Neretva rafting will give you an adrenaline buzz of rafting on the magical and wild emerald river Neretva within the canyons of Herzegovina. Neretva is a breathtaking river which was given a special name by the Romans, due to its characteristics, who inhabited the country in the medieval times. They called it the flowing queen goddess. Some of the most interesting rafting tours on the Neretva start from the village Glavaticevo into the town of Konjic. This rafting tour is about 23km in length, lasting for an average of 5 hours.
The participants of the Neretva rafting adventure are all given the necessary equipment, which includes the swimming jacket, helmet, paddle, and diving suits. The rafting on river Neretva is guided by a certified rafting professional so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands. All you need is some adventurous spirit and desire to explore. During the Neretva rafting adventure, you will see some amazing sites such as rapids, canyons, and waterfalls. You will take breaks within the canyons which provide the ambient of the wild untouched nature. The rafting adventure is filled with adrenaline given by the unexpected rapids throughout the river. If you desire a day packed with inspiration, adrenaline, adventure and fresh air, this is an experience that you should not miss.
Additional activities can also be included in the Neretva rafting tour. These can include activities such as relaxing on the Džajic beach, cliff jumping, barbecue, and climbing. You can contact us or speak to our tour guide for arranging additional activities. At the end of the rafting adventure on Neretva, we will have lunch at the local restaurant which provides traditional cuisine, grilled food, and refreshments.
The Medjugorje tour is ideal for catholic pilgrims and those wanting to connect with their faith. It is visited by millions of people from all around the world during the year.
The Medjugorje tour departs from Sarajevo, driving through a variety of beautiful locations of Herzegovina. We will pass through the tunnel of Bradina near the Jablanicko lake. This lake was formed artificially many years ago from the river Neretva. It starts below the town of Konjic and covers a wide valley. We will make a short visit to Blagaj, home to Buna river spring – the most beautiful, powerful and clean river spring where we will have a traditional lunch. After 1h of driving we will arrive to our destination. Medjugorje is visited by millions of catholic pilgrims during the year. It is believed that the Virgin Mary has been appearing to the Medjugorje visionaries since 1981.
We will take you to the apparition hill which is specific for the spiritual peace which it provides. If lucky you might even see one of the visionaries having an apparition or sharing a message from Mother of God. One of the visionaries has an apparition on the 25th of every month during the year. Medjugorje is a unique religious experience for all catholics and the ideal destination to grow one’s faith and find inner peace with God.
Returning from Medjugorje we will also visit city Mostar. There you will see the most famous locations of this beautiful city on the river Neretva. You’ll visit the Old bridge known for famous cliff diving events. You will hear the history and story of the rise and fall of the old bridge, and maybe you might even see a diver jumping into the cold river of Neretva 20 meters below.
This tour includes visits to city of Mostar, Blagaj and at the end discovering waterfall of Kravice. All of this represents the wild and captivating nature of beautiful Herzegovina. The sunniest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the heart of Herzegovina, Mostar is located in the valley of river Neretva, and it has an abundance of historical stories. You will see the old part of Mostar with cobblestone streets, medieval structures and traditional Ottoman monuments and buildings. The river Neretva divides the town of Mostar and provides a fascinating view of the architectural and cultural view of the town. But two sides are joined by the Old Bridge of Mostar which was completely destroyed during the homeland war, but it was rebuilt and returned to its former glory.
We will visit the village of Blagaj which is located on the spring of the river Buna. There you will see the beautiful historical Tekka - national monument, once a monastery built by the Dervish society during the Ottoman Empire in 1520. The architecture makes for a rich combination of the Ottoman and Mediterranean styles, a true architectural wonder for the eyes and spiritual peace. Our final destination is Kravice waterfall - It is a sparkling waterfall which cascades into a beautiful emerald colored lake within a small valley from the river Trebižat.
During the tour, we will take you through the falls which are 25 meters high and across a wooden bridge. At the bottom of the waterfall lays the pool-like emerald lake which is not very deep and the bottom can be touched in most places. This makes is very safe for bathing in even for non-swimmers. Kravice is a perfect destination for families and children. You can relax and enjoy the uncontaminated nature accompanied by nature’s pleasing sounds of birds and running water.
Jajce - The city of Bosnian kings
Jajce is a city in Central Bosnia, in the Jajce basin, at the confluence of the Pliva and Vrbas rivers, which have always been characterized by unique natural beauties, while crucial historical events have taken place here since distant times to the present day. Eight historical layers can be discerned in Jajce. Jajce is witness to 4 empires and 3 kingdoms. Three global monotheist religions meet here. In Jajce, six architectural styles can be discerned.
