Tours & Excursions — discover the region

A tour introducing you to the town where you're on holiday: history, legends, curiosities. Countless stories about a small town that has captivated travellers, military commanders, artists and even an emperor for centuries — and perhaps you too?

You will learn about the great battles fought in and around the town, when Bela Crkva had more wings than wheels, and why most adult citizens of Serbia carry Bela Crkva in their pocket.

• Visit to a viewpoint with panoramic views of Bela Crkva
• All the most important sites in the town with its rich history
• Stories of Russian Imperial emigration and the cadet corps
• Equipment needed: trainers, cap in warm weather

Note: all Bela Crkva city tours last 1–2 hours and are arranged on request.

The Karaš–Nera Nature Park in south-eastern Banat, municipality of Bela Crkva. Hiking across hills and meadows, visiting viewpoints with panoramas of Deliblato Sands, the Danube and Ram Fortress. The Banat Mountains, Romania and the DTD canal in view.

• Panorama of Deliblato Sands, the Danube and Ram Fortress
• Visit to the meanders of the old Karaš River and rare marsh birds
• Hiking along the Danube-Tisa-Danube canal embankment
• Trail: 5 km, easy, sandy paths and meadows
• Equipment: trainers, cap, water, umbrella/raincoat

Five different bicycle excursions with interesting information and stories — on your own or rented bikes in Bela Crkva (400–500 RSD/person). Easy routes through wonderful scenery — sand dunes, Banat Mountains, rivers, lakes, forests...

Easy city tour of Bela Crkva: 4,500 RSD up to 2 persons (+500 RSD/person) · Bicycle rental: 400–500 RSD/person

Cinematically thrilling stories of Russian Imperial emigration in Bela Crkva and of the cadet corps. A wondrous journey across the world, the creation of a metropolis from Bela Crkva, heroic and tender stories of individuals, families and the deeds of an empire that gave its final glory to Bela Crkva itself.

The Avenue of Love, military school, nobility, artists, professors, cadets — then and now...

• Traces of Tsarist Russia that exist in Bela Crkva to this day
• Stories of individuals and families of the Russian emigration
• Cadet corps and the military — an unusual blend of histories
• Equipment needed: trainers, cap in warm weather

Note: all Bela Crkva city tours last 1–2 hours and are arranged on request.

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A visit to the tributaries of the Nera River in one of Romania's most beautiful national parks. A drive past colourful meadows and the Banat Mountains, a visit to the viewpoint above the cliffs of the winding, clear Nera gorge, hiking along the banks of the clear streams Beu and Beušnica.

• Visit to the La Vaioaga and Beušnica waterfalls
• Ochiul Beului — vrelo „nestvarno plave" boje
• Walking through hiking tunnels hand-carved through the rock
• Viewpoint with a magnificent view of the Nera gorge
• Trail: ~10 km, easy, no ascent — family tour
• Season: April – mid-October
• Equipment: trainers or light hiking boots

🎬 Video: youtu.be/qa5HCSfTAlE

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A visit to the ruins of the medieval Sokolari–Ilidija fortress and a viewpoint offering a magnificent view over the Banat Mountains and the surrounding area. Hiking through lush rolling meadows, ascending the ridge that towers over the surroundings.

• Ruins of the Sokolari–Ilidija fortress and panoramic viewpoint
• View of the Banat Mountains and Vojvodina
• Hiking through rolling meadows — postcard-perfect scenery
• Trail: 8–10 km, easy with gentle ascents
• Recommended when temperature is below +30°C
• Equipment: trainers or light hiking boots

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Hiking through one of the most spectacular gorges in Romania — on trails and tunnels carved into the vertical cliffs right above the Nera rapids, through ancient almost untouched forests. For the bravest: ascending on ropes up the inclined rock slabs to the viewpoint!

• Trails carved into the cliffs right above the Nera rapids
• Walking through ancient, almost untouched forests
• Swimming in the Nera rapids — optional
• Rope ascent to the viewpoint — for the bravest, voluntary!
• Trail: 15–17 km, moderate, gentle ascent
• Season: June – end of September (when water levels are low)
• Equipment: sturdy trainers/hiking boots, swimwear, trekking poles

🎬 Video: youtu.be/BAj7Nxe6qek

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A captivating tour along the Iron Gates highway and adventurous hiking through the rapids and canyon of the Sirinje River. Driving on the Romanian side past three Serbian medieval monasteries, through Serbian villages that have preserved the old Serbian language, with views of Golubac Fortress.

• The Iron Gates highway where the Danube battles the mountains
• Serbian villages in Romania — guardians of the old Serbian language
• View of Golubac Fortress from the Romanian side
• Adventurous hiking through the Sirinje canyon and rapids
• Trail: moderate in summer / easy in spring
• Summer: water shoes, swimwear, waterproof phone case
• Spring: trainers or hiking shoes