A.G.
MATOSH
(1873-1914)
Of all
the cities I know, this one has the most beautiful position, the greatest
amount of light and sunshine. It is indeed a White City, particularly from a
distance. It is the whitest, the airiest of all the cities known to me, a white
and sunny place, as if it had been chosen to be an image of freedom and the
light in our flame…
LONELY
PLANET, DESTINATION
YUGOSLAVIA
This slightly
disheveled air, combined with the city's vibrancy, fine restaurants, street
cafes and northern European atmosphere, would make it an ideal place to spend a
few days...
BOOTSNALL: SERBIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Once
located at the border between the Turkish and Austro-Hungarian empires,
it combines Central European with more Oriental influences, and adds a
style and spirit of its own. I can only put it one way: Belgrade is
cool.
GUARDIAN: THE OBSERVER TRAVEL
Serbia
is the ideal destination for anyone looking for an adventurous holiday, without
any long-haul flights, and a love of meeting the locals. You get a real feeling
of being in an exotic location, where the tectonic plates of Islam, Orthodox
Christianity and Roman Catholicism, alongside socialism and capitalism, have all
collided in the past.
CNN TRAVELLER
It is a city where you can dance
until sunrise seven nights a week, where hospitality crackles in the
air, and where looking good is a birthright and a religion in one.
NEW YORK TIMES
Night falls in the capital
of the former Yugoslavia, and music fills the air. Everywhere.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
In the period of
May
18-25, 2008
we offer
our private city tours and guided walks
with limited
availability
and according to the published
schedule. We apologize for not being
able to
accommodate special
requirements you may have.
EUROSONG 2008
PRIVATE CITY TOURS
AND
GUIDED WALKS! |
If you've never been to Serbia, there's no
better place to start. Though Belgrade has never been among the most
popular travel destinations of Europe, the city can offer a lot of attractions
to its visitors.
Belgrade is an opening and welcoming city, where the newcomer finds it easy to
settle down. Significantly, it is calculated that only a small part of the
population in the Serbian capital consists of natives of Belgrade, with the
remainder of the population coming from all different parts of former
Yugoslavia. That is why Belgrade is the right example of a city tolerant of
newcomers and visitors. The streets and squares of the capital are always busy and alive with people,
mostly the young. Many indoor and open air cafes and restaurants make a pleasant
stop for coffee or beer. Some downtown streets are serene and gentle, others are
busy and quaint, with a number of discreetly or centrally located luxurious
shops selling works of art, jewelry and clothes.
Even a very short stay
in Belgrade could be productive and rewarding. There is one sole essential
condition: the visitor should be accompanied by a good guide in order to follow
logically formulated itineraries without wasting time and being confused. In
that case one can become fully acquainted with Belgrade
even on the briefest of visits.
There's no better place
to start exploring Serbia. Just set
aside your prejudices, follow your heart, and accept the
challenge: Discover offbeat travel attractions you never knew existed!
Surrender to the ebullient charms of Belgrade. If you’ve been thinking
about traveling to Serbia, now’s the perfect time. Come before the crowds
do!
Besides, no one is ever
quite prepared for this country!
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We don't mind people talking
about this Web site... |
I
just want to tell you how impressed I am with your website. Business
websites from around the world tend to be especially lacking in spirit
-- but you are the first web-site designer I've ever thought of
contacting... Your descriptions are just wonderful -- Could you be a
writer perhaps, living a businessman's life?
Christine,
Virginia, US, 03/11/2002
I have
been looking at your website and am very impressed with the range of
services offered... By the way, your descriptions have definitely
peaked my interest in visiting Serbia.
Donna
Zabel, World Travel Management, USA, 04/15/2004
Thank you for
your quick response again. You not only have a superb web-site but you
are most timely as well. If only all the Balkan region were as easy to
deal with.
Derek,
05/06/2004
As mentioned over the cappuccino at
the end of the tour (and Serbians make great coffee by the way!), when
we first started to plan out trip, we had a bit of difficulty
obtaining tourist information from the UK due to the then lack of
tourist guides in print. That all changed once we came across your
website. Not only did we book an extremely insightful private tour of
Belgrade, we used your 'Belgrade Hotels' section to select our
accommodation, the 'Info & Tips!' section on everything from dining
out to manners and customs, and the 'Search Serbia' for useful links
to other Belgrade websites.
Jesse and Fritha
McCormick, UK, 03/14/2005
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...or our
professional travel services |
Dear
Branko: I want to thank you for being my guide to the most wonderful
tours I have ever been on. Your knowledge of the sites visited and your
tour guide expertise were amazing. You made complicated history easy to
understand and fun at the same time. I would highly recommend your
service to anyone wanting to experience Serbia. I plan to return next
year... as there is still a lot to see!
