important "national institution in this country. :) Here you'll also hear about the most important and most interesting historical and geographical information, but also why we use one language and two alphabets, what's the only Serbian word that's used worldwide and many other curiosities about Belgrade and Serbia.

    20 min

  2. One of the oldest and most unusual churches in the city. Here we will talk about the role of religion in the Balkans and explain some of the unique Serbian customs.

    10 min

  3. A great example of how the architecture can reflect on the intertwined influence

    Passes by

  4. One of the most interesting facades in the city and the home of Mika Alas, a scientist, a violinist, a fisherman, an entertainer. A great example of why working hard and partying hard must be balanced in the life of any Serb.

    5 min

  5. One of the most charming neighborhoods of Belgrade where history and art cross their paths. Explaining "the walk a fine line between the East and the West" situation and our twisted dark humor that derived from it.

    10 min

  6. A rare relict of the post-Ottoman era architecture in Belgrade that still keeps a few spicy stories. Recommendations for things to see, do and taste in the city. :)

    10 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
We'll start the tour in front of one of the oldest taverns in the city, "The Question Mark Tavern".
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 10 travellers
Operated by
Destinytion Serbia
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Belgrade

  • Its from-price is 86% below the median of the 422 experiences we list in Belgrade.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 175 of 422.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Belgrade

Belgrade is Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, a city of a vast fortress, café-lined boulevards and nightlife on the river.

Belgrade stands where the Sava meets the Danube, and the old Kalemegdan Fortress occupies the ridge above the confluence, with walls, gates and a park that looks over both rivers. Knez Mihailova, the pedestrian main street, runs from the fortress to Republic Square. The Temple of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, has a white marble dome.

Top-ranked sights in Belgrade: Petrovaradin Fortress (Petrovaradinska Tvrdjava), Belgrade Fortress (Beogradska Tvrdava), Danube River.

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