3-Day Trek to Mount Kopaonik & Markov Kamen from Belgrade

Village

Studenica Monastery

Local Architecture

Hike Up The Mountain

Hike In Nature

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Highlights

Hike to the top of Mount Kopaonik

Visit the Metođa springs and a beautiful forest

Explore the huge granite rocks at Markov Kamen (Markov's rock)

Pay your respects at Studenica and Žiča Monastery

Belgrade, Kopaonik, Kraljevo

nature, trekking, historical

Private Tour

3 Days

Easy

English, Portuguese, Russian

Description

Embark on this trek to Mount Kopaonik and revel in the beauty of mountainscapes at Serbia's largest and longest mountain range. At an elevation of 2,017 m, one can see beautiful peaks, lakes, forests and springs. Explore the huge granite rocks at Markov Kamen. Also, explore the beauty of Studenica and Žiča Monastery and see an old church from the 5th century named, Crkvine.

Itinerary

Day 1: Belgrade - mount Kopaonik
- Start at 4 pm from Belgrade city and reach the hotel at Kopaonik at about 9 pm.
- Arrive in time for dinner and rest for the next day.
Day 2: Mount Kopaonik
- After breakfast, start the second day of this tour with your Serbian mountain guide.
- Visit the Metođa springs other natural attractions, including a beautiful forest here at 1,514 m altitude.
- After lunch, explore the enormous granite rocks at Markov Kamen (Markov's stone) and enjoy a splendid sunset amidst mountain ranges here.
- Return to hotel for dinner and rest.
Day 3: Mount Kopaonik - Studenica & Žiča Monastery
- After breakfast, go to the top of Mount Kopaonik, but it is on the other side of the peak, where you will visit an old archaeology place - an old church from the 5th century " Crkvine".
- After taking a couple of photos and a little break, go for lunch.
- Start your trip to Studenica and Žiča Monastery with your Serbian mountain guide.
- Return to Belgrade.

What's Included

All-inclusive (breakfasts, lunches and dinners, transport, hotel)

Multilingual Kopaonik (Serbian) mountain guide

Know Before You Go

Kopaonik and Pančič Top – Since ancient times, Kopaonik has been known for its mines and natural resources and hence its name, which means ’to dig out from, but it was also called “Montania de Argento” ili “Gimiš dag” – silver mountain. The mining industry on Kopaonik is mentioned in historical tales and national poems and tales from the Kopaonik area. Once ’Kopaonik mining area’ was rich in several metal ores – iron, lead, silver, zink and gold, and rare metals. Kopaonik boasts the most widespread forest-grassland zone in central Serbia. Its higher parts are covered in spruce and fir arbutus woods, and its sides are covered in beech and oak woods. Kopaonik owes its attraction to the exceptional dynamics of its terrain. Broad mountain pastures with thick arbutus and mixed forests and mountain peaks from which Šar Planina, Stara Planina and other surrounding mountains stick forever in the memory of all who visited this beautiful mountain. Pančić Top was named after a great Serbian doctor and botanist. The famous Serbian botanist is considered a pioneer of mountaineering in Serbia, and during his lifetime, he made an unsurpassed contribution to natural science and was known as a great man among his fellow citizens. Pančić’s top was named in his honour, along with the other floral species which serve as living monuments. There is Pančić’s mausoleum on Pančić’s top where Josif Pančič, as he wished for, was buried with his wife in a box made of spruce he discovered. This note on the mausoleum stands: ’We make Pančić’s vow come true. We take him here to rest in eternity. We pass his message to Serbian youth – that only with an in-depth exploration of the nature of our country will they show how much they love and respect their home country.’