Ohrid Walking Tour: Explore the Mesmerizing Balkan Jerusalem and Samoil Fortress

We’ll visit Ohrid’s stunning churches, often referred to as “the Jerusalem of the Balkans” for a reason. A climb to the top of the hill brings us to the “Samoil Fortress”, where we can take photographs and marvel at the awe-inspiring views of the lake.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saint Sophia - Inside the church, you’ll find portraits of six Roman popes, highlighting the relationship between the Eastern and Western churches before the 1054 schism. Unique features include the barefoot Christ and the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste cycle, making the gallery of “St. Sophia” a distinctive collection of paintings. Its stunning…
What's Included
  • Experienced English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees
  • Personal expenses
Location
St. Clement of Ohrid
St. Clement of Ohrid City Square, next to the monument of Saint Clement
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Heidir018
Sep 28, 2024
A wealth of information on Ohrid! - My guide Bobi was very knowledgeable. I learned a lot from him about the places we visited. I’m glad I took this tour and I would recommend it to others.
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Globetrotting540002
Aug 24, 2024
Best walking tour with Bobi - Bobi was such an incredible guide. Knowledgeable beyond our expectations, patient, friendly and knew so many people around town that we felt in very good hands. Bobi gave incredible insight into the history and current culture of Ohrid and wider Macedonia. We loved the depth of his knowledge and his allowance of our questions. I would definitely recommend this guide to everyone. Thanks Bobi
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Jill_w
Aug 16, 2024
Friendly knowledgeable guide. - Great walking tour. Toni was our guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable. There is a lot to see and we could have taken a longer tour. We saw a lot in the time we had. We did this our first day which was a good idea because we got good recommendations for restaurants and activities.
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Edward_s
Jul 7, 2024
Great guide - Daniel was extremely informative and knowledgeable. He really gave us a great insight into Ohrid’s history. The personal tour was worth the extra money
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Elaine_d
Feb 26, 2024
Wonderful City and an Excellent Guide in Bobi - Our guide Bobi was excellent - He met us at the meeting point on time and then proceeded to gradually take us around the city, stopping adequately for us to catch a break or take photos at the scenic points. Very knowledgeable, funny as well and accommodated all our requests. Ohrid is a beautiful gem of a city that we couldn't get enough of.
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658aleksandarn
Oct 13, 2023
Amazing Ohrid Cultural and Historical experience - We just completed the Ohrid City Walking tour. Our professional guide Bob was first class, very knowledgeable and extremely passionate. We learnt so much about Ohrid and I highly recommend this tour by Experience Balkan
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Charlotte_c
Jul 23, 2023
Excellent tour - Our guide Daniel was very knowledgeable about the area, he was so patient and showed us all the highlights. He even gave us recommendations for places to eat in the area! Highly recommended this tour!
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L9734zsgracek
Jun 27, 2023
Very informative - We really enjoyed the walking tour, our guide Vlad was very knowledgeable and took us to parts of the town we would had never found on our own. The town is situated up the side of a hill and some of our party had medical issues ie Angina and COPD but we had lots of stop on the way up so the climb was not a problem for them. Walking tours are not something we would normally do but we all enjoyed it. The tour lasted approx 4hrs with coffee break half way round and ending in a wine bar.
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Jessica_p
Oct 17, 2022
A wonderful time! - Ohrid is a magical city! Our guide, Daniel, was very helpful and knowledgeable! Don’t skip this, there is a lot of history you wouldn’t even know!
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Q8533pychristinep
Oct 9, 2022
a little bit of Paradise - Guide met me at my hotel at time convenient to me, which was 3 hours after planned starting time. So kudos for flexibilit6y. Did not stint on the time for the tour and we walked all over the town stopping at key sites along the way. Even walked to the new theological university under construction and to the fabulously situated St. John Kaneo. If I had been on time, we would have also stropped at Holy Mary Peribleptos and the Icon Museum which are not on the usual walking tour, but incredibly special places not to be missed.
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