Serbia With Children: Belgrade and Beyond

October 18, 2026

A family trip to Serbia works best as a Belgrade base with one or two overnight add-ons. The capital has the indoor and park options that suit changeable weather, and the rest of the country supplies the rides and ruins that children tend to remember. Everything is priced in Serbian dinars (RSD), at roughly 117 per euro. Keep children away from large gatherings, since the UK government notes that demonstrations can turn violent at short notice.

Belgrade as home base

Public transport is free for everyone, children included, on city buses, trams, trolleybuses and the BG Voz, according to the Belgrade tourist organisation . That makes hopping between sights cheap.

Belgrade Zoo is inside Kalemegdan Park and opened in 1936. Its best known resident is Muja, an American alligator that arrived in 1937. Tickets were reported at about 600 RSD for adults and 400 RSD for children, so confirm at the gate.
Museum of Science and Technology, on Skender-begova in a former power station from 1893, has a hands-on science playroom upstairs. Entry was reported at about 300 RSD.
Nikola Tesla Museum runs a 45 minute guided tour that ends with a coil demonstration. The English tour is 800 RSD, cash only, and no booking is needed for a family group under ten.
Aeronautical Museum, beside the airport, shows about 50 aircraft inside a glass dome.
Ada Ciganlija is a river island with an 8 km lake and a traffic-free 7 km loop. Bikes and quadricycles rent for roughly 300 to 500 RSD an hour, and pedal boats, mini-golf and playgrounds sit along the shore. Swimming is a summer pastime. For a guided half day anywhere in the city, look through family tours in Belgrade .

One night west: train and cable car

The Šargan Eight heritage train near Mokra Gora is the easiest sell for young children. It covers 15.5 km with 5 bridges and 22 tunnels in about an hour. Fares from February 2026 are 1,500 RSD for adults and 750 RSD for ages 6 to 14, and a child under 6 rides free if no seat is needed. The season runs to about 30 October. Departures are posted on zlatibor.rs .

Up on Zlatibor, the Gold Gondola takes about 25 minutes to climb 9 km to Tornik at 1,496 m. Ages 6 to 11 pay 1,000 RSD return, under-6s ride free with an adult, and from age 12 the adult 2,000 RSD applies. In October and November the last cabin up leaves at 15:00 and wind can halt service, so check goldgondola.rs . Mokra Gora is 3.5 to 4 hours from Belgrade, which is why a night there makes sense.

One night east: castle and Stone Age village

At Golubac Fortress on the Danube, stay in the Green Zone, which covers the palace and three towers. Adults pay 950 RSD, ages 7 to 18 pay 250 RSD and under-7s enter free. The Blue and Black zones are for adults only. The fortress is closed on Mondays, and October hours are 10:00 to 16:00 (tvrdjavagolubackigrad.rs ). Lepenski Vir, a settlement from around 6500 to 4500 BCE, has a replica house and an exhibition. A child with a parent pays 150 RSD against 600 RSD for adults, a visit takes 60 to 90 minutes, and the site shuts for February (lepenskivir.rs ).

Earth pillars with a hazard

Đavolja Varoš, the Devil’s Town near Kuršumlija, has 202 earth figures from 2 to 15 m tall. The ticket is 350 RSD, and the park shuts from December until March. Two of its springs are strongly acidic, at about pH 1.5 and 3.5, so keep children well back from the water and hold small hands. It is 288 km from Belgrade, which makes it part of a longer southern trip rather than an outing.

Palić Zoo

Near Subotica, Palić Zoo is listed by the Subotica tourist board as a family attraction. Hours and prices were not confirmed, so see visitsubotica.rs before heading out on the train.