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Private tour in Skopje Bojan R
Rural Food and Culture Experience Private Day Tour
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My name is Bojan, but people all call me Rante, so you can too. I'm a professional guide that would love to provide you with adventurous experiences, blended with magical nature landscapes, hidden cultural sites, and tasty local cuisine. Being a graduated forestry engineer, and an MSc in rural development - anthropology and sociology of the rural, I am the person to show you the world beyond the cities in Macedonia. My passion is bicycles and photography. So I can gladly take you on a bike tour to see and experience unique places. It is good to mention that my professionally related interests are protected areas, sacred natural sites, old trees, and places (what kind of meanings people associate to a place). Therefore I can show you the local's side of a place. Skopje is the town where I live, though I've been to every hidden place in Macedonia. I love Macedonia for its nature, and for its traditional cuisine. It is a place where you can experience something different (a landscape, people, culture) on every few steps you make; where villagers will not let you go without having a drink together; where food is whole ceremony of tastes and love. I am at your availability to make your visit and experience of Macedonia personal, unique and memorable. Tourist Guide License No.478 (Association of Tourist Guides of Macedonia) Master of Science in Rural Development (Ghent Univeristy, Belgium) Forestry Engineer (University of Ss Cyrilus and Methodius, Macedonia) Adventure EDU (Adventure Travel Trade Association Education Certificate) Scout Leader (Scout Association of Macedonia) I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Get a cooking class and explore the rural Macedonia
Overview of your Skopje tour
This is a day tour of true rural hospitality where you will get to see some interesting natural and cultural heritage sites, and be welcomed by an extraordinary host that will prepare remarkable food. The food experience that we will get in the home of Vesna is our highlight of the tour. You will certainly not only eat food, but also participate in its preparation. So roll your sleeves and sharpen your taste buds. As a starter to the main course we will stop to see several, equally beautiful sites and learn about the stories behind them: the Stone Dolls - sculpted by nature; the quarry for milling stones in Lesnovo; (optionally) visit the 14 century Lesnovo Monastery dedicated to Archangel Michael and the Hermit Gabriel of Lesnovo; and we will stop in the town of Zletovo to see the local pottery maker. This tour is best done for a late lunch, or early dinner. Various dietary options are possible, since everything is home cooked, and freshly made, and most ingredients are even locally produced.
Your Skopje tour itinerary
Pickup from Skopje Visit to natural site Stone Dolls (90 km / 1, 5 h transfer) Visit to old quarry for milling stones in Lesnovo (43 km / 1 h transfer) Visit to the Monastery of Lesnovo Food experience and cooking class in a private house in Lesnovo Visit to a local pottery maker (7 km / 10 min transfer) Return to Skopje (100 km / 1, 5 h transfer)
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Sedan
Transport is with a private car with a dedicated driver. Mercedes E class is the usual vehicle, unless the group requests more space for sitting.
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Skopje, Greater Skopje, North Macedonia
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