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Danube River
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Radost Fina Kuhinjica
522
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Sakura
269
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266 within 6 miles
The Belgrade Fortress
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0.1 miHistoric Sites
Saint Petka's Chapel
436
0.1 miReligious Sites
Church of the Holy Mother of God
251
0.1 miReligious Sites
Belgrad Military Museum
555
0.1 miMilitary Museums
Pobednik
48
434 ftMonuments & Statues
Porta del Despota
1
247 ftCastles
Zindan gate
1
247 ftCastles
Statue of Despot Stefan Lazarević
2
428 ftMonuments & Statues
Clock Tower (Sahat Kula)
77
0.1 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks
World of Tanks Belgrade
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  • meltem e
    Izmir, Türkiye704 contributions
    Great Danube
    This time we were at Belgrade just for overnight and had some rush to see most of it. However, when we arrive to Kalemegdan Fortress, that’s it. Danube, which is one the most important rivers in Europe was hugging the Sava River. Reminded me Mosel and Rhine at Deutsche Eck. As the fortress on the upper part of the city, views was amazing.
    Visited September 2022
    Written February 27, 2023
  • Mriorda
    Baltimore, Maryland48 contributions
    A Hopping spot on the Danube
    What a fun and unique dining experience! The waterfront of Belgrade has an interesting vibe. All the cafes have water views and many have live music. We were with a large group and had window front seats. The service was good, the food filling and delicious and varied. The music cranked up the energy and made people want to dance in their chairs.
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written July 5, 2023
  • Joanne P
    4 contributions
    Gate One
    Took a Danube River cruise via Gate One aboard the Monarch Queen. Would recommend to everyone. Accommodations, food, service, and staff were outstanding. Tour director Soma and Activities director Daniella were the best I have seen anywhere. They genuinely cared, helped and made you feel as if you were touring with a close knit family. A great value especially when you compare it to the overpriced Viking tours.
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written September 19, 2023
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Shibas3934
San Diego, CA59 contributions
Uniworld cruises cancelled our trip and is saying at least 4 months until we receive a refund!!
Jul 2021
We signed up as a group of 6 to take the Danube cruise on Uniworld starting July 30, 2021. Although we paid in full months ago, imagine our surprise when Uniworld called on June 12 to say the cruise was cancelled with no reason given and any refund would be at least 4 months!!! We booked through Costco and they daid they couldn't help. Uniworld is running a Danube cruise at the same time on a different ship that is twice as expensive and asked if we wanted to be rebooked on that and pay the significant upcharge! Bait and switch??? It's been more than a month since their call and we've had no correspondence from them at all!! This makes us wonder if they are having financial problems and we may never receive a refund but haven't been able to get any information. Buyer beware.
Written July 12, 2021
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Mriorda
Baltimore, MD48 contributions
A Hopping spot on the Danube
Jun 2023 • Friends
What a fun and unique dining experience! The waterfront of Belgrade has an interesting vibe. All the cafes have water views and many have live music. We were with a large group and had window front seats. The service was good, the food filling and delicious and varied. The music cranked up the energy and made people want to dance in their chairs.
Written July 5, 2023
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Jacks1956
Herzliya, Israel1,179 contributions
Nice river
Oct 2020 • Friends
This long long European river crosses Belgrade too.
We took a night sail under the bridges to see them lighten at night.
Very nice although the weather was cold and partly raining.
Written October 17, 2020
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Joanne P
4 contributions
Gate One
Aug 2023 • Family
Took a Danube River cruise via Gate One aboard the Monarch Queen. Would recommend to everyone. Accommodations, food, service, and staff were outstanding. Tour director Soma and Activities director Daniella were the best I have seen anywhere. They genuinely cared, helped and made you feel as if you were touring with a close knit family. A great value especially when you compare it to the overpriced Viking tours.

Written September 19, 2023
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meltem e
Izmir, Türkiye704 contributions
Great Danube
Sep 2022
This time we were at Belgrade just for overnight and had some rush to see most of it. However, when we arrive to Kalemegdan Fortress, that’s it. Danube, which is one the most important rivers in Europe was hugging the Sava River. Reminded me Mosel and Rhine at Deutsche Eck.

