Traces of Belgrade Tour

We meet at the Turkish Airlines counter in the International Departures Terminal at Istanbul Airport 3 hours before departure. After completing baggage, ticket and passport formalities, we depart for Belgrade at 08:20 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1081. We arrive in Belgrade at 08.10 local time and travel to the city centre in our waiting vehicle to begin our panoramic city tour. During the tour, we see daily life in the city, its notable buildings and the Ministry of Interior building, which was bombed by NATO and deliberately left in its damaged state in the heart of the city. We then leave the bus and continue our tour on foot. On this part of the tour, we see Bayraklı Mosque, Belgrade Fortress, Damat Ali Paşa Mausoleum, the Clock Tower, Sokollu Mehmed Paşa Fountain, the Military Museum, Istanbul Gate, Zindan Gate, Leopoldov Gate, the Stefan Lazarevic Monument, Nebojsa Tower, Kale Meydan, Saborna Church, Republic Square, Terazi Square and Taş Square. We conclude our city tour with a walk along Knez Mihajlova Street, considered the centre of the city. You have free time here until the meeting time announced by our guide.

After breakfast at the hotel, we set off for our Novisad & Karlofça tour. First, we visit Novisad, the capital of Vojvodina province. Here we see Petrovaradin Fortress, Freedom Square, the Svetozar Miletic Statue, the Catholic Cathedral, the Orthodox Aya Cathedral and Aya Nikola Church. We then continue to the town of Karlofça. The town holds an important place in our history and is known for the Treaty of Karlowitz, signed in 1699 between the Ottoman Empire and the states of the Holy League. During our town tour, we see the town hall, the Catholic Church, the Four Lions Fountain and the Peace Chapel. After the tour, we return to our hotel and spend the night there.

After breakfast at the hotel, we set out on a tour of the Nikola Tesla Museum, Tito’s Tomb and Museum, and Zemun. We first visit the Nikola Tesla Museum, dedicated to the inventor of alternating current, known for his contributions to science. Founded in 1952, the museum houses over 160.000 original documents relating to Nikola Tesla’s life, thousands of books and journals, numerous photographs, his personal belongings, and models of his inventions. We then visit the mausoleum of Tito, the former leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, known as the House of Flowers. Tito’s tomb is in a sarcophagus at the centre of the single-storey building. Displays here also feature episodes from Tito’s life and his personal belongings. Our final stop is Zemun, on the banks of the Danube River, opposite Belgrade Fortress. The sights we will see include Usce Castle, Gardos Hill and Gardos Tower. We spend time in the area’s narrow cobbled streets, which show traces of Austrian influence. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel and spend the night there.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have free time. You will then be transferred to the airport at the time specified by your guide. After baggage, ticket and passport formalities are completed, you will depart for Istanbul at 20:15 on Türk Hava Yolları flight TK1084. Our tour will end upon arrival in Istanbul at 00:05 local time.