We ride out from Belgrade on a Honda Forza 750 and head deep into the wild beauty of eastern Serbia — the Đerdap National Park.
This journey takes us along the mighty Danube River, through the spectacular Iron Gates gorge, and into a landscape shaped by both nature and history.
The road is pure joy: smooth curves, endless views, medieval fortresses like Golubac, and quiet villages lost in time.
This is one of Serbia’s most scenic motorcycle routes, and a must-ride if you love nature, solitude, and dramatic river views.
📍 Highlights:
– Danube River scenic road
– Golubac Fortress
– Đerdap Gorge (Iron Gates)
– Viewpoints along the national park
– Real riding moments on the Honda Forza 750
Hop on and join the ride — the Balkans are calling.
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🛵 About the channel:
Moto travel, road stories, real impressions. Based in Serbia, exploring the Balkans and beyond — one ride at a time.
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📅 Route Info:
Belgrade → Golubac → Đerdap National Park → Near Kladovo
(One-day ride | ~300 km | mixed roads | ideal for touring bikes and scooters)
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and hello again ladies and gentlemen you’re watching the channel Fat Pelican and we’re continuing to ride through Serbia through the Balkan countries and in the near future we plan to go even further on this beautiful two- wheeled machine we means me Dennis and my wife Tiana and the third member of this grand adventure is the Honda Forza 750 which we’ve already taken for a little spin so far we’re happy with it no complaints yet today we’re heading east toward the Serbian border with Romania it’s a 220 km ride along scenic roads that will take us to the most beautiful viewpoint of the Jerup Gorge halfway there we’ll stop at a very special place galabot’s Fortress the most photographed fortress in all of Serbia i don’t know how to explain it but there’s something really charming about Serbian villages and small towns at least the ones I’ve come across and there have been quite a few they’re all just cozy clean well-kept paved roads trimmed grass everything in order and the best part it’s all very simple no showoff no luxury just quiet beauty you ride out past the town limits and it’s the same story neat fields all planted with something and the smells are incredible in the best possible way it’s just beautiful that’s all there is to say we’re arriving at Galabot’s fortress and this is the Danube one of Europe’s great rivers locals call this part the Serbian Sea the fortress stands by the narrowest most dramatic stretch of the Danube the Iron Gates the river cuts through the mountains like a giant stone corridor and the fortress watches over the entrance centuries ago trade routes crossed here armies hidden the hills now it’s one of the most stunning spots on the Danube galbat’s Fortress perch ed at the very edge of the Danube it’s one of the most iconic and photographed places in Serbia standing here you can almost feel the centuries layered in its stone walls from medieval battles to quiet moments overlooking the water it’s Monday today and unexpectedly the fortress is closed and unfortunately launching a drone isn’t an option either on the other side of the river that’s already Romania and flying something near a border is a straight road to trouble galabat’s fortress really feels like something from another time built right where the Danube narrows it’s been standing here for over 600 years this place has seen empires rise and fall ottomans Hungarians Serbs everyone wanted to control this point you can still see the towers climbing up the cliff as if they’re trying to hold back the river itself it’s been destroyed rebuilt abandoned and yet it’s still here solid weathered and part of the landscape now yeah the Danube really is something majestic calm and you’re just riding right next to it it’s hard to describe the feeling is incredible the views are unreal every turn looks like a postcard steep cliffs green slopes hills bridges and water so much water sometimes you forget it’s a river at all the Danube gets so wide here it feels more like a sea we’ve already been riding for almost 60 km through Jeredap National Park and here’s what I’ve noticed to me a national park has always meant a place untouched by humans something we’re supposed to protect from people but here there are small towns little villages and everything’s well-kept clean lived in and honestly beautiful and we made it to Vidikovach Plata the most beautiful viewpoint over the iron gates on the Danube in the Jerdup National Park but to actually see it we need to hike up somewhere i don’t know exactly how long it takes but it doesn’t seem too far we’ve got sneakers in the top case but I think it’s close enough so we’ll go in moto boots and we’ll get a bit of a walk-in too after a long ride on the bike that won’t hurt there was some kind of sign saying entry without a ranger is forbidden but there’s no one around i mean it’s not like there are bears here though this national park is actually considered the wildest in Serbia there are bears lynxes and all sorts of forest animals hopefully we won’t run into any of them the forest is definitely beautiful but this trail and moab boots yeah we’re tired it’s really hot and humid feels like we’ve already walked more than 2 km and there’s no telling when it’ll end i think we made it hey hey hey there are many interesting places in Jerdap but unfortunately we only have one day and even that is almost over we’ll check out one more landmark and head home the massive rock-carved face rising straight out of the Danube is considered one of the largest in Europe it’s located on the Romanian side and is dedicated to one of the most legendary rulers of this region the Deian king Dubilis the work began in 1994 it took 10 years to complete with 12 sculptures involved over a ton of explosives was used and more than a million euros spent the result a monumental 42 m high sculpture the largest rock-carved face in all of Europe heat heat heat heat