As the fortress on the upper part of the city, views was amazing.
Written February 28, 2023
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milosdjukelic
Belgrade, Serbia46 contributions
Boat cruise
Jan 2021 • Friends
One of the alternative way to experience Belgrade is to go on boat cruise on Danube and Sava rivers. Not so big crowd and for sure experience to remember. Nice combination of nature and urban landscapes.
Written January 24, 2021
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania12,922 contributions
The river flows here
Oct 2019
The Danube - flowing by / through Belgrade it is an important transportation route and a tourists attraction at the same time.
The river can be experienced from the shore or from the deck of a boat - in terms of cruises the options are several ... so you just need to pick the one you like.
Walking is also an option ... you can walk "down" from Kalemegdan and continue on the river shore .. if you feel like you can stop at a restaurant or bar to grab a bite or a beer.
If you are interested in angling , well for sure that is also an option but prepare yourself and get the paperwork to do it legally.
What I recommend when choosing a cruise be sure you pick a boat with an open deck - missed that aspect when I've picked the boat ... so the pics I took are not that spectacular ...
Written July 16, 2020
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Robin K MUC
Munich, Germany871 contributions
Stunningly lovely on a sunny day
Oct 2017 • Business
Thank you, global warming. We were enjoying a sunny day at 27°C/80.6°F - on 19 October! The scenery is lovely, there are tons of good looking restaurants - lovely.
Written October 20, 2017
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DoctorBrian2013
Fareham, UK368 contributions
Balkan Cruise - 6 countries and 13 towns
May 2013 • Couples
This cruise took us to a part of the world with which I was largely unfamiliar. Indeed, not only had I not visited four of the six countries before; I had never even heard of most of the towns where we docked.

Our overall trip involved a flight to Budapest to pick up the cruise ship with a return from Vienna airport. What we did not appreciate until we arrived was that much of the area we visited had, not so long ago, been a war zone. Although peaceful now, as far as we could tell, the many bullet and shell holes in several buildings told their own story. With so many stops we experienced the different characteristics of the different people. Some were more friendly than others and showed great delight in being included in our photographs. In one town, a new port of call, we were met by the town dignitaries and a TV crew.

One slight problem was currency. The Euro is not accepted everywhere although, oddly enough, you were more likely to have Euros accepted in the street markets of non-Euro countries than you were in the shops. One thing you could guarantee, however, was that any change you received would be in the local currency. We indulged ourselves in one country; just before leaving we took all our remaining local currency into a chocolate shop and spent the lot on as many different types of chocolate as we could find.

The ship was the Filia Rheni and run by Saga. We had already had a Saga cruise on the Rhine on the Rex Rheni and the Filia was a much better ship. A YouTube video about the ship is available. As a ship it was comfortable and well equipped. In common with most river ships, however, the frequent entertainment provided could really only be seen properly by those in the front row seats. The rest of the passengers (about 80% of them) only saw the performers from the waist up. Food was good and plentiful and the service was superb. There was a (very) small pool on board and a sauna and fitness room.

The title of the trip was "To the Heart of the Roman Empire" and the chief Saga rep gave frequent and knowledgeable lectures on the places we visited. One excursion not to be missed was the performing horses and I am not a horsey person. Other excursions, especially to religious places, I would have happily missed.

I must comment on the attitude of the ship's personnel. While in Budapest a Hungarian friend came to visit us. She was made particularly welcome and told and any facilities we enjoyed could equally be enjoyed by her while on board at the port. You won't get that on many of the big ocean liners.

The only real down side was the number of geriatric persons on board. This is to be expected on a Saga trip as you have to be old to go on one, but it was particularly noticeable on this one. My wife, who is extremely active found her progress constantly impeded by having to wait for the slower passengers to catch up with the group. This is not a criticism of those passengers, of course. Old age is not a privilege everyone receives, but it may not be the best holiday for a very active person.
Written November 19, 2013
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Morgan D
Budapest, Hungary2 contributions
La Tortuga boat-HUMILIATING
Jul 2017 • Friends
We reserved seats on the boat tour for the sunset slot. Everything seemed fine, we arrived at the meeting point at the park, and while waiting in line we noticed a guy advertising the tour. He seemed stressed, angry, and kept telling the girl selling the tickets to hurry. When it was our turn to pay, we had 20 euros in coins for our two tickets (the advertised price of the ticket) and at first she started counting, but then the guy came up and very loudly said no we can't accept that. I said 20 euros is 20 euros. He started yelling at me and my mother that he will not take the change, only paper money. We eventually gave them 20 euros in paper money, paid, and I went up to him and said that it's not fair because it was not said anywhere that I can't pay with coins. He ended up screaming at the two of us about the government and that we're insulting his country and he grabbed the tickets from my hand, handed back the money and quite literally kicked us out of the park while everyone around was looking at us like idiots. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME BEING TREATED LIKE ANIMALS.
Written July 13, 2017
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