DISCOVER    MACEDONIA

 

Day 1. BITOLA – KRUSHEVO – PRILEP – KAVADARCI – NEGOTINO – DOJRAN – STRUMICA

A visit to the ancient city of Heraclea, the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet, Yeni Mosque, Isaac mosque, Church St. Dimitrija, the Clock Tower and a walk through Main Street. Departure for Krushevo. Traveling through Demir Hisar. Krushevo: Visits Mechkin Kamen, the Makedonium, the grave and the memorial house of Toshe Proeski. Prilep: the Hillock of the Undefeated, The monument of Alexander the Great, the Town Square and the Old Bazaar. A panoramic view of Kavadarci, Negotino, Demir Kapija and Dojran. Strumica: A visit to the monasteries Vodocha and Veljusa. Accommodation in a hotel. Dinner. View of the city. Overnight stay.

Day 2. STRUMICA – RADOVIS – STIP – VELES – SKOPJE – TETOVO – GOSTIVAR – MAVROVO

Breakfast. Departure for RADOVISH. Radovish: A visit to the Church Sv. Troica, in Radovish. Shtip: A panoramic view of the city: church of Sv. Nikola, the Museum. Veles: a Panoramic view of the Memorial Ossuary, the Clock Tower, the Bridge and the Monument of the Gemidjii, the Monument of Kocho Racin. Skopje: a panoramic city tour with a guide, a visit to the church of Sv. Spas – the Tomb of the Macedonian hero Goce Delchev, the Old Town, the Stone Bridge, the Square, the Cathedral Church Sv. Kliment Ohridski, the Museum of Macedonian Statehood, the Museum of the Holocaust. Climbing to Vodno with a cable railway where you will find the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful panorama of Skopje. Traveling through TETOVO and GOSTIVAR to our final destination MAVROVO. Accommodation in a hotel. Dinner. Overnight stay.

Day 3. MAVROVO – DEBAR – VEVCHANI – STRUGA – OHRID

Breakfast. A visit to the cave Sharkova Dupka. Departing along the canyon of Radika and visiting one of the most beautiful monasteries Sv. Jovan Bigorski. The journey continues to Debar with a side trip to the monastery of Sv. Gjorgjija Pobedonosec. Traveling along the Debar Lake and along the river Drim to Vevchani. A visit to the Vevchani Springs and the church Sv. Nikola. A panoramic view of Struga. A visit to the Monastery Complex Sv. Bogorodica in Kalishta, where you will see the 14th century cave church. Departure for Ohrid. Accommodation in a hotel. Dinner. Free time for a walk through the center of the city of Ohrid. Overnight stay.

Day 4 OHRID – ST. NAUM – BITOLA

Breakfast. After the breakfast, departure to the city of Ohrid and sightseeing of all the sights (Sv. Sophia, the Amphitheater, Plaoshnik, Samuel’s Fortress, the 13th century Church of Sv. Bogorodica Perivlepta, the old part of the town). Free time for strolling and shopping in Ohrid. Departure to Sv. Naum. Visit and tour of the monastery complex. Free time to enjoy the beauty of the complex. A visit to the Neolithic settlement Bay of Bones – Museum on Water during the journey back. Departure to Bitola in the evening.

PRICE OF THE TOUR:

The price of the tour INCLUDES:

– Transportation by a tourist bus equipped with air conditioning, TV, DVD, refrigerator

– Accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels according to the program on half board basis             (Breakfast-Dinner)

– Viewing the cultural – historical monuments according to the program

– Organization and guiding of the tour

– A full-time guide of the tour

– Tickets for all of the above-listed cultural and historical monuments

The price of the tour DOES NOT INCLUDE:

– Beverages, lunch and other services not mentioned herein