Full-Day Tour along the Danube with Three Strongholds and Wine Tasting

Your trip will begin with a pick-up from your accommodation in Belgrade. We’ll then head toward Eastern Serbia. During the two-hour ride, we’ll enjoy the beautiful landscapes and listen to interesting stories about this part of the country.

Ram Fortress

Ram Fortress is often described as the most picturesque and powerful medieval fortress on the Danube. It was built in 1483 by the order of Sultan Bayezid II – the grandfather of Suleiman the Magnificent. According to the legend from this period, Sultan Bayezid II, visiting his soldiers, stopped to rest on a hill from which there was a beautiful view of the Danube and the opposite, Hungarian side. Ram Fortress has five towers connected by mighty ramparts, with 36 cannon openings, which speaks of its great power. For the sake of comparison, Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade has only 22 slots. They are arranged on the walls of towers and ramparts to cover the entire circle around the fortress.
The romantic sunsets are no less impressive than the history and military power of this fortress, which “National Geography” declared to be one of the most beautiful in Europe.

Golubac Fortress

We will proceed our adventure towards Golubac Fortress, a defensive complex used to defend many kingdoms through centuries. Golubac is the perfect fairy-tale castle, wonderfully set off by its location in the rugged landscape at the head of Đerdap Gorge. There are nine towers in all, each between 20 and 25m high, and combined with the fortress’s exciting position leaning over the Danube. They make Golubac undoubtedly one of the most beautiful castles along the 2,850km Danube odyssey from source to the Black Sea.

“Pruna” winery & distillery

Short break, snack (local pone and cheese), and wine or brandy tasting (Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon and some single barrel brandy: plum, apple, cherry, grappa, or quince). The distillery & winery “Pruna” is located in one of Serbia’s most picturesque regions. For the magic in their bottles, they can thank the mighty blue Danube, which flows near the Djerdap gorge and carries a secret that gives this climate perfect agricultural characteristics. The village of Vuković and the entire Braničevo region have been known since ancient times for the quality of brandy and wine made there with local villagers’ skill and knowledge generations back.

Smederevo Fortress

Smederevo Fortress, built in the 15th century, covers ​​approximately 11 hectares, has the shape of an irregular triangle, and consists of two parts – the Big and the Small Town. First, Small Town was built, where the ruler’s residence, a building for family, escort, guard, and a library and a mint were located. The construction of the Small Town lasted only two years! The most representative part of the Small Town was the Great Reception Hall – the ” Magna Audientia” Hall, decorated with three Gothic and one Romanesque “biforas” – double windows carved in stone. After the Small Town construction, the Big Town of the Smederevo Fortress was built around 1439. At that time, 19 more towers with ramparts were added, and a trench was dug on the land side, connecting the rivers Danube and Jezava. In that way, the fortress was surrounded by water and classified as a water-type fortification.

After visiting the third stronghold on this tour, we continued our ride back to Belgrade, with an expected arrival time in the evening.

• The default departure time is 08:30. If you want a different departure time, you should contact us and let us know what time you would like to start the tour.
• Pick-up from any hotel, Airbnb, a pension up to 10 km from Republic Square, or from Belgrade port is free of charge.
• If you want to start your tour at Belgrade airport, you can do that with a 15€ supplement.

08:30 Hotel pick-up
08:30 – 10:30 Tour start & travel through Central & Eastern Serbia
10:30 – 11:30 Ram Fortress sightseing
12:15 – 13:45 Golubac Fortress sightseing
14:15 – 15:00 Pruna winery & distillery
16:15 – 16:45 Smederevo Fortress
16:45 – 17:45 Driving through Eastern & Central Serbia, towards Belgrade
18:00 Hotel drop-off (approximate time, depending on the traffic conditions)

• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level.

We apply very simple rules. If you cancel the tour up to 24 hrs before, you’ll get a 100% refund. If you cancel the tour less than 24 hrs before the trip, you will not receive any refund.