Carol,
New York, USA, 08/20/2001
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I’ve
got Mr. Branko Rabotic to guide me around for three days. That was
wonderful and painstaking guiding. Thanks to his intercession I could
visit a high school as well, where I made small talk with some students on
the spot, whilst in a Vojvodina village I was warmly welcomed by a farm
family. I was delighted at such experiences. Thank you so much!
Prof. Mizue Motoyoshi, Japan, 09/02/2001
(translated)
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My wife and I
would like to thank you for your wonderful tour through what we found
to be an extremely fascinating city...
There were sections of New Belgrade and the neighborhoods around the
White Palace that we would not have been able to see without your
tour. We also would have missed out on the stories behind the
sites that only a local can give.
Jesse and Fritha McCormick, UK, 03/14/2005
...But most importantly,
I contacted and booked a walking tour with Branko Rabotic, who is a
highly recommended tour guide cited in the book. He was indeed a very
knowledgeable man and really helped me in orienting my way around the
city...
Cynthia R. (an email to the
Bradt Travel Guides), London, UK, 04/15/2005
More
comments and testimonials...
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Our
tours given to official guests and delegations |
2004
On
behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Mr. Branko Rabotic
gave his Belgrade Fortress tour to a five-member delegation from the
United States Senate, led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and
accompanied by the U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade Mr. Michael C. Polt
on November 10.
On
behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Mr. Branko Rabotic gave his
Belgrade Panorama city tour for the spouses of the members of the
Senatorial delegation on November 10.
2002
On
behalf of the Royal Family of Serbia, Mr. Branko Rabotic
gave his Belgrade Fortress tour to the private guests from abroad attending
the celebration of the birthday of HRH Crown Prince Alexandar II of
Yugoslavia on July 17.
On
behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Mr. Branko Rabotic
gave his Belgrade Fortress tour to the U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Ms. A.
Elizabeth Jones, accompanied by the U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade Mr. William Montgomery on
June 5.
On
behalf of the Federal Parliament of Yugoslavia, Mr. Branko Rabotic
gave his Belgrade Fortress tour to the high delegation of the Norway's
National Assembly (Parliament)
on May 8.
On
behalf of the National Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS), Mr. Branko Rabotic
gave a sightseeing tour of Belgrade to the Secretary-General of the
World Tourism Organization (WTO), Mr. Francesco Frangialli on
March 6.
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How
to book our tours
& services in Belgrade? |
Please
note that we do not run regular daily tours that you can join,
all our tours are private and organized
only for you. If you are about to visit Belgrade, please
write down our phone numbers now and keep them close to your
travel documents so you can contact us on the spot: 063
854.26.48 (mobile) or
446.11.53 (home).
In case of a
last-minute booking (less than 48 hours before the service) please
phone instead of emailing.
Warning!
If staying in a Belgrade hotel,
your Head Hall Porter or Chief Concierge will probably not care to make
a reservation of our tours for you. They are likely to suggest
that 'they can call a friend' (most likely a personally selected cabby)
to give you a spin around town. In that case, please do not hesitate to call us and book our professionally guided
tours.
2008 List of Tours
Please
note:
The provider of tourist guide
services presented and offered in this Web site
is licensed by
Serbian Ministry of Tourism (Guide License No 162).
This service cannot
forward invitations for visa application. Visitors requiring an
invitation should contact their local host or get the room
confirmation directly from a hotel. This service does not offer escort and
call girl contacts.
For general information about tourism and travel
in Serbia, please contact the newly established Information office of the
Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) at
info@srbija.travel
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Belgrade Sightseeing
© 1999-2008
This
Web site (tour programs, titles, descriptions) was created, and its information compiled
by
Branko Rabotic. Last updated:
09/MAY/2008
Member of
Private-Guides.com,
Travel Library,
InfoHub Specialty Travel Guide and
VIAmigo
Belgrade Sightseeing
is now listed in all major
international Tourism or Global Web directories, as well as in the official Web
site of the
CITY
OF BELGRADE. Our site is
recommended by the Web site of
St MARY'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
in Belgrade and the superb on-line guide
BELGRADE IN YOUR POCKET, linked from the web magazine for US
expatriates, diplomats and writers
TALES FROM A SMALL PLANET and from the sites:
CENTRE CULTUREL
FRANÇAIS DE BELGRADE,
TOURISMUS
TEAM EUROPE (Multi-Lingual Travel Directory,
Switzerland),
STARTPAGINA (Dutch Portal),
GOEDBEGIN (Belgian Portal) and
BRÜCKE - OSTEUROPA e.V.
(Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wirtschafts- & Technologiekooperation mit Osteuropa).
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