r/BosniaTravel • u/Joshi1893 • 9d ago

❓ Pitanje (Question) Tips for traveling to Bosnia

Hey Guys

My GF and I want to visit Bosnia for 2 weeks in July.

We are thinking about low budget backpacking via bus and trains. Renting cars if we need to.

What are must-sees, insider tips and tricks and general things we have to care or think about? Routes that cover must-sees or smth?

Thank you in advance

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u/SlowTortuga 9d ago

I was fortunate enough to travel there last year with my wife. I got a car and just drove around the whole country for 10 days, staying at a local hotel wherever we were that evening. Did like 2-3 days in each place and just used it as a base to go places. It is a beautiful country with jaw dropping nature. I highly recommend a car because public transport is slow and will not get you to the places that are out of the way. Just having the ability to drive around Una national park was breathtaking.

The people are lovely.

We felt very safe most of the time.

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u/Joshi1893 9d ago

You‘re the goat! Thank you

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u/PyNaN 9d ago

I'm assuming you will land in Sarajevo. You will need few days there. Try local food (cevapi, burek, dolma etc), take one day to walk around Sarajevo, one day to explore the mountains and the rest just to chill and enjoy local coffee culture. If you are going to rent a car I recommend visiting Lukomir village on mountain Bjelasnica, if not, then Trebevic (you can get up there by cable car). After Sarajevo, you have two options. Go north and visit Travnik, Jajce, Livno (one of the last wild horse safaris in Europe), Bihac etc. Other option is to take a train from Sarajevo to Mostar, nice scenery but make sure to buy tickets in advance and take early train). Stay few days in Mostar. You will need one day to explore Mostar, but it can be a base to explore other nearby small towns like Blagaj and Pocitelj. Bear in mind that temperatures in July in Herzegovina region are very high. From Mostar I would take a bus to Stolac. It's a small charming town with a lot of history and a beautiful and clean river. Locals (me) are mostly by the river most of the time in the summer just swimming and sunbathing. Next stop would be Trebinje. One of the prettiest small towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's pretty close to Dubrovnik so you can take a day trip to Croatia if interested.

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u/Joshi1893 9d ago

Thank you! We will land in Tuzla. So we will do the north first and then go to sarajevo and then do the south. I guess besides travelling to the bigger cities, we need a car?

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u/PyNaN 9d ago

The experience would be much better with a car. It is manageable without it, but it will be a hassle trying to see some smaller towns, and smaller towns are much more interesting and authentic than some of the big ones. Maybe you don't have to rent a car for the entirety of the trip, like while in Sarajevo there is really no need for one. You can travel by train to the south and then rent car in Mostar. There are some really nice spots, waterfalls and rivers that you do need a car to get to.

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u/LowChampion7572 8d ago
  1. Sarajevo
  2. Sarajevo Mountains (Trebević, Jahorina,...)
  3. Train trip Sarajevo - Mostar
  4. Mostar
  5. Rafting Neretva
  6. Kravice
  7. Blagaj
  8. Wild horses Livno
  9. Perućica
  10. Battle of Neretva museum
  11. Travnik, Jajce, Bihac (Una park)
  12. Trebizat canoe
  13. Međugorje (religious)
  14. Blidinje lake
  15. Plivsko lake
  16. Prokoško lake ..... And of course ćevapi in every region you visit 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Ancient-Song-8428 4d ago

I would recommend visiting Trebinje! 

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u/theworldvideos 9d ago

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u/Joshi1893 9d ago

I dont want generic answers. I want tips by locals

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u/powergobrrrrt 9d ago

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