NATO Bombing of Belgrade: Private Tour Exploring Local Perspectives and Historical Insights

Explore the NATO Bombing of Belgrade on a private tour, uncovering local perspectives and historical insights. Hear personal stories, visit bombed sites, and see original photos from 1999.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • RTS - Radio Television of Serbia - First stop after pickup is the RTS building. Here by the monument “Zašto?” (Why?) you’ll hear a disturbing story about the night when 16, mostly young people, got killed during the night shift. There is an original building still standing on the site, unrepaired, as a memorial to this disastrous event.
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What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • Private guide/driver
  • Single-use surgical face mask if you don’t have your own
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

You’ll get to comprehend and empathize with the sentiments of locals regarding this infamous campaign. You’ll get to know a different perspective, contrasting to the one portrayed by the prevalent western press. During the tour, we’ll guide you to several spots where remnants of bombing are still palpable. The guide will present you with authentic…

Location
RTS - Radio Television of Serbia
Takovska
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Jessikatiffany
Aug 21, 2024
Fascinating look at Belgrade - I am interested in Yugoslavian history and would consider myself a history buff so this kind of tour is already my cup of tea. But I found that it was my guide, Vladica, who made the tour exceptional. He was professional, warm, friendly, knowledgeable and honest. He was only a kid in Belgrade when the NATO bombings happened but his memories of the events set this tour apart from other tours. After all, I can google information about the bombings but getting first hand accounts are one of a kind. I think he provided an impartial account and description of events and the main players involved. If you are even remotely interested in history or politics then I would say this tour is essential.
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Batson_l
Jun 26, 2024
Very Educational - We learned so much about the history of the bombing and about the Serbian people on this tour. The visual presentation through pictures and being on site really helps the storytelling. We also enjoyed spending time with our tour guide who drove us around the city to show us all these historical sites. This is a tour you should not miss if you are into history!
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R1916lskristinm
May 19, 2024
Informative and eye-opening tour - recommended - This was a very informative tour, well worth doing. My guide Vladica was very kind, enthusiastic, knowledgable, had answers and explanations for every question, interesting local knowledge, relevant geopolitical & historical insights, and I learned a lot. The tour I went on was the Scars of NATO bombing in Belgrade. This tour is for anyone who wants to understand from a local perspective, what happened in Belgrade in 1999, where and how it happened, how the local community banded together, and see for themselves what the impact and severity was.
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Luisco4075ic
Feb 6, 2024
Great tour. - It was great..Andrija was so thoughtful and perfectly explained everything to us in a very objective way. Thank you for all
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L1948qa_
Dec 21, 2023
I'd recommend this tour - It was a great experience, the guide was very informative and we've learned a lot on the SerbianYugoslavian history and the NATO aggression. I'd recommend this tour!
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Mathewb802
Oct 15, 2023
Great experience - This fascinating tour was one of the most interesting experiences I’ve had on any trip. My guide was outstanding and offered the perspective of Serbians living in the region at the time. I’d recommend this tour to history enthusiasts and those who wish to broaden their perspectives on international relations, and the consequences/effects of war.
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Mofaemel
Aug 30, 2023
An Alternative View - It was very informative and interesting to hear Miljan's comments, the innocent recipients of bombing always have a different perspective from the politicians and media who initiate or facilitate these actions, and it was good to here a cogent alternative to the news we are sold back in Australia.
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Philip
Aug 24, 2023
A “ must do “ trip whilst in Belgrade - Tour guide Miljan was extremely friendly and typified the overall experience we had from all locals . This is a “ must do “ trip whilst visiting Belgrade and gives an honest interpretation of the locals experiences during the NATO bombings.
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Stefan
Oct 10, 2024
Guide disinterested - The tour guide is completely disinterested. If we had another guide maybe I would give better review because I was really interested in Nato bombing and the history of serbia and the guide literally just wanted to end the tour as soon as he can so he can go home. When I asked him some historical questions about serbian history the guide said I don’t know for every question. Disappointed
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Alex
Aug 18, 2023
Spreading a dangerous nationalist agenda - While it's always good to hear other world views and perspectives on geopoliticals and world events, this tour was unfortunately littered with false truths and "facts" that were simply incorrect. The tour guide was great personally, and the tour itself was interesting. We were quite well aware of the events that led up to the NATO bombing, so could easily identify when we were being fed false information, however giving false truths about events is dangerous and not what would be expected when on a tour.
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