Private Skopje city tour with visit to Vodno mountain

North Macedonia

Complete Skopje experience ! Would you like to visit the favorite weekend destination of Skopje citizens ?

Cancellation policy

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Duration 6 hours

Duration supplied by the experience provider.

Language

English

Group size

1–6 travelers

Full description

- This private tour is available every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Online bookings are accepted for groups of up to 6 participants.
- For groups of 7 or more, a special group rate is available on request.
- As a COMBO TOUR, booking this experience along with any other COMBO tour entitles you to an additional 10% discount.
Please contact us prior to booking to receive your promo code and take advantage of this offer. 

Tour highlights:
The tour features Skopje's key attractions, including the old bazaar, fortress Kale, Mother Teresa memorial house, Square Makedonija, and the iconic Stone Bridge. In addition, you will experience the most popular outdoor destination for Skopje citizens - Vodno mountain. Cable car ride to the top of the mountain and the Millenium Cross is included in the price. 

Notes:

- Child rate applies only when sharing with two paying adults.  
- Additional early booking discount of 10% applies to all bookings made and paid in total 3 or more months in advance (can be combined with other discounts).
- If you would like to ask or tell us something before you proceed, or you need some additional information, please fill out our Contact form  with your message and we will respond within 24 hours.

Booking, Payment and Cancellation conditions 

Half day Skopje walking tour and visit to Vodno mountain

Walking tour with our local guide.

The Old Bazaar is situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Bridge to the Bit-Pazar.] As one of the oldest and largest marketplaces in the Balkans, it has been Skopje's center for trade and commerce since at least the 12th century. Beside its importance as a market place, the Old Bazaar is known for its cultural and historical values. Although Ottoman architecture is predominant, remains of Byzantine architecture are evident as well, while recent reconstructions have led to the application of elements specific to modern architecture. The Old Bazaar is still home to several active mosques, two churches and a clocktower.

Skopje fortress Kale is located on the eponymous hill, in the very center of Skopje, on the left bank of the river Vardar and partly in the western part of the bazaar. According to the information so far, the area on which today's fortress is located was inhabited since the prehistoric times, i.e. sometime around IV to III millennium BC. The fortress was again inhabited sometime around the 7th to 6th century BC. This settlement was protected by walls and existed sometime until the IV or III century BC.

Visit inside the Mother Teresa Memorial house, with an explanation provided by the local guide.The Mother Teresa Memorial House is dedicated to the humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa can be found in her hometown Skopje, where she lived from 1910 to 1928. Construction of the house began in May 2008. The project was financed by the Government of Macedonia and carried out by the Ministry of Culture. It is a modern, transformed version of Mother Teresa's birth house with a multifunctional but sacral character. Inside the house, part of her relics are preserved, which were transferred to Skopje with the support of the Roman Catholic Church of Skopje. There is a museum that includes realistic sculptures of Mother Teresa and members of her family. One sculpture shows Mother Teresa as a ten-year-old child, sitting on a stone and holding a pigeon in her hands.

Drive to Vodno mountain near Skopje and visit to the Monastery of St Panteleimon in village Gorno Nerezi, This is a small 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex dedicated to St. Panteleimon, the patron saint of physicians.

The Millennium Cross is a 66-metre tall cross situated on the top of Vodno Mountain, above the capital city of Skopje. It is one of the tallest crosses in the world and It was constructed to serve as a memorial for 2,000 years of Christianity in Macedonia and to honour biblical passages citing the evangelization activities of St. Paul within the region. The monument has become a symbol associated with or representing Skopje. As a landmark, the cross has turned into a tourist destination with the best observation point to see the panorama of the capital city.

Back to Skopje 

What’s included

Included

  • Guide
  • Entrance fee
  • Drop off at any address within Skopje
  • Private transportation with air conditioned car or van to Vodno mountain; 
  • Experienced English speaking local tour guide (for parties up to 3 persons guide will be a driver as well)
  • Visits inside: the Church of St. Spas, Mother Teresa memorial house, and St. Panteleimon monastery, including entrance fees; 
  • Cable car fee to Millennium cross and back
  • 1 bottle of water per person and WiFi on board - complementary

Not included

  • Optional inside visits - if required - to be paid on the spot; 
  • Guide on other language than English - supplement may apply;
  • Gratuities to the driver/guide (not mandatory)
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Personal spends during the tour

Important information

Meeting point

North Macedonia

Don’t forget

Child rate applies only when sharing with two paying adults.

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation if cancelled more than 168 hours before start. 50% charge if cancelled within 168 hours of start. 100% charge if cancelled within 48 hours of start.

Your host

VE

Verified Local Host

With GetExperience since 2026

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