From Belgrade: Rakija-Making Experience with Lunch
ID: GYG1461026-2237492
Category:
Country: Serbia
Duration:
03:30 hours
Description
Learn how to make rakija at a family homestead in Serbia on 3,5 hours trip from Belgrade. Enjoy a BBQ or Vegan lunch, meet farm animals, and take home a bottle of rakija you helped make.
Forget the crowded rakija-tasting bars in downtown Belgrade — this is the real thing. Travel about an hour outside the city to a traditional family homestead in Kupinovo, in the heart of Serbia's Srem region, surrounded by the Bojčinska Forest and the Obedska Bara nature reserve.
Here, you won't just taste rakija — you'll help make it. In many countries, home distilling is heavily restricted or banned — here, it's a living tradition passed down through generations. Your host will walk you through the traditional distilling process, from fruit to finished spirit, and you'll take part hands-on. At the end, you'll bottle and take home your own 100ml bottle of rakija — a souvenir you can't buy in any shop.
Along the way, explore the homestead's animals and homemade products, and enjoy a BBQ or vegan lunch featuring local cheese, cured meats, and other traditional specialties. Traveling with kids? This is a great destination for the whole family — while parents take part in the rakija-making or the ajvar/jam workshop, children can spend time with the homestead's farm animals and explore the grounds. Prefer something lighter or non-alcoholic? Ask about our optional ajvar or homemade jam-making workshop — a fun, hands-on alternative especially popular with families.
This is countryside Serbia the way locals actually live it — hospitable, hands-on, and nothing like a typical city tour.
Highlights
- Learn how to make rakija at a traditional family homestead in Serbia
- Take home a 100ml bottle of the rakija you helped make as a souvenir
- Meet farm animals and see traditional food production up close
- Enjoy a BBQ or Vegan lunch with homemade cheese and cured meats
- Choose to add on an ajvar or jam-making workshop
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Duration: approx. 3-4 hours, including transfer
Small group experience
Available year-round
Meet on the plaza in front of the museum. Look for the designated tourist parking area on the street extension, marked on the ground with blue paint and a white letter "T" — that's where your guide will be waiting with the transport vehicle. Alternatively, direct pickup from your hotel address is also available if arranged in advance.
INCLUDED
- Round-trip transfer from Belgrade
- Guided rakija-making experience
- Your own 100ml bottle of rakija
- BBQ or Vegan lunch with local cheese and cured meats
- Homestead and farm animal visit
NOT INCLUDED
- Optional ajvar/jam-making workshop (add-on)
- Gratuities
- Short e-bike tour
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
