Western Macedonia tour
May 10, 2019Full-Day Bitola & Krusevo tour from Skopje
August 1, 2019
Program
The driver/guide will pick you up from the hotel or any other location you prefer in Skopje. After approximately two and a half hours ride, we will arrive in Niš, Serbia. The Niš Fortress (Niška Tvrdjava) is the first site that we visit. We will walk along the walls, that are well preserved, enter the gates, and make a short promenade in the inside park. On our way to Kazandjiska Street we will pass by the King Milan Square and the Obrenoviceva shopping street. We can make the lunch break in the Kazandjiska Street, and taste the local cuisine and the local lifestyle. Our next attraction is the Skull Tower, built in Ottoman time, from the skulls of the Serbian rebels against the Ottoman rule. Today the tower is locates inside a chapel and is a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance. Afterwards, we will visit the “Red Cross” Concentration Camp, in which around 10.000 Serbs, Jews and Romani were killed in WW II. At the end we get in our comfortable vehicle and drive back to Skopje.
Highlights
-Walk through Niš fortress, from the Ottoman period
- Visit Skull Tower, built in Ottoman time, from the skulls of the Serbian rebels against the Ottoman rule.
-Visit the “Red Cross” Concentration Camp, in which around 10.000 Serbs, Jews and Romani were killed in WW II.
Important information
Departure Point:
-Any location of your preference in Skopje
Departure time:
-Preferred 8:00 to 9:00am
Duration of the tour:
9h
Return details:
-Any location in Skopje
Inclusions:
-Pick-up and drop off at your hotel or any preferred location in Skopje
-All transfers with comfortable A/C car or minivan
-Experienced English-speaking tour guide/driver
Exclusions:
-Food and drinks
-Entrance fees
-Personal expenses