Religious tour
April 19, 2019
Sofia tour from Skopje
April 19, 2019
The natural beauties of Macedonia tour
Day1
Arrival in Skopje (20 km) (D)
Pick up from Skopje Airport. Accommodation in a hotel in Skopje. Orientation walk and time on your leisure. Welcoming dinner in a national restaurant. Overnight in a hotel.
Day2
Skopje – Canyon Matka – Vodno – Skopje (40 km) (B, L)
Day3
Skopje – Mavrovo – Vevchani – Ohrid (220 km) (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. We are driving toward the national park Mavrovo (95 km). We will visit the cave Sharkova Dupka and have a chance to stroll through the national park. Lunch in a restaurant. We will travel through the canyon on the river Radika and stop near the Vevchani springs (95 km). There we will walk through the village Vevchani. Transfer to Ohrid (30 km). Accommodation in a hotel. Dinner. Overnight.
Day4
Ohrid – St. Naum – Ohrid (50 km) (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Boat trip to the unique reconstructed prehistoric settlement on water from the bronze age and most visited site in Macedonia, Bay of bones. Explanation by the professional curator. We continue sailing to the extraordinary monument of nature - lake springs and the monastery of St. Naum from the 9th century. Lunch in a restaurant near the springs. Free time. Sailing back to the town. Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.
Day5
Ohrid – Prespa Lake – island Golem grad – Bitola (110 km) (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. We drive through the national park Galichica and we will stop a few times to take photos of the Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lakes. We will arrive in the village of Stenje (55 km) and have lunch. We will drive with small boats toward the only Macedonian island Golem grad. We will visit the island and stroll a little bit. After that, we will come back with the boats. Transfer to the city of consuls - Bitola (55 km) and accommodate in a hotel outside the city, in the national park Pelister. Dinner. Overnight.
Day6
Bitola (15 km) (B, L)
Breakfast. We will hike through the national park Pelister and visit the two small lakes, called Pelister’s eyes. Lunch. In the afternoon free time for leisure through Bitola. Overnight.
Day7
Bitola – Prilep – Dojran – Strumica (235 km) (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. We will transfer to the nearby town Prilep (45 km), where we will see the fortress - Marko’s towers and some natural mountain karst forms. After that, we will continue our tour to Dojran (150 km) and Dojran Lake. Lunch in a local fish restaurant. You will have an opportunity for a city stroll or swimming (depends on the season and weather). We will transfer to the biggest town in southeast Macedonia – Strumica (40 km). In the evening we will have dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in a hotel in Strumica.
Day8
Strumica – Koleshino – Mokrino – Smolare – Strumica (60 km) (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we will continue our tour. The next stops are a few waterfalls and natural springs, all based on the mountain Belasica. The first stop is the beautiful Koleshino waterfall (17 meters high). We will visit Mokrino’s spring, an area with beautiful nature, very popular among local citizens. We will take a break and lunch in a local restaurant. The end of today’s program is the highest waterfall in Macedonia (39 meters), the Smolare waterfall. We will stroll through 300 steps to have a chance to see it and take some photos. Free time. Dinner in a local restaurant, in Strumica. Overnight.
Day9
Strumica – Berovo (55 km) (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. The next place for visiting will be the region of Berovo, or as we call it our Switzerland, because of the mountainous region. We will visit the artificial lake – Berovo in the mountain Maleshevo. After that, we will go for a home-hosted lunch in a local tea-hut. Free afternoon. Overnight in a hotel in Berovo.
Day10
Berovo – Kratovo – Skopje (200 km) (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. We will drive to Kratovo (110 km), a small town with a medieval look. We will see the town, which is erected on a volcano crater. Also, we will see the Stone Dolls, karst figures with human forms in Kuklice. Lunch. We will continue to Skopje (90 km), accommodate in a hotel, and have a farewell dinner in a restaurant. Overnight.
Day11
Skopje (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Driving to the Skopje international Airport, about 40 minutes from the hotel.
Services for the tour
- Professional local tour guide
- All transfers with our vehicle
- Accommodation in hotels on BB basis
- Meals in restaurants according the program
- All entrance fees for museums and churches
- Rates depend on the number of travelers