Journey
Danube Wine Borderlands: Fruška Gora, Ilok & Baranja
Eight private days along the Danube where Serbia meets Croatia: the monasteries and wineries of Fruška Gora, the castle cellars of Ilok, Osijek's Baroque fortress, the wetlands of Kopački Rit and the wine villages of Baranja
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- Private, on your dates
- Planned by our own team
- Length
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Travel style
- Private
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Stays
- Superior · Classic
- Starts and ends
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)
- Guiding
- EnglishAll languages on request
- Group
- 2–12 guests
- Price
- On requestWritten offer first, no payment now
What you’ll see
Highlights along the way
Route & days
Day by day
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Day 1 Arrive in Belgrade
Meet your driver at Belgrade airport. Evening walk to Belgrade Fortress and dinner in town at your own pace.
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)
- Belgrade
- Belgrade Fortress & Kalemegdan Park
Included: Private arrival transfer; orientation walk.
Airport to the city centre. Easy city walk.
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Day 2 Sremski Karlovci and Krušedol
North to Sremski Karlovci, seat of the Serbian Orthodox metropolitans and patriarchs from 1713 to 1920, for a walk through its Baroque centre and a tasting of bermet, the spiced dessert wine of the town. Continue into the hills of Fruška Gora to Krušedol Monastery, then to your wine estate for the night.
- Belgrade
- Sremski Karlovci
- Krušedol Monastery
- Irig
Included: Private vehicle and driver; licensed guide; bermet tasting; dinner at the estate.
Planning time for a minibus.
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Day 3 The hills of Fruška Gora
A slow day on the mountain: Novo Hopovo Monastery, a short forest walk in Fruška Gora National Park, and visits to two family wineries for tastings of local varieties such as Graševina and the Serbian crossing Probus. Lunch in a winery or a country restaurant.
- Irig
- Novo Hopovo Monastery
- Fruška Gora National Park
- Grgeteg Monastery
Included: Guide; two winery visits with tastings; lunch; dinner.
Short drives between the monasteries and wineries. About 4 km on forest paths.
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Day 4 Petrovaradin, then across the Danube to Ilok
Morning at Petrovaradin Fortress above Novi Sad. Drive west along the Danube and cross the bridge at Bačka Palanka into Croatia. In Ilok, a walk with a local Croatian guide to the Odescalchi castle and the Franciscan church, then a tasting in the historic cellars below the castle, known for their Traminac.
- Irig
- Petrovaradin Fortress
- Ilok
Included: Private transfer; local licensed guide in Ilok; cellar tasting; dinner.
Planning time for a minibus; border waits are not included. Short walks with some slopes and steps.
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Day 5 Osijek and Kopački Rit
Drive north to Osijek for a walk through Tvrđa, the town built inside an 18th-century Habsburg fortress on the Drava. In the afternoon, take a boat into the wetlands of Kopački Rit Nature Park, where herons, white-tailed eagles and red deer live among the flooded forests. Continue to the wine village of Zmajevac for the night.
- Ilok
- Tvrđa, Osijek
- Kopački Rit Nature Park
- Zmajevac
Included: Private transfer; local guide in Osijek; park entrance and boat (subject to water level).
Planning time for a minibus. Easy walking; the park has boardwalk paths.
Easier or optional: Lunch of fish stew (fiš paprikaš) in Osijek.
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Day 6 The wine villages of Baranja
A day in Zmajevac and Suza, where the cellars line the sunken lanes of Bansko brdo. Taste Graševina and the reds of the region with two family producers, with a lunch of local dishes such as čobanac. In the late afternoon, go up to the Batina monument for the view over the Danube.
- Zmajevac
- Batina & the Batina Monument
Included: Local guide; two cellar tastings; lunch; dinner.
Short drives in the village area. Walks between cellars on village lanes.
Easier or optional: A day in Villány, Hungary, instead (extra cost).
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Day 7 Back to Serbia: Sombor
Cross the Danube bridge at Batina–Bezdan back into Serbia and drive to Sombor, a green town of Habsburg-era streets in the far north-west of Vojvodina. Afternoon walk, then dinner and the night on a salaš, a traditional Vojvodina farmstead.
- Zmajevac
- Sombor
Included: Private transfer; local guide in Sombor; dinner on the farmstead.
Planning time for a minibus; border waits are not included. Easy town walk.
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Day 8 Bač and back to Belgrade
On the way south, stop in Bač for its medieval fortress and the Franciscan monastery. Transfer to Belgrade airport or your Belgrade hotel by the late afternoon.
- Sombor
- Bač Fortress
- Bač
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)
Included: Private transfer; Bač Fortress visit.
Planning time for a minibus, with the Bač stop.
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
- 7 nights (Belgrade 1, Fruška Gora 2, Ilok 1, Baranja 2, a salaš near Sombor 1), breakfast daily
- 2 lunches and 5 dinners
- Bermet tasting and five winery or cellar tastings in Serbia and Croatia
- A Travel2Serbia tour leader throughout; licensed guides in Serbia and local licensed guides in Croatia
- Ilok castle museum, Kopački Rit boat (subject to water level) and Bač Fortress
- Private transport with driver throughout, from and back to Belgrade
Guiding in all languages available on request, subject to availability.
Not included
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Visas
- Drinks and meals not listed
- The Villány day
- Tourist taxes paid locally
- Tips
Why this journey
Why you’ll love it
- Sremski Karlovci and a tasting of bermet, its historic sweet wine
- Monasteries and family wineries in the hills of Fruška Gora
- Ilok's Odescalchi castle and its old cellars, famous for their Traminac
- The Baroque fortress town of Tvrđa in Osijek
- A boat into the wetlands of Kopački Rit
- Wine cellars cut into the hillside lanes of Zmajevac in Baranja
Signature moments
An emperor's vineyards
Tradition credits the Roman emperor Probus, born in nearby Sirmium, with planting vines on these hills: both Fruška Gora and Ilok tell the story.
A cellar in the hill
In Baranja's wine villages families cut their cellars into the sides of sunken lanes, and tastings happen at the door.
The river between two countries
From the monument at Batina you look across the Danube to Serbia and the plain of Bačka.
What you’ll do
What you’ll do
Everything is arranged privately for your group. Hosts, guides and routes are confirmed in your offer.
Hosted experience · Days 2 & 3 & 4
Winery visits and tastings
Visits to small family wineries and historic cellars, with tastings of Serbian grapes.
Tastings as set out in your offer. Arranged on request, subject to availability.
Where you’ll stay
Your stays · 7 nights
7 nights (Belgrade 1, Fruška Gora 2, Ilok 1, Baranja 2, a salaš near Sombor 1), breakfast daily
Night 1
Superior comfort, chosen for your dates
- Superior comfort
Nights 2–3
Superior comfort, chosen for your dates
- Superior comfort
Upgrade: Wine estate or country hotel on Fruška Gora
Night 4
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Small hotel in Ilok
Nights 5–6
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Wine guesthouse in a Baranja village
Night 7
Classic comfort, chosen for your dates
- Classic comfort
Upgrade: Salaš (farmstead) near Sombor
We name each stay, with its photos, in your written offer once availability is confirmed.
Before you choose
Is this journey for you?
A good fit if
Wine lovers and food travellers, repeat visitors to Serbia who want to see the Danube borderlands, and couples who like slow days, small estates and country cooking.
Maybe not if
Travellers who do not drink wine (the days are built around tastings), and anyone looking for big-name sights: this is a journey of villages, cellars and river landscapes.
Pace and effort
Relaxed. Drives of 1–2 hours on most days; days 5 and 8 have about 3–3¾ hours of driving with stops. Two crossings of the Serbia–Croatia border, which is an external Schengen border: border waits are not included, and EU biometric registration (EES) on first entry may add time.
Tailor-made
Make it your own
A day across the Hungarian border in the red-wine town of Villány (from Baranja, about an hour each way) · An extra night on Fruška Gora · Vršac and the Banat vineyards as a separate add-on day from Belgrade · Harvest weeks in September.
Customise this journeyHow 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.
Danube Wine Borderlands: Fruška Gora, Ilok & Baranja
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