Southern Serbia, history and natural wonders

Nis tour is a private day trip for travelers who want Roman history, Ottoman heritage, southern Serbian culture and a visit to one of the country’s most unusual natural sites. The route is long, but it gives a strong and memorable view of southern Serbia.

Your guide keeps the day clear and organized. First, you travel from Belgrade toward Nis, one of the oldest cities in the Balkans. Because the city has many historical layers, it is an important stop for anyone interested in Serbia beyond the capital.

Nis tour with fortress and city landmarks

In Nis, the tour can include the fortress, city center, historical monuments and sites connected with Roman and Ottoman periods. You learn about Constantine the Great, local life and the role of Nis as a crossroads between East and West.

The route can also include Devils Town, a striking natural formation with stone towers and a unique landscape. This contrast between city history and natural scenery makes the day varied and rewarding. For broader official information, visit the Serbia travel website.

Private day trip to southern Serbia

This Nis tour works well for couples, history lovers, photographers and small private groups. You should bring comfortable shoes, water and a light jacket, because the day includes walking and a longer drive.

Also, the route can be adjusted depending on weather, opening times and your interests. If you want to compare this trip with other private routes, see our Serbia tours.

After the planned visits and free time, we return to Belgrade. Finally, the tour gives you a deeper understanding of Nis, Devils Town and the character of southern Serbia.

In addition, this Nis tour is useful for guests who want to understand a wider part of Serbia. Therefore, it is a strong choice for a full cultural day from Belgrade.

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Stara Planina or Old Mountain is the largest mountain in eastern Serbia, a high-mountain massif extending as a natural border to Bulgaria. It is 330km far from Belgrade, 70km from Niš and 50km from Knjazevac and Pirot. The highest peak is Midžor, 2169m. The other name for the Old Mountain is the Balkans, after which the Balkan Peninsula got its name. The fascinating beauty of untouched nature makes the Old Mountain the most beautiful mountain in the eastern part of Serbia and one of its most valuable tourist areas. It is a natural resource of extraordinary significance and a protected nature park is protected.

The mountain is a very exciting destination for lovers of preserved nature, where you can practice hiking, hiking, trekking, canyoning, enduro-racing, paragliding … The old mountain is almost five months under snow, on ski trails on altitudes between 1100 and 1900 meters is a good basis for winter sports practice.

Have you ever tasted the famous hard cheese from Stara Planina? If not, our suggestion is that you must do this at the first visit to this mountain beauty! Pirot cheese, cheese of exceptional quality, color, hardness and taste, which in the past came to the Sultan’s table, is mostly derived from the milk of two domestic breeds of sheep from Stara Planina – Pirotian pramenka and Pirotian pramenka, enhanced by centaurs of Stara Planina for centuries. A special process of ripening and salting cheese in the climatic conditions of Old Mountain has led to a uniquely recognizable quality and a kind of golden-yellow, extremely tasty cheese – Pirot kackaval with geographical origin, for the domestic and world market.

In past five years Old Mountain became one of the popular ski resorts in Serbia. With one of the most modern hotels and great capacity of congress halls beside the skiing Old Mountain is a great destination for congress or team buildings.

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Sokobanja – You get old, you go young.
The famous mystical mountain Rtanj on one side and the Ozren Mountains on the other surround of Sokobanja, the most famous Serbian spa, which is located at an ideal altitude of 400 meters. This, more popularly known as the air spa, is located in Southeast Serbia about 250 km from Belgrade.
The indelible trace of Sokobanja left for Branislav Nusic, whose statement served for us the title itself, which once stated: “Sokobanja, Sokograd, you come old, you go young! And many other famous people were treated in the spa: Miloš Obrenović, Ivo Andrić, Stevan Sremac, Isidora Sekulić … As it used to be, so today Sokobanja is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Serbia, which is considered to be the second most important and visits right after Vrnjacka Banja. In the “Moravica” hotel in which Nobel laureate Ivo Andric was staying, he was decorated as a mini museum setting, and his impressions once translated into words: “I do not know what he really has here, but I know that after 15-20 days of staying in I have been working in Sokobanja for the whole year in Belgrade as a rejuvenated one. I have no problems, whether it’s air or people, or Moravice staff, sour milk from Lake Jezero or these doctors … I can not explain it. “
For lovers of active tourism Sokobanja is idyllic because it is surrounded by beautiful nature and clean air with a high concentration of oxygen and negative ions. There are numerous excursions in the surroundings of Sokobanja, and everyone offers the opportunity for full-day stay, sightseeing, walks, enjoying nature and air. From the picnic we recommend the following: Lepterija, Kalinovica, Borici, Ochno, Vlasina, Moravica Source, Sesalac cave, Banja Josanica. Spacious meadows, caves, lakes, waterfalls, animals are definitely a guarantor of an interesting day at some of the Sokobanja picnics.

One of the most beautiful waterfalls in Serbia is on Ozren, on the river Gradašnica, 5 km from Sokobanja. A waterfall called Ripaljka is 17.5 meters high, and like all waterfalls, it is the richest water in spring. The waterfall is all nicely decorated, marked, and the curiosity is that this is not just a waterfall but a series of several smaller and larger waterfalls in a very small area. You can visit the largest natural pyramid in the world, the famous mountain of Rtanj, if you decide to stay in Sokobanja. The epithet “The Roof of Serbia” deserves this mountain because it is precisely during the rainy season that the whole of Serbia can be seen from the top of Rtanj. At the foot of this mountain there is the village Vrmdža, which in the last few years has become a real tourist attraction. Here, there is an increase in the number of inhabitants and investments, and people from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Subotica, abroad are settling there … Healthy home-made food, picturesque landscapes of untouched nature, clean water and air are just part of why this place is inhabited. The village is rich in numerous sources, and the ideal place for rest and excursion is the Vrmdanski Lake, rich in forest fruits, medicinal herbs and mushrooms.

One of the most beautiful picnics in Sokobanja, Leptery, is only a few kilometers away from Sokobanja, which is protected by the state because of its natural beauty. This resort is most visited in Sokobanja, and can be reached by car or by walking along the river Moravica. Walking to Lateria you will notice beautiful panoramas that are abundant with greenery, and on that path, the restaurant “Cave” is located beneath a wall on the bank of the river. Just a picnic is by the river, and there are barbecue facilities as well as several tables and benches as well as bathing and sunbathing areas. There is also a peculiar attraction on this excursion – a wall in which the character of the Virgin with Jesus Christ is naturally depicted, and the road leads you further to Sokograd.

Sokograd is a medieval fortress in the Moravica canyon about 2 km south of Sokobanja located on a steep and almost inaccessible elevation. Although it is certain that it is a medieval fortress, there are no reliable data on its occurrence, and the visit to Sokobanja does not miss the majority of tourists in Sokobanja. Even on the way to Sokograd there are many places for hikers, and you can find fireplaces where you can burn a barbecue or eat at the decorated tables enjoying the thick shade and the forest of water. For those who are not an adventurous spirit and active tourism lovers Sokobanja provides a lot of content in the center. Park “Banjica” is a beautifully decorated green area with benches and trees that provides good shade even in the hottest days. There are also the best Sokobanja beaches: Župan (the favorite beach of Hajduk Veljka), then Tesnac, Šest Kaca, Tri Kace and the famous Dzentlmen beach where they liked to swim known celebrities, hidden from curious swimmers.

In the center of Sokobanja there is a Turkish bath, Amman, which was renovated in recent years, and today’s tourists can use it in the same way as their medieval predecessors. In the time of the Turks, Sokobanja was a town with baths, which is said to be: “nicely built, marbled with marble and kept very clean.”
Numerous legends are related to Sokobanja, and if you’re in a mood, get some older townsman for one of them, because his story will surely complete your experience of Sokobanja.

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