Short tour description: Three of the most beautiful mountain missives in Macedonia (Jakupica, Dautica Karadzica) are situated southeast of Skopje .It’s region that is rich of dense forest spread on  the steep mountain sides which are intersected with crystal clear and cold waters of mountain rivers Eljagica, Kadina, Salakova and Agina. Mountain house “Karadzica” ( 1450 m ) is situated among this mountain sides. Wonderful view opens towards mountain massifs Karadzica, Dautica and Jakupica with the peak Solunska Glava 2585 m, also location Zaba with the spring and waterfall of Kadina river. Hiking to the peak  Solunska Glava is performed  in three days with two overnights in M.H.”Karadzica”. 

Detailed time schedule for the tour:
DAY 1 
8:00 h  We pick you up in a wan from airport or the place of your accommodation
10:00h Arrival at location ”Preslap” and hiking start.
13:00h Arrival at Mountain House “Karadzica” ( 1450 m) , rest, accommodation and lunch.
16:00h Walk up to “Mumdzica” ( 1550m ), and back to the Mountain House.
19:00h Dinner and overnight. 
DAY 2
8:00h Breakfast and departure for peak “Solunska Glava” (2585 m).
13:00h Arriving on the pick, break, taking snapshots, snacking (lunch packet) and starting the descend.
18:00h Arriving at M.H. “Karadzica”( 1450 m).
19:00h Dinner and overnight.
DAY 3
9:00h Breakfast and walk downhill to waterfalls on Kadina river to the location called “Zaba”.
11:00h Back to M.H.” Karadzica “, short break and descending to  “Preslap”.
14:00h Arrival at “ Preslap “,rest and snacking ( lunch packet and by wan going back to Skopje.
17:00h Arrival at Skopje and transfer to airport or to the place of your accommodation.

The Jakupica Massif Highest point: Peak Solunska Glava (2585m) Location: The Jakupica Massif consists of five interconnected mountains: Jakupica, Dautica, Karadzica, Goleshnica and Kitka. It is located among the Vodno Mountain and the Drachevo suburb near Skopje in the north, the city of Veles in the east, the Babuna Mountain and the Pelagonia valley in the south, and the river Treska in the west. 
Approach: There are many alternative approaches to this massif, but the most frequently used are the ones: Skopje – Drachevo – Preslap, from where you can walk or go with a terrain vehicle (in summer) to the “Kitka” (1350m) and “Karadzica” (1450m) mountain lodges. From there different routes through this massif are possible .Veles – Bogomila to the villages Nezhilovo or Papradishta from where, also by walk or terrain vehicle (in summer), the “Cheples” mountain lodge (1445m) can be reached. ) It can be a starting point for several different routes.
Possibilities: On the Jakupica massif, precisely below the peak Solunska Glava, the biggest cliff in Macedonia is located. With its height of 650 m and width of 2 km, it is one of the biggest on the Balkan Peninsula. It is a real challenge even for the most experienced alpinists. The approach is pretty complicated. In summer, from the streams of the river Babuna through the couloirs, and in winter because of the avalanche danger, alternative approaches are chosen. The cliff as an alpinist object is not used enough. There is only one fully protected route: “CentralenSolunski Kuloar” (The Central Thessalonica Couloirs) and several routes climbed in dry weather. In winter, there has been only one attempt so far, which was unsuccessful because of the bad weather conditions. In winter, down the flow of the rivers Babuna and Chepleska, there are frozen waterfalls and couloirs, which offer good possibilities for ice climbing training. Hence, it is obvious that Jakupica massif has ideal facilities for alpinism and trainings for alpinist expeditions. Apart from this, there are also ideal facilities for speleology, ski-hiking, etc.
