All seasons 13 days Bosnia discovery non-touristy places tour from Tuzla
Duration
13 days
Group Size
1 to 5 people
Ages
12 - 80
yrs
Languages
English
Tour Overview
All seasons 13 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Tuzla. Visit Bosnia' medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation. During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce and it's fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Maglaj, Doboj and Tesanj, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, refresh in Vjetrenica natural cave, walk in streets of fortified town Počitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls and pass the beauty nature all days. And of course walk streets of multicultural Sarajevo.
Additional information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is available in English and Spanish. Disponible en Español.
- English spoken driver and tour director.
- In case of private tour, this tour can be customized to fit your travel plans, personal interests and schedule.
- Tour requires minimum 2 people and maximum 5 people.
- Solo tours are available, please contact us for details.
- Not recommended for travelers with serious medical conditions.
Pickup
Pick up at any hotel or place, in or around. - Time zone: Europe/Sarajevo
What's included
Private transportation
For private tours: transportation for your group only, no foreigners.
Other
Other
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All fees and/or taxes
Itinerary
Today we're going to explore Srebrenik fortress is located near the town of Srebrenik, on the territory of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Currently, Srebrenik fortress is country's best-preserved medieval castle. The fortress was built on a high, steep and almost inaccessible rock above the valley of the Tinja River. The rock rises from the surrounding terrain at a height of about 50 to 70 m. A deep excavation was made below the most accessible part of the fort, so that access is only possible through the bridge.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
At morning we going to walk in Doboj museum. Admissions not included.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
Today, we're going to Tesanj, located at an altitude of 230 meters and developed around the river Tešanjka, in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The present name of the city was mentioned for the first time in 1461 in a letter from King Stephen Tomašević to his uncle Radivoj. Between the second half of the 15th century and the first half of the 16th century, the history of Tešanj was rather chaotic.
The Old Town is dominated by the well-preserved fortress, called "Gradina” that overlooks the entire city. This castle became a center of economic and cultural life of Tešanj.
The foundation of this fortification was started even before the Romans conquered the region.
Tešanj Castle is one of the most significant and biggest castles in Bosnia, with the area of some 6,296 square metres.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
The Walled City of Jajce is a medieval fortified nucleus of Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with citadel high above town on top of pyramidal-shaped steep hill, enclosed with approximately 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) long defensive walls. It is one of the best preserved fortified capitals of the Bosnian Kingdom, the last stronghold before to kingdom dissolved under the pressure of military advancement at the onset of Ottoman Empire takeover.
In the town can see natural Pliva waterfall.
Admissions not included.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
Today we'll visit the monastery in Rama, built by the Franciscans in the 15th century, located in the middle of the scenic Ramsko Lake. It is one of thirteen monasteries referred to in 1514 in a census of the Bosnian Franciscan Province. The Monastery and the Church have been several times burnt and restored.
Ramsko Lake is hidden gem in Herzegovina region, and it has special charm in its unique shape combined with stunning nature surrounding it.
The monastery and the Ethnographic Museum (located in the old monastery) are National Monuments. Visiting this monastery complex will definitely make your trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina memorable! Šćit is an oasis of peace indeed!
Later, we'll drive to Mostar, one of the most frequented attractions in Bosnia, thanks to its outstanding natural beauty, architecture, and, of course, its famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Stari Most (Old Bridge).
Admissions not included.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
This day, we'll visit Medjugorje, the Bosnian Lourdes, located in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The well-known Lourdes and Fatima have long been in Roman Catholic devotion. A more recent addition to this pair of holy sites is Medjugorje. Since the Virgin Mary reputedly appeared to six local children, now adults, in 1981, the town has established itself as the premier pilgrimage destination in South-Eastern Europe. It is unsurprising then, that Roman Catholics across the globe have become fascinated by this site, which has become a popular destination for pilgrims, statistically considered to be the third most important mecca of its kind in Europe. Millions of Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje where miracles are said to happen.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
Right after breakfast, we'll go to Blagaj, in the south-eastern region of the Mostar basin. It stands at the edge of Bišće plain and is one of the most valuable mixed urban and rural structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina, distinguished from other similar structures in its urban layout. Within Blagaj is the famous tekija, or monastery, which was founded by Dervish monks in the 16th century. The monastery is beautifully nestled at the foot of a cliff face at the beautiful karstic spring of the Buna river, and exemplifies classic Ottoman architecture, with its wooden window frames and overhanging roof.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
This day, we'll go to Radimlja, a monumental medieval tombstones (stećak) necropolis located near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Radimlja necropolis is one of the most valuable monuments of the mediaeval period in the country. The majority of its stećak tombstones date from the 1480s through the 16th century, as evidenced by the epitaph on one of the tombstones.
The Stećci lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Appearing in the mid-12th century, with the first phase in the 13th century, the tombstones reached their peak in the 14th and 15th century, before disappearing during the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the very early 16th century.
Stećci were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. It includes a selection of 4,000 stećci at 28 necropolises of which 22 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, two from Croatia, three from Montenegro, and three from Serbia.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
The 4th-century foundations of the first Roman Basilica, built by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother the Empress, Saint Helena, are still visible on the site.
The current monastery was established during the 15th century, with a cathedral constructed around 1508. The medieval monastery remained a seat of the Metropolitans of Herzegovina until the Venetian Empire destroyed it in 1694. The current monastery building was constructed in 1924.
St. Basil of Ostrog, the founder of the famous monastery of Ostrog in Montenegro, spent part of his life here. He came from Zavala Monastery, where he entered into monasticism, for further spiritual and theological studies since Tvrdoš Monastery has been one of the most important monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church for centuries.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
This day is the last day of our Astonishing tour in Bosnia and Herzegovina!
Right after breakfast, we'll visit Dobrićevo Monastery. It is a Serbian Orthodox monastery built in the 13th century in the Kingdom of Serbia (modern-day Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina).
The monastery was built on the foundations of earlier Roman Basilica which was, according to the local legend, built in the Byzantine style, by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother the Empress, Saint Helena (same as Tvrdoš Monastery).
During its history the monastery was destroyed or damaged many times.
Later, we'll leave for Sarajevo, our final destination. There, depend on your schedule and previous request, we'll drop you off in your hotel.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
Today we're continue to explore Sarajevo, the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina which is notably marked by its period under Ottoman rule. We need to see so called Yellow fortress of Sarajevo, visit Sarajevo cathedral, and few other places.
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels/Pensions, in double/single rooms, with breakfast included.
Kraljeva Sutjeska, a lovely village in Bosnia and Herzegovina that hosts a number of important historical sites.
One of them, it's the beautiful 14th-century Catholic Franciscan monastery. Among other interesting things, it includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures and a library which keeps rare and valuable historical records.
After breakfast, we will leave to visit the Zenica museum. Admission not included.
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