It may sound a bit odd to recommend a break beside a bog... but Camping Zasavica is close to such a good one: the Special Nature Reserve Zasavica, one of Serbia’s last natural wetlands and a hub for wildlife...
The park is five minutes’ drive – or a cycle ride away, as bikes are available to hire from Camping Zasavica – from this protected area where you can spend time besides the lily-covered waters looking out for animals like beavers, otters and swans or seek rarer creatures such as the Mangalica-Srem black pig and the prairie ox.
The Balkan donkey also lives in this nature reserve; guarantee a sighting by visiting a dairy farm where you can also try cheese made from donkey milk... or arrange a boat tour to soak up the scenery while sailing over the clear waters
If you have more trips in mind the site can organise a few for you, like to the city of Sremska Mitrovica 20 minutes’ drive away to see the Cathedral Basilica of St Demetrius, wander around museums and roam the old Roman ruins of the city of Sirmium, once a prosperous and powerful city. On request, they can also take you to the Fruška Gora monastery – 55 minutes by car – which is famed for its sweeping green national park surrounds.
After days out in the Srem countryside, the site has a playground to let the kids loose on and wifi’s available so you can catch up with messages from back home.
Continuing on with a tour of the Balkans the next morning? This park’s in a top location just a 20-minute drive from the E-70 highway connecting Belgrade (an hour’s drive) and Zagreb in Croatia (three hours and a half).