Jajce has 22 national monuments. In 2007, Jajce submitted the required UNESCO nomination documentation to be placed on the World Heritage List. Monuments from ancient times and the middle Ages have been preserved in Jajce: Mithras temple, from 4th c., St Catherine's Church, Franciscan monastery, Medvjed Tower and the Town Gates, as well as many others. The city is surrounded by forest covered mountains, and there are also two lakes, as well as the wonderful Pliva Waterfall (22,5m) in the very center of the city.
Travnik - The city of Bosnian viziers
The City of Travnik, which had been the capital of Bosnian Pashaluk for 150 years, the residence of 77 viziers, seat of two consulates, lying in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, represents the main administrative and political center of Central Bosnia Canton today.
In its past, rich in cultural and historical tradition, and encompassing interesting events and important personalities, the people of Travnik have called their city a city-museum in the open, and justly so. This city is unique in many ways. Its exciting past has produced many important personalities and events. This city tells its own story at every step.
Sarajevo (Bosnian pronunciation: is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an estimated population of 369,534. The Sarajevo metropolitan area, including Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and surrounding municipalities, is home to 688,354 inhabitants. Moreover, it is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, the capital of the Republika Srpska entity, and the center of the Sarajevo Canton. Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.
Sarajevo is the leading political, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a prominent center of culture in the Balkans, with its region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts.The city is famous for its traditional cultural and religious diversity, with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Judaism and Catholicism coexisting there for centuries. Due to its long and rich history of religious and cultural variety, Sarajevo is sometimes called the ""Jerusalem of Europe""or ""Jerusalem of the Balkans"".It was, until late in the 20th century[when?], the only major European city to have a mosque, Catholic church, Orthodox church and synagogue within the same neighborhood. A regional center in education, the city is also home to the Balkans' first institution of tertiary education in the form of an Islamic polytechnic called the Saraybosna Osmanli Medrese, today part of the University of Sarajevo.
Although settlement in the area stretches back to prehistoric times, the modern city arose as an Ottoman stronghold in the 15th century. Sarajevo has attracted international attention several times throughout its history. In 1885, Sarajevo was the first city in Europe and the second city in the world to have a full-time electric tram network running through the city, following San Francisco. In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of the Archduke of Austria that sparked World War I. Seventy years later; it hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics. For nearly four years, from 1992 to 1996, the city suffered the longest siege of a city in the history of modern warfare (1,425 days long) during the Bosnian War.
Sarajevo has been undergoing post-war reconstruction, and is the fastest growing city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The travel guide series, Lonely Planet, has named Sarajevo as the 43rd best city in the world, and in December 2009 listed Sarajevo as one of the top ten cities to visit in 2010. In 2011, Sarajevo was nominated to be the European Capital of Culture in 2014 and will be hosting the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2017.
On this tour we will visit Travnik and Jajce, the two Bosnian gems which represent the fascinating heritage and history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Travnik, the Viziers town and Jajce, a King’s town.
Driving from Sarajevo our first stop is Travnik which was one the capital town of governors’, also known as the Ottoman Vizier Town. We will see the colorful mosque of Sultan Sulejman which is specific for the amount of color interlaced into its decoration. We’ll pass on to the vizier tombs, known as the Ottoman Turbe and a picturesque cemetery. Also we will visit the monastery of St Luke and the Church of St Mary. Then we’ll walk up the hill to see the Travnik Fortress and beyond the fortress you will see an uphill trail which leads up to the famous mount Vlašic.
Next stop will be Jajce. Known as the King's town, just like Travnik, located in a valley and watched over by a fascinating roman Fortress. Differently to Travnik, the Jajce fortress stands in the middle of the town and everything else is built around the hill where the fortress is located. Jajce is a town built in the 14th century, during those times it was the capital of the Independent Kingdom of Bosnia. It was protected by a large city gate which we will also visit. After, we move on to the most famous site of Jajce, which is the river Pliva waterfall which is located below the old town and this is the place where the river Pliva flows into the river Vrbas.
In this location, we will have a break with lunch and refreshments. You will enjoy the relaxing sounds and scents of these natural surroundings.
A horrific past sits side-by-side with a welcoming future on this Sarajevo tour that takes you deep into the dark days and back out into the light of today. See the sites that mark some of the city's biggest tragedies but have since become places to celebrate life, as you listen to stories of the siege, from those who lived to tell the tale.
This Sarajevo walking tour tells the story of the most difficult times to have befallen the city of Sarajevo, but alongside tales of the will, courage, and determination of the local people to survive what was once hell on Earth.
Your Sarajevo tour will start at the most beautiful building in the city: the City Hall/National Library, which had originally burned down during the siege of Sarajevo but was rebuilt and re-opened in 2014 — a sign of the rejuvenation seen throughout the city.
From there, we'll head to a local historic brewery, founded in 1864 and with a sad story behind the brews, as it was one of the few sources of drinking water for Sarajevans during the war.
We'll then visit the gallery that's home to the exhibit Siege'92-'95, honoring the longest siege in modern history. You'll learn about the darkest parts of Sarajevo's past before heading to the street of Green Berets (resistance organisers), which is now the centre of the city's nightlife.