Detailed description about the tour 
DAY 1 Skopje – Village Kolicani – Preslap – Mountain House “Karadzica
We pick you up from airport or from the place of your accommodation. Departure from Skopje will be in 8:00 h. Driving thru suburb Dracevo, village Upper and lower Kolicani up to location” Preslap”. From there we continue on foot. Your bags will be carried by our staff with jeep, up to Mountain House “Karadzica”. The path from ”Preslap” at first goes downhill. With steep serpentines and under a tunnel made from the branches of the threes we descend to river Kadina. We cross the river over a wooden bridge. From here path goes uphill towards mountain house Karadzica. In some parts, path connects with “Karadzica” macadam road and in other with shortcuts goes thru the serpentines of the macadam road. Depending on your physical condition walk from “Preslap” to “Karadzica” lasts 2,5 – 3 h. The accommodation is in the Mountain House ”Karadzica” ( 1450 m ). It has   bedrooms with two, three, for or six beds, all with balconies and wonderful view of surrounding mountains and peak Solunska Glava 2585 m. The bedrooms are on the second floor of the mountain house. The first floor has a big dining room, kitchen, bathroom with showers and big balcony with southern orientation and opportunity to enjoy in the sun and clear air all day long after accommodation, lunch and rest will follow. At 16:00 h we’ll go on a walk up to near by pick Mumdzica  ( 1550 m ). Trail goes under tall pine threes and ground is covered with wild strawberries. Going back to mountain house over the same trail and overnight.
DAY 2    M.H.” Karadzica “ ( 1450 m ) – “Begovo Pole” (2200 m )  – Solunska Glava ( 2585 m ) and back to the mountain house
Morning coffee, breakfast and departure preparations. 8:00 h Departure from M.H.”Karadzica”  and head towards the summit of Solunska Glava. In the first part path goes together with the macadam road to the location called Dunje.  Macadam road winds almost horizontally over the sought side of the mountain. Right of the road, during the walking wonderful view extends towards peak Solunska Glava and Karadzica, also so called “Jurukova Rock” and location “Salakovi Lakes”. Mountain side steeply falls down to river Kadina and it’s partly covered with forest and in other parts with steep grassy meadows. Left of the road, mountainside is also steep, with forest and grass, but on the meadows you can see big rocks with different shapes, forms and sizes, which looks like they are grown from the ground. Macadam road goes horizontally to the location Dunje, and from that place, with steep serpentines it goes up to Begovo Pole (we’ll take shortcuts here) where deserted mountain hut ”Isak Ruso” ( 2200 m ) is found .There’s a spring near  the hut. From here we have to surmount only summit of Solunska Glava ( 2585 m ). It takes 3 to 4 h in both directions. Up and down again to “Isak Ruso” hut ( 2200m ).The path with steep serpentines goes up to the peak. On the peak itself, military building is located. We’ll make a short break there. Drinking tea, snacking, snapshots etc. Solunska Glava is situated in the central part of Macedonia and wonderful view extends over the other mountain massifs in our country, such as: Mountain Baba with peak Pelister, Shara mountain , Skopje’s mountain Vodno etc. Also if you stay thru the night on the peak and if you have ideal weather conditions, you’ll be able to see the lights of city Tessaloniki in Grece, which is the reason for the name of the peak. Descending and walk back to the mountain house “Karadzica” thru the same path follows. We will be in the mountain house approximately at 18 h. 19 h dinner will be served. Overnight in M.H.Karadzica
DAY 3    M.H.” Karadzica” – “Preslap” - Skopje
9:00 h Walk downhill to the springs and waterfalls of Kadina river rock hanged over the waterfalls which looks like a giant frog). Wonderful  view on the surrounding meadows, peaks of the mountains high above, falling water from the waterfall etc.  Going up, back to M.H. “Karadzica”, short break and continuing with descending towards Preslap, thru the same trail that we walked on our way up. From Preslap, transportation to Skopje to the place of your accommodation.   
Location: central Macedonia (nearest town-Skopje on one side, and Veles on the other side)
Tour Staff & Support: Tour Leader and mountain guide, cook and transport staff.
Meals: breakfasts and diners in the mountain house and outdoor lunch packets.
Necessary equipment: Hiking boots, rain protection clothing, hat, gloves, sunglasses     
Price per person: 97 euro (5 persons group)
Note: Price depends on the group size