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Experience Šumadija’s Finest Wines and Discover the Essence of Serbian Winemaking with Local Experts

Embark on exciting wine exploration of  Serbia’s best wine region and experience the perfect blend of tradition, taste and history on this private wine tour. Without the hassle of planning and only hour and a half away from Belgrade.

 

Tour in a Glance

DURATION
7-8 hours
TOUR STYLE
Private
GETTING AROUND
Driven and walking
AVAILABILITY
Year round
LANGUAGE
English
DIFFICULTY
Easy for everyone
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What to Expect from the Royal Footprints Private Wine Tour in 2023/24 season

Experience the essence of Serbian wine culture on our private wine tour through one of the country’s most renowned wine regions. Visit four  wineries, each offering a different approach to Šumadija’s wine scene. Begin your journey at the innovative Despotika Winery, home to indigenous Serbian vine varieties. Learn more about Serbian Royal family at the iconic King’s Winery, featuring a captivating legacy exhibition. Have a gastronomy experience at a cozy family-owned cellar, pairing great wines with local cuisine. Conclude your tour at the prestigious Aleksandrović Winery, where excellence meets tradition in every sip. If you look for a tour in the Fruška Gora wine region, you can check our Fruska Gora Wine Tour.

Highlights

  • Visit 4 different wineries for a complete image of the Sumadija wine region.
  • Take a chance to try Serbian indigenous wines and learn more about them from your guide.
  • Enjoy true hospitality and local cusine paired with wines.
  • Learn more about Serbia from your private guide while driving troughthout picturesque Šumadija.

Tour Flow

After #YourSerbiaHost picks you up at your hotel in Belgrade (usual start time 10am) you’ll head for the first wine stop at the village Vlaški Do and winery Despotika. For winemaking standards, this relatively young winery with ambitious plans and enthusiastic owner makes two wines from indigenous Serbian grape varieties. Those are Morava (white) and Prokupac (red). Only a few winemakers in Serbia grow Morava, so you’ll have a unique opportunity to try this white wine sort. Of course we won’t stop only with these two, there are many Despotika’s wines to taste.

From the village Vlaški do we move on to another rural area. Next stop is the winery which is a perfect example of family wine making. Here you’ll have lunch with wine tasting and an opportunity to hear a story from family members why they chose to be winemakers.

Following this wine route you’ll reach the capital of Šumadija wine region, Topola. On the slopes of Oplenac hill royal family Karađorđević nurtured their vineyards, from which they produced famous Trijumf (Triumph) wine. Royal wine cellars nowadays are state owned and they grow grapes on 11 hectares only. The highlight of King’s Winery is the original king’s wine cellar which is in excellent condition, so you’ll have the opportunity to see how the king made his wine more than 90 years ago. The biggest treasure of the Royal cellar is the old archive where they keep wines from the 1930s. You’ll only get to try modern wines, not those from the 1930s.

Final stop is one of the most prominent Serbian wineries from the 1990s onward. Aleksandrović winery is a modern, yet very traditional establishment which produces only high quality wines. There is an interesting story related to their most famous Trijumf (Triumph) label and how Aleksandrović continued the tradition of making this wine. You’ll hear this one while you are sipping your own Trijumf. Nowadays Aleksandrović produces more than 20 different wines, but they are best known for their Trijumf range, including sparkling wines.

After this winery the private wine tour ends and you are taken back to your hotel in Belgrade.

Good to know

FIT THE TOUR TO MATCH YOUR NEEDS
We’ve designed this tour based on our insights and experiences of the route’s highlights. For a customized tour, just let us know your preferences.

LUNCH OPTIONS
Standard itinerary suggests lunch in a small family owned wine cellar, but on request we can organize lunch with wine tasting in Aleksandrović Winery, which is a carefully crafted gastronomy experience. For booking this experience please contact us.

WINTER ITINERARY
This private wine tour is available year- round, but the small family owned wine cellar is subject to availability in off-season period. In this case we’ll take you for lunch to a local restaurant in Topola where they serve excellent local food and have a great choice of Šumadian wines. Alternatively you can book lunch with wine tasting mentioned in the previous count.

