The 12 Best Danube River Day Trips from Belgrade

1.Golubac Fortress & Iron Gate Danube Gorge

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 185 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $117Our pick

Explore Golubac Fortress, Kapetan Mišin Breg, and the Iron Gate Gorge on a full-day Danube tour from Belgrade.

“This was a wonderful day trip! Zoran was the guide/driver, and he was delightful! The fortress was awesome, a little extra time to explore on our own would have been nice, but we hit traffic and construction along the way that slowed us down. The boat ride was great! You got to see the iron gate, a cave, a monastery, a Roman ruin, and the face in the mountain. The meal though was my favorite part! We ate with a Serbian family and the food was the best I’ve had in Serbia! Don’t miss out on this tour and opt to have the meal!”

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2.Along the Danube: Golubac Fortress & Iron Gate Gorge day trip from Belgrade

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 185 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $120

Review of a 12-hour Danube trip from Belgrade to Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir, and Iron Gate Gorge, with lunch and a boat ride.

“The tour itself gave you everything it said it would and the guide was very good, however I do believe it is definitely overpriced for what you get. In my opinion I'd recommend people bring their own lunch and skip the "restaurant" as was not worth the 1700RSD”

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3.Šargan Eight Railway, Wooden Town & House on Drina river day trip from Belgrade

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $133Top rated

Ride Serbia’s Šargan Eight, visit Drvengrad, see the Drina river house, and enjoy Western Serbia on a long but rewarding day from Belgrade.

“Such a memorable day out! My sister & I would say it was our favourite part of our trip during our stay in Serbia - highly recommend. Uros, our guide was great. Super informative.”

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4.Best of West (Drina House, Drvengrad & Sargan 8)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $108Best value

Review of Belgrade’s Western Serbia day tour to Drina House, Drvengrad, and the Šargan Eight railway, with prices, tips, and drawbacks.

“Excellent trip, very knowledgeable guide. Wonderful rustic train experience with a powerful diesel engine.”

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5.Full-Day Trip from Belgrade: Tara National Park & The Drina River Valley

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 11 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $138

Review of Belgrade’s Tara National Park tour, with the Drina River House, Banjska Stena views, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“A superb tour from start to finish! Excellent communication with the company- they answered every question quickly and kindly, and took care to address my concerns about taking a tour in very hot weather. Our tour guide Nina, and our driver Ljubisa were fantastic- kind and funny and knowledgeable. We had plenty of time at each stop and the whole group had a lot of fun! I took so many Photos and made new friends! I felt so looked after, and despite it being such a long day, it’s by far the best thing I did in Serbia! I thoroughly recommend it to everyone!”

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6.Golubac fortress & Iron Gate Danube gorge

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $120

Review of the 12-hour Belgrade tour to Golubac Fortress and Iron Gate Gorge, with transport, guide, boat ride, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“The fortress was well worth seeing and the archaeological site was fascinating and well worth visiting”

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7.3 Danube Fortresses tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $144

Visit Serbia’s Smederevo, Ram, and Golubac fortresses on a small-group Danube tour from Belgrade, with lunch at Silver Lake.

“This was a great tour. Angela was an excellent guide and shared a lot of knowledge about the sites we visited. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting Belgrade. The fortresses are truly impressive and worth visiting.”

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8.Full Day Trip from Belgrade: The Drina River House And Tara Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $162

Visit Serbia’s Drina River House and Tara National Park on a private day trip from Belgrade with scenic viewpoints and hotel pickup.

“Milos was a great guide and easy to talk to. Very knowledgeable. Took me to some great unknown sights for photo opportunities as he knew that was my main interest. Would highly recommend this trip and Milos as your guide and driver”

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9.Mokra Gora, Šargan 8, Drina river house Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $162

Travel from Belgrade to the Drina river house, Drvengrad, and Šargan Eight on a scenic 12-hour Serbian day tour for up to eight.

“The tour guide Milos is an amazing person and very friendly. He is very accommodative and shown me the entire tour with lot of information. I was a solo traveler and booked this trip. He became a good friend and made this trip memorable. I definitely recommend this tour to everyone.”

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10.Danube: The Iron Gate – Full Day Tour from Belgrade

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $117

Explore Golubac Fortress, Djerdap National Park, and Lepenski Vir on a guided 9-hour Danube tour from Belgrade with lunch time included.

“We really enjoyed our tour with Milos. He told us many interesting storys and funfacts about the serbian country and history. We could ask him many questions, he answered all of them. The landscape along the Danube was wonderful, the old castle and the archaeological exhibition were very exciting. We had our lunch in a small local restaurant with a beautiful view. We would definitely recommend the tour to learn more about Serbian culture. It was worth every dinar.”

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11.Western Serbia: Drina River House & Mokra Gora (Sargan 8 + Drvengrad)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $148

Ride Serbia’s historic Sargan 8 railway, photograph the Drina River House, and explore Mokra Gora and wooden Drvengrad from Belgrade.

“My husband Vincent and I, visited Serbia from 15th to 22nd September 2003 . Our local guides where Jelena and Nina Batos from your agency, Serbia Inspired Tours. These two very educated, very knowledgable, sweet ladies have made our holiday exceptional. They were with our group All the time. If they thought somebody needed anything, they were there to help, advise and guide us. Every morning each of us were given a much appreciated bottle of water. The coach was always clean and the careful driver always very punctual. Jelena and Nina received praise not just from me and my husband but from ALL the group of 53 persons. Thank…”

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12.Danube Day Trip with Wine and Brandy Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $229

Visit three Danube fortresses from Belgrade, then taste Serbian wine and brandy on a private 10-hour history and food tour.

“An amazing trip with so many great experiences! I was thrilled to see Golubac Fortress near the Romanian border. Our guide was super knowledgeable and friendly, and it was great talking about Serbian history and asking questions. Took tons of fantastic photos! I’ll definitely recommend this to all my friends!”

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