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Ffestiniog Travel · Escorted tour
Highlights of Bosnia Herzegovina
Surrounded by its more famous neighbours, Croatia and Serbia, this former Yugoslavian mountainous state has its own share of hidden gems and a wealth of history
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Sarajevo
Flight to Sarajevo
Early flight from Heathrow via Vienna to Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia Herzegovina, for a 2-night stay in a central hotel. Our lunchtime arrival allows time for an afternoon city orientation tour including the Ottoman bazaar and the location of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination which sparked WWI. Tram enthusiasts will enjoy riding the city’s small network, made famous during the 1992-1995 siege – the same trams are still in use.
- Day 2overnight: Sarajevo
Jajce
Visit the Sarajevo suburbs to see the source of the River Bosna in a beautiful pine forest and the amazing Tunnel of Hope, the only lifeline to the city during the siege. Continue to the fortified town of Jajce (former medieval capital of Bosnia) with its castle, numerous old riverside watermills and a stunning waterfall in the town centre.
- Day 3overnight: Mokra Gora
Visegrad & Mokra Gora
We pay a brief visit to Serbia, driving via Visegrad with its impressive Ottoman bridge to the small village of Mokra Gora. Our hotel here is on the old narrow gauge station.
- Day 4railovernight: Konjic
The Šargan Eight
A narrow gauge railway once linked Belgrade with Dubrovnik across difficult mountainous country. The last section closed in 1974, but the Serbian state railway has now reopened the most scenic part over the Šargan Pass from Mokra Gora. It climbs in a series of hairpins, spirals and a figure of eight loop which gives the line its name. The three hour return trip includes photo stops at vantage points. Returning to Bosnia, we overnight in a riverside hotel near Konjic.
- Day 5railovernight: Mostar
Konjic & Mostar
Short city tour including a visit to a hand carver of wooden furniture. We then drive to the nearby Jabalanica Lake for a cruise and enjoy lunch on the boat. The journey delivers great views of the impressive railway bridge on the Sarajevo to Mostar line. Continue to Mostar where we have a walking tour of the old town and the famous Stari Most bridge after which the city is named. We stay here for 2 nights.
- Day 6overnight: Mostar
Kravice Waterfalls
Visit the old village of Pocitelj with its unique local stonework and the beautiful Kravice Waterfalls. Lunch and wine tasting at a local winery then explore Mediugorje, a major Catholic pilgrimage site.
- Day 7railovernight: Sarajevo
Blagaj
Morning visit to Blagaj where the river flows out of the mountainside in a series of rapids. A little free time in Mostar before a late afternoon train from Mostar to Sarajevo (two hour scenic journey by modern Talgo train). Farewell evening meal in Sarajevo.
- Day 8
Lunchtime Flight to Heathrow
Morning transfer to the airport for flight via Vienna to London.
Included
- Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
- Rail travel as specified
- Other travel by private mini-coach
- Accommodation with en-suite facilities
- All breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 evening meal
- Airport and other transfers
- Local taxes/fees
- All gratuities
- Services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour plus local professional Bosnian guide
