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Two lakes in two days tour
 Short tour description
This tour will include visit to the Prespa Lake , Villages Stenje and visit to the Monastery St. Ilija in village Konjsko. Boat ride through Prespa Lake to the Island Golem Grad also known like Snake Island. On our way to Ohrid and the monastery of St.Naum we’ll Across Galicica NP . Also we’ll make visits to: Biljanini springs , rowboat tour through Black Drim River , Vevcani, Vevcani springs and the monastery of St. John Bigorski .
Day 1
08:00
Departure from Skopje
 11:30
Arrival in Otesevo. We begin the trip on a raft on the Prespa Lake, making stops in village Stenje and the beach Vakuf, visiting Monastery St. Ilija. Visit of village Konjsko which is located in the valley of Prespa Lake, with rustic buildings from Neolitic period. Finally, arrival to the island Golem Grad, at 2 km from v. Konjsko. Today, the island is unpopulated, but the archeological research proves that there were settlements here in the 4th c. and it was populated since the Hellenic Period until the Middle Ages. You will notice traces of various historic periods including the two churches from the 14 c. St. Peter and St. Dimitrija. The island is also known as the Snake Island. The whole trip takes place near the coast in a raft, with stops in the mentioned villages. Those are typical fishing villages and the group will have the opportunity to meet them through the old ways of fishing and cooking the fish. During the trip there will be also lunch organized in an authentic atmosphere of one village inn or the raft itself. You will taste fresh fish cooked in Macedonian traditional way. In case the weather conditions do not permit a trip on a raft, the tour will take place on the east coast of the Prespa Lake, where several villages will be visited as well their monuments.
 18:00
Departure towards St. Naum Monastery located oh the shore of the Ohrid Lake, through Galicica NP.
19:00
Dinner in hotel St. Naum. Overnight in the same hotel.
Day 2
08:00
Breakfast at hotel.
 09:00
A rowboat tour to the springs of Black Drim River
10:00
Departure towards Ohrid and visit of the springs of the Ohrid Lake so called Biljanini Springs.
12:30
The village of Vevcani is located in the foot of the mt. Jablanica and it is surrounded by beautiful forest and lot of rivers and waterfalls. We’ll tour Vevcani and visit the Vevcani springs.
13:30
Traditional Macedonian lunch in the restaurant Macedonian House
 16.00
The monastery St. Jovan Bigorski was built in the 11 c, and it was restored to the current state in the middle of the 18c. After the visit to the Monasterial church, the museum, the dining room and the inn, a coffee break follows as well as monasterial lokum Macedonian traditional dessert). The visitors will have the opportunity to see handmade prayer beads, and the visitors can take part in the process.
17:00
Departure for Skopje
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