Bigorski Monastery and home-hosted lunch in Janche village from Skopje
- 9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
We will visit the St. Bigorski Monastery, a calm beautiful place where we can enjoy and even talk with some of the monks. We will explore the surrounding nature and the nearby waterfall. After a good walk, we will go to lunch in the village of Janche, where a traditional meal will be prepared just for us. Enjoy!
Inclusions
What's included
- Experienced English-speaking guide/driver
- A home-hosted lunch
- Transfers for the tour with a comfortable A/C car/minivan
- Pick-up and drop-off to your hotel or any other location in Skopje
What's not
- Everything else not mentioned as included
- Entrance fees
- Personal expenses
Itinerary
We will discover the National Park Mavrovo, with all its beauties. National Park Mavrovo is the largest National Park in Macedonia that covers an area of 73 000 ha. It is located in the western central part of the country. Several villages built in a traditional Macedonian way are a symbol of the park.
We will make a short walk to the beautiful Duf waterfall in the environment of the Rostuse village. It is a 20 minutes walk to this beautiful peaceful place.
We will visit the extraordinary Monastery St. John Bigorski. The story of this monastery starts with the oldest miraculous icon with healing power, originating from the 11th century. One of its most valuable treasures is the iconostasis, created by Petre Filipovski-Garkata. In the end, we get into our comfortable vehicle and drive back to Skopje.
Our lunch will be prepared by the local hosts, from local ingredients, and in a traditional way.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Experience Balkan
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
How it compares in Skopje
- Its from-price is 21% above the median of the 66 day trips we list in Skopje.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Skopje
Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, a Balkan city on the Vardar River with an Ottoman bazaar, a stone bridge and many statues.
Skopje straddles the Vardar River in a wide valley, its two halves joined by the fifteenth-century Stone Bridge. On the north bank the Old Bazaar is a web of lanes lined with workshops, cafés and mosques, with the Kale fortress above it. On the south bank, Macedonia Square is dominated by a giant statue of a horseman, popularly taken for Alexander the Great, amid the monuments, bridges and neoclassical façades added in the early 2010s. An earthquake in 1963 destroyed much of the city.
Top-ranked sights in Skopje: Skopje Kale Fortress (Skopsko Kale), Memorial House of Mother Teresa (Spomen Kuka na Majka Tereza), Skopje Old Bazaar.
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