TOUR LANGUAGE
Default language of the tour is English, but if you require #YourSerbiaHost can also give you tour in Russian, German, French, Spanish and of course Serbian – Subject to availability.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
There are several ways to reach us. By pressing “Send inquiry” button on the top right of this page (or at the bottom of the page if you are using a mobile device). Through our Contact page, or calling our Phone|WhatsApp|Viber number +38163684466.
FREE CANCELLATION
If for any reason you need to cancel the tour up to 24 hours before the tour start time, we will refund 100% of the paid amount, no questions asked.
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15 comments

Maria R
November 19, 2022
Highly recommend the tour! Fantastic guide, great wine, beautiful wineries - our company loved the whole experience from the beginning till the very end. Thank you, Miljan! The comment is taken from TripAdvisor review page connected to our service, to see the source follow this link.
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Bertie3000
June 19, 2022
Miljan took 4 of us on a day tour of 4 wineries. Milan’s is a great guide with a great knowledge of wine and everything else Serbia. We definitely recommend him. The wineries are all very different and each added something to the trip. the first winery was relatively new and modern with a lovely terrace overlooking the vineyard to sample the wines. Beware the generous portions! The Morava grape, producing a white wine, was one we had not tried before and is well worth trying. We then headed to the next winery and lunch spot. This was much smaller than the first, with far lower volumes. The lunch here was amazing and never ending. We loved the Black Tamjanika wine, probably our favourite of the entire day. Next stop was the Kings Cellar. The history and cellars here are fascinating but the wines somewhat average. Final stop of the day was the Alexandrovic winery. Another very modern winery set up well for tourism. The sommelier here was great and gave a really good background to the grapes grown, the history etc. The wines here were all excellent. We absolutely loved this trip. There is a little driving involved to get to see all 4 (good to break between the wines to be honest!) but well worth it. We understood that some tours only visit the last 2 wineries. I think if you did this you would miss out so much.

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AnnaLyngdal
December 26, 2021
My boyfriend and I went for a one-day wine tasting trip with our guide Andrija in late-november, and we had such a great day! Our private guide could tell a lot of interesting facts about Serbia and the wineries, and was showing us great hospitality. The wines were tasteful, we had a delicious lunch, the carride felt safe, and we enjoyed the Serbian landscapes. Finally, Andrija did a really great job guiding us! Highly recommended from our side! Best, Javier and Anna

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Borivoje
November 17, 2021
For a long time, wife and I wanted to take a wine tour together and this years' birthday was perfect occasion for a surprise wine tour party for my wife. Miljan from Serbian Private Tours managed to organise a tour for 10 of us on a tight schedule. And what a tour it was! We were picked up in front of our apartment by a fancy new minibus, and taken for an educational, inspiring and above all a fun ride for everyone. Tour was themed "in kings' footsteps" and thought us about history of winemaking in central Serbia, showed us different types and flavours of winemaking - from big a successful private winery, small family owned winery all the way to King Aleksandars' winery. Each stop offered completely different experience, with different ambient, history and obviously wines, yet all was connected by the same thread of passion for winemaking and indigenous vines. Cherry on top was the last stop at wine fair in Topola. Miljan was a great host and professional, has offered a lot of interesting information and stories, but has managed to adapt to our unusual group (each stop being a surprise, and generally a small celebration) and felt like a true part of the group. The minivan was also great and Stanko the driver always managed to find the right tune for us to listen to or sing along with and was a cool sidekick the whole ride. As a special curiosity, even though we haven't agreed to this upfront, Miljan was carrying a professional camera with him, and has taken a lot of great pictures of the event - he even went out of his way to create a neat little postcard that we'll print and send to everyone in the group as a souvenir. A great surprise and a great touch! All in all, this is definitely going to be a party and a tour to remember, would definitely recommend.

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ShawnVoyage
September 17, 2020
We had a great time on our wine tour with beautiful wineries and beautiful wine. The tour is exactly as described and because we were traveling during this pandemic, we pretty much had most of these wineries to ourselves. The first stop was Despotika and a perfect start our day. The winery overlooks beautiful vineyards and scenery and we got 4 different types of wines. From here we went to a family house and had a wonderful lunch and also 4 glasses of wine to go with our meal. This is a true Serbian experience as you are in someone's actual house. From there we then went to a museum-like winery that gave us a sampling of wine. This use to be the King's old cellar and still has archives of old wine. A good stop and interesting to learn about. Our last stop was Aleksandrovic Winery which feels like a high-end winery that also overlooks beautiful vineyards. Here we sat until about sunset with delicious wine! We had a great time, and our guide Andrija was great. Also got some photos of our trip which was a nice surprise!! Overall highly recommend.

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Available departures

This is a daily tour.

Unfortunately, no places are available on this tour at the moment

Details on prices and services

Tour prices (prices are per tour, not per person):
1-3 persons 269€
4-6 persons 319€
7-8 persons 479€
9-19 persons 599€
Services included in the price:
Pickup and drop-off
Transportation
Driver/guide service
Tour organization
Bottled water during journey
Single-use surgical face mask if you don't have your own
What is extra:
Wine tasting in Despotika Winery ~9€ per person for five wine labels
Wine tasting in Aleksandrović Winery 4,5€ per glass of wine
Wine purchase
Lunch 30€ per person*
Personal expenses and gratuities
* Price shown is price for lunch per person including three courses and three different wines matching the food.

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