Full-Day Bitola & Krusevo tour from Skopje

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10 to 11 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This tour will take you to the city of Councils, Bitola, where you can admire the mosaics in Heraclea Lyncestis, and visit the Museum of Bitola with the room dedicated to the Father of Modern Turkey, Kemal Mustafa Atatürk. We will also visit the town with the highest altitude in the country, Krusevo, and visit its most interesting sites.
Our driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel or any other preferred location in Skopje. We will drive to Bitola and visit the Heraclea Lyncestis Archaeological site. We can also visit the National Museum of Bitola and the Memorial Room dedicated to Kemal Mustafa Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, who finished military school in this very building. We can have lunch or a coffee break in some of the restaurants and cafes in Shirok Sokak.
We will continue to Krusevo, the town with the highest altitude in the country. Here we can visit the grave of Tose Proeski, the Makedonium, and Meckin Kamen and enjoy in the beautiful mountainous terrain.

What's Included

Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or any other preferred location in Skopje
Experienced English-speaking guide/driver for the tour
All transfers with a comfortable A/C car or minivan
Food and drinks
Entrance fees
Personal expenses

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We can pick-you-up from your hotel or any other preferred location in Skopje

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Meeting point
Boulevard Krste Petkov Misirkov

Skopje

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 10 to 11 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Heraclea

    Heraclea Lyncestis is a city founded by Philip II of Macedon. The city lasted through the Roman time, until today. Today we can admire the preserved mosaics from the 5th century.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Bitola Museum

    Here, besides the other historical items, we will be able to visit the Memorial room dedicated to Kemal Mustafa Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Shirok Sokak Street

    We will also enjoy a coffee break and a relaxing walk in the most famous pedestrian street in Bitola, Shirok Sokak, where drinking coffee and sitting around, is a way of life.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Bear's Stone Monument

    The place where Macedonians fought a great battle against the Ottomans and lost.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Tose Proeski Memorial House

    We will continue our way to Krusevo and start with the visit of the Memorial House of Tose Proeski, the great young singer that died tragically in a car accident.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 6
    Makedonium monument

    The monument has the shape of a mace (bludgeon) and it is built in 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the Second Session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia and the 71st anniversary of the Ilinden uprising.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 7
    Saint Nikola Church

    We will walk around the Krushevo streets, admire the local architecture, and make a coffee break in the local cafes.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour operates in various weather conditions, please dress accordingly
Supplied by Experience Balkan

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Day Trips
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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