Next up on your Sarajevo tour, we'll head to the local marketplace, which was the site of a horrific massacre in 1994. Yet today, it's a place to get fresh produce and local goods, and while we're there, we'll stop into the beautiful Market Hall, where we'll try local delicacies such as smoked beef and cheese.
We'll then continue to the Central Bank, where the famous Sarajevo Haggadah (an ancient manuscript containing the traditional text of Passover Haggadah) was kept safe during the siege. From there, it's on to the Great Park of Sarajevo, where you'll see the monument to the murdered children of Sarajevo, and then on to the presidencey building and Olympic Hall. We'll keep walking along the Miljacka River and see the contemporary bridge that's named Festina lente, meaning “make haste slowly“.
Next up, your Sarajevo tour will proceed to the Central Post Office, which burned down in 1992 but has since been rebuilt, before finally reaching the National Theatre, the main stage for two of the biggest cultural events in Sarajevo: the Theatre Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival (founded during the siege as cultural resistance to the madness of war).
Discover the secrets of one of the most intriguing figures of the old communist bloc which are laid bare in this underground nuclear bunker in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ride through interesting suburbs of Sarajevo will take us first to town Konjic where we will go through the old town and see the Old Bridge which represents one of the most precious heritages from Ottoman period. Our next stop is 6500 square meter bunker, officially know as ARK (Atomska Ratna Komanda, Atomic War Command) which was one of the most expensive structures in the former Yugoslavia and well kept secret for decades.
Bunker is located under the mountain Zlatar with the deepest point of 280 meters underground. This atomic shelter could withstand a nuclear attack of 20 - 25 kilotons. The bunker has eight alternative exits that are not shown on the map which lead to the top of the mountain. The whole complex is built in a horseshoe shape, resembling a maze with offices, conference rooms, dorms and of course, Tito’s private rooms. It was all supported by two kitchens and a supply of oil, food and water that could sustain the bunker for up to six months. In the event of a nuclear strike, the bunker could accommodate Tito (Yugoslav revolutionary and “benevolent dictator” Josip Tito) and 350 of the most important political and military persons in the country.
ARK D-0 exists today only because of the Bosnian military guard, who refused to carry out an order from Serbian high command in Belgrade, who wanted to blow up the bunker up in 1992. Thanks to this forward thinking bit of preservation, the bunker is still in much the same condition as it was during the Yugoslav era with all of its furniture and equipment intact.
Vrelo Bosne is an oasis located around the spring of River Bosna. It is an ideal place for families, children, and romantic couples.
The best way to arrive to the Vrelo Bosne park is through the large Alley of Ilidža which is 3,5 km long. Ilidža is a municipality of Sarajevo and is known for the natural thermal spa tourist complex. It passes through a tunnel of 726 plane and wild chestnut trees. We can walk through the alley to Vrelo Bosne, but if you want the full flavor of the Vrelo Bosne tour, the best experience is to travel by a horse carriage. It is quite an idyllic place with swans, waterfalls and Austro-Hungarian palaces.
Vrelo Bosne is one of the most famous features of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the name says it is a place where the Bosna River, a significant watercourse for the areas it flows through and for the whole Bosnia and Herzegovina, starts. It is one of the country's top natural landmarks and one of the most famous scenes of natural beauty in the region. Feel the presence of water, lush vegetation, the cool breeze from the mountain Igman and experience that offers every visitor an atmosphere that can not be forgotten.
The park is filled with springs, fountains, walking trails, lovely bridges and little waterfalls. In this area you can feel the spirit of the untouched nature. It consists of several small islands that are connected with bridges over numerous small streams. Water surfaces are decorated with the scenes of beautiful black and white swans and ducks which you will love to photograph.
Before the end of the tour, we will relax at the local restaurant, enjoying nature beauty and peacefulness while having traditional lunch.
Whole day excursion to Foca (former caravanserai on trade route to Dubrovnik ) where we can see the remains of the old centre. We continue via a wild landscape of gorges and torrents to Visegrad to cross on foot Sinans 16 th Century Bridge over Rivere Drina. Lunch in the local restaurant. Also the art gallery and a recreation of a schoolroom from Adriatic day.
Višegrad is a town and municipality in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina resting on the Drina River and in the Republika Srpska entity. The town includes the Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolovic Bridge, an UNESCO world heritage site which was popularized by Nobel prize winning author Ivo Andric in his novel The Bridge on the Drina. During the Bosnian War the town was one of the scenes of ethnic cleansing and massacres carried out by Bosnian Serb forces against Bosniak civilians, and it saw a drastic decline in its previously majority Bosniak population. Andricgrad, a future tourist site dedicated to Andric, is under construction near the bridge. Višegrad is located on the river Drina, on the road from Goražde and Ustipraca towards Užice, Serbia.