Private Full Day Trip to Skopje from Ohrid
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If you simply want to visit the capital of Macedonia, see the best and most important of Skopje, the highlights of the city and it’s surrounding, in a bit less than three hours’ drive from Ohrid, then go for it!
During this all day, all-encompassing tour, our friendly, professional and knowledgeable driver/guide will lead you through the Best of Skopje. As a first stop, before arriving to Skopje you will visit the canyon Matka, one of the most popular outdoors destinations in the surrounding of Skopje, authentic nature, presented by the many endemic species of plants and animals, a perfect place for a perfect lunch or coffee by the lake, an opportunity to get a boat ride through the canyon and visit the Vrelo Cave.
The tour continues to Skopje, our guide will lead you through the story of Skopje, from the fortress Kale, through the cobbled streets of the Old Town, across the Stone Bridge to the new “Skopje 2014th” seeing all statues, sculptures, monuments and squares .
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Our driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel or any location of your preference in Ohrid, and take you by comfortable A/C car or mini-van to Skopje. In about approximately 2 and a half hours driving, as a first stop just before arriving to Skopje you will be taken at the canyon Matka where you will be able to see St. Andrew church, enjoy walking around, go on a boat ride or just relax by the water having lunch or coffee. After another 30min drive you will continue a walking tour of the main sites of Skopje, starting at the fortress Kale, through the Old Town, across the river Vardar, among “Skopje 2014th”.
In the late afternoon, transfer back to hotel or any location of your preference in Ohrid!Some of the places you will most likely pass:
Kichevo
Gostivar
Tetovo
Canyon Matka
St. Andrew church
Skopje’s fortress Kale
Mustapha Pasha Mosque
St. Holy Salvation
Suli Han
Chifte Hammam
Kapan Han
The Old Bazaar, with its mix of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture and hundreds of little craftsman shops and tearooms
Daut Pasha Hammam
Square Philip II
The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Independence
The Holocaust Memorial Center
Stone Bridge
Archeology museum
Gate Macedonia
Main square Macedonia
Grand fountain of Alexander the Great
Lots of new monuments, statues and buildings from the project “Skopje 2014th”
Pedestrian shopping street Makedonija
Memorial House of Mother Theresa
Old Railway Station, Museum of Skopje -
Pick Up
Departure point
Your hotel or any location of your preference in OhridDeparture time
Daily at your preference
(suggested between 08:00am-09:00am)Drop Off
Your hotel or any location of your preference in Ohrid
Things To Bring:
Printed voucher
Camera
Comfortable walking shoesInclusions
Pick-up and drop-off from hotel (or any location of your preference in Ohrid)
English speaking driver/guide
All transfers with comfortable A/C car or minivan
Admission at St. Holy Salvation
Lunch in a restaurant (no drinks included)Exclusions
Other meals and drinks
Entrance tickets, other than mentioned in inclusions
Optional boat ride on Canyon Matka (7 EUR)
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities (optional)Additional Info
Duration 10 hours (APPROX.)
Price
x Tour for 1 person (230 EUR)
x Tour for 2 persons (264 EUR)
x Tour for 3 persons (298 EUR)
x Tour for 4 persons (372 EUR)
x Tour for 5 persons (410 EUR)
x Tour for 6 persons (444 EUR)
x Tour for 7 persons (476 EUR)
x Tour for 8 persons (512 EUR)Please note
Tour operates rain or shine, hot or cold, year round.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation more than a week in advance: administration costs of 15%
Cancellation between a week and 48 hours prior to departure date: 50% of the total amount
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to departure date : 100% of the total amount
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