Explore Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Journey of Cultural Depths and Outdoor Thrills (8 Days)

Location
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Accommodation (if included in package)
4★ Colors Inn (or similar)

What’s included today
(applies to both Total Travellers Package and Standalone Tour Package unless stated otherwise)
– Airport transfer

Travel time
– Approx. 30 min 

You are met on arrival at Sarajevo International Airport by a Funky Tours team member holding a sign with your name. Transfer to your hotel in Sarajevo takes approximately 30 minutes.

Hotel check-in depends on arrival time. If rooms are not yet available, luggage can be stored securely at the hotel or at the Funky Tours office.

You are accompanied from the start by a dedicated Funky Tours Host, who assists with logistics and remains your main point of contact throughout the journey.

A welcome drink follows arrival and serves as a short orientation covering the days ahead, practical details, and local recommendations.

The welcome drink is informal and practical. No speeches, no rules, and no pressure to remember anything beyond where your hotel is and where the next good coffee can be found.

There is no expectation to do or see anything today. This first afternoon is intentionally unstructured, allowing you to arrive, breathe, and let the city come to you rather than the other way around.

Location
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Accommodation (if included in package)
4★ Colors Inn (or similar)

What’s included today
(applies to both Total Travellers Package and Standalone Tour Package unless stated otherwise)
– Breakfast (if accommodation is included)
– Walking Tour of Sarajevo
– Funky Tours Treat: Local Food Tasting (Lunch)

Optional Activity
– Sarajevo Total Siege Tour

After breakfast, the day begins with a guided walking tour through Sarajevo’s old town and city centre.

This 2.5 to 3-hour walk offers a clear and layered introduction to the city, covering its Ottoman foundations, Austro-Hungarian period, Yugoslav era, and recent history.

Walking through Baščaršija, the Austro-Hungarian quarter, and lesser-known streets, you will explore how different cultures, religions, and political systems shaped Sarajevo into what it is today.

The pace of the walk is relaxed, with frequent pauses, cafés along the way, and space to simply observe daily life between stories and landmarks.

This tour is designed to provide context. Not just dates and events, but how people lived, adapted, and continue to live in a city defined by coexistence and complexity. This is not a lecture. Questions, interruptions, and curious detours are welcome.

In the afternoon, guests may choose to join an optional Siege of Sarajevo Tour.

This tour focuses on the 1992–1996 siege and its long-term impact on Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is led by a local Sarajevan with direct wartime experience and is structured around factual explanation, lived realities, and historical context rather than emotional narrative.

The experience explores how civilians organised daily life under siege, how the city remained connected despite isolation, and why these events continue to shape political and social realities today.

Sites visited may include Sniper Alley, the Sarