Price, Dates & Booking
Price
The price for the summer 2011 is £700. This price is based on groups of min 6 and max 8 people and includes the following:
- transfer between the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade and Tara National Park on the first and the last day (see additional notes for flexible pick up/drop off points)
- all the necessary transfers within the Park
- accommodation in a self contained apartment (based on 2 people sharing) with a modern bathroom and a kitchenette
- 6 days full board
- boat ride through Drina river canyon
- ticket for the steam train "The 8 of Shargan"
- entrance fee and the lunch in "Drvengrad", the Wooden Town
Dates
Planned dates
The planned dates for 2011 are 11 - 17 July, 1 - 7 August, and 8 - 14 August. These are suitable for individuals, couples or smaller groups of friends. Upon your arrival to Belgrade Airport, our van will collect you and take you to Tara. You may decide to arrive earlier and spend few days, prior to our departure to Tara, enjoying the vibrant Serbian Capital (see additional notes on visiting Belgrade). In this case, you will join us at the Belgrade Airport, which can be easily reached by taxi or public transport, on the day of departure to Tara so we can continue our group journey together without delays.
Flexible dates
Flexible dates are suitable for groups of 6 to 8 people wishing to travel together. If your friends or family share your walking enthusiasm, you are free to choose any Sunday in July or August as the starting date of your holiday in Tara. Also, a flexible pick up and drop off point of your choice, at the airport or elsewhere in Belgrade, can be arranged should you wish to spend few days exploring Belgrade before or after Tara (see additional notes on visiting Belgrade).
Additional notes
Pick up/drop off
If you join one of our groups on planned dates, the pick up/drop off point is fixed at the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade. Should you decide to fly in on an earlier date we will stll need you to come to the airport and join us there for the organised group departure to Tara. The airport is within close proximity to the city. You will get there easily by taxi or public transport. We will provide more detailed information closer to the date of your departure.
Groups of 6-8 people traveling together are free to choose the point of pick up/drop off anywhere in Belgrade, may it be the airport or a hotel where you decide to stay if you are visiting Belgrade. The exact arrangements will be made closer to the date of your departure.
Visiting Belgrade
We cannot recommend enough visiting Belgrade during summer time when the nightlife of this two million metropolis descends from the narrow cobblestone streets of the old town down to the banks of Danube and Sava. Belgrade is an old European town with more than 2000 years of history. It will surprise you by its Mediterranean feel during the summer months. Spend a hot, lazy afternoon, sipping an iced drink in a street cafe or a shady beer-garden, and watch the world go by. Have a chat with locals, most of whom will speak at least one European language, who will proudly recommend the best place to eat, chill out or dance all night long.
After years of being out of the main travelers' routes in Europe, Belgrade is now repeatedly mentioned in the media as one of the hottest city-break spots and the hippest cities on the continent. The incredible cultural past has given birth to a vibrant intellectual, arty social scene, bound to satisfy the hungriest of cultural hedonists. Clubbers won't be disappointed either, Dancing on the Danube is becoming incearingly popular on the European party scene, as featured recently in Guardian online.
We can help you find accommodation and recommend things to do and places to see in Belgrade.
Booking
If our story got you inspired to have Serbia as your next travel destination, even if you don't plan on setting off there just yet but wish more information, drop us a line on blueplumescapes@gmail.com and we will happily book a place for you and answer all your questions.
