Join an expedition in which guests ‘dive’ into the underground tunnels of Petrovaradin Fortress. You will hear the heartbeats of those close to you and you will touch the walls of one of the most beautiful masterpieces of fortifications.

Ahead of us lie more than 33 kilometres of tunnels, of which only 900 metres are officially explored. A tangle of tunnels is shaped in four levels of defence with more than 8 floors of galleries one beneath the other. If you have heard stories about a dragon feasting with curious tourists and treasure hunters, a hidden Nazi train, the tunnel beneath the Danube River, a tiger, the forbidden love of Maria Bruckner, and much more, you are in the right place to explore them with us.

During this workshop you will get a brief course in history of the fortress, about its parts, fortification elements and names, about the counter-mining warfare, levels, floors and levels of defence, secret of numbered plates and military mapping used during the ages, signs and graffiti, and blind, communication, and mine galleries.
You'll get a glimpse of the underground which was prepared for six garrisons of soldiers and you'll see the daylight through one of the 1200 embrasures and ventilation holes. We’ll step into the hallways which were inaccessible for decades. By passing through all four levels of defence well arrive to the Kaiser well where the emperor of Holy Roman Empire Josef the 2nd drank water. Youll hear about the legends and you`ll have an opportunity to guide us through the tunnels at the head of our column. We can play a famous game of old explorers (optionally) in which the lights are switched off and the consumers get the task to reach the end of the tunnel in complete darkness, it’s called the “touching or tapping”. In total darkness, with the rest of the expedition, you’ll be able to try to hear the ancient ghosts of the fortress builders, sometimes 70 of whom died each day during construction.
[Plan and programme]

1. MEETING – Meeting 10 minutes before the actual arranged time.
2. A WELCOME GIFT - Association “3D World – UGRIP” has prepared a present for you, it is a unique map of the fortress and its tunnels which was a top secret for centuries.
3. GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER - We are getting to know each other and learning about the fortress and its history, its elements, purposes and the counter-mine system.
4. THE PLAN of TOUR and THE TASK – We are developing the strategy, plan of the tour through the underground galleries, we are planning our time management and setting a few tasks that we have to do.
5. CHECKING – Final checking of lights, batteries and additional equipment is performed. The rules for the behaviour in the insides of the fortress are introduced.
6. START and “THE DIVE” – Now when the preparations are finished we are ready for the “dive” and we are going to the location of the entrance to the tunnels.
7. THE INSIDES OF THE FORTRESS
8. MEDAL OF HONOR