Day experience
Three Danube Fortresses: Smederevo, Ram & Golubac
A full day east of Belgrade along the Danube: the last capital of medieval Serbia, an Ottoman gun fort on a rock and the towers of Golubac
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- Private, on your dates
- Planned by our own team
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Travel style
- Private
- Pace
- Classic
- Starts and ends
- Belgrade
- Guiding
- EnglishAll languages on request
- Group
- 1–8 guests
- Price
- On requestWritten offer first, no payment now
What you’ll see
Highlights of the day
The day
Your day, step by step
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11 hours Smederevo, Ram and Golubac
Leave Belgrade in the morning for Smederevo and walk inside the walls of Despot Đurađ Branković's fortress. Continue east along the Danube to Ram, a small restored Ottoman fort on a rock with views up and down the river. After an optional lunch of Danube fish, drive on to Golubac for a guided visit of the fortress, whose towers climb the cliff at the entrance to the Iron Gates gorge. Return to Belgrade in the evening.
- Belgrade
- Smederevo Fortress
- Ram Fortress
- Golubac Fortress
Included: Private vehicle with driver; licensed guide; entrances to Smederevo, Ram and Golubac fortresses.
Total planning time for the day; four legs of 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes. Steps and uneven paths, steepest at Golubac.
Easier or optional: Lunch of Danube fish by the river.
Driving times are approximate and don’t include stops. Every day can be adjusted: tell us what you’d change when you enquire.
What’s included
Included and not included
Included
- Private licensed guide for the whole day
- Private car or minivan with driver, hotel pick-up and drop-off in Belgrade
- Entrances to Smederevo, Ram and Golubac fortresses (subject to opening)
Guiding in all languages available on request, subject to availability.
Not included
- Lunch and drinks
- Tips
Why this day
Why you’ll love it
- Smederevo, the vast lowland fortress of the last Serbian despots, with 25 towers
- Ram, a restored Ottoman artillery fort on a rock above the Danube
- The view across the river to the Romanian hills
- Golubac Fortress, its towers climbing the cliff at the entrance to the Iron Gates gorge
- A riverside lunch of Danube fish (optional)
Signature moments
The despot's capital
Smederevo's 25 towers were raised in only a few years in the 1420s and 1430s, as Serbia's last medieval capital.
Where the Danube narrows
At Golubac the river leaves the plain and enters the gorge, with the fortress standing guard at the entrance.
Before you choose
Is this day for you?
A good fit if
History lovers, photographers and anyone who wants to see the Danube at its widest before it enters the Iron Gates gorge.
Maybe not if
Travellers who want the Iron Gates gorge itself and Lepenski Vir: choose Golubac Fortress & the Iron Gates (DX-03) instead.
Pace and effort
A long day of about 11 hours with four drives of 45 minutes to 2¼ hours (about 5¾ hours in all). Walking at each fortress, with steps and uneven ground at Golubac.
Make it yours
Change anything
Lunch of Danube fish by the river · Silver Lake (Srebrno jezero) stop on the way · Stay overnight and continue into the gorge (SB-11).
Customise this dayHow booking and payment work
From enquiry to voucher
We never ask for card details by email or on this website. Bank details are only sent in your personal offer or invoice.
- 1 You send an enquiry Free, with no obligation.
- 2 We send a written offer Availability and your final price, confirmed.
- 3 You accept the offer
- 4 You pay securely Card payment link (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro) or bank transfer.
- 5 We confirm your payment
- 6 You receive your confirmation and voucher
Booking terms for this journey: Price on request. This is a private programme, arranged on request for your dates; there are no fixed departures. The final offer, price and availability depend on confirmation of the services (accommodation, guides, transport and activities) after your enquiry. Nothing is booked and no payment is taken until you accept the written offer.
Three Danube Fortresses: Smederevo, Ram & Golubac
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- office@love2travel.rs
- +381 60 40 80 510
- We send your first proposal within 2 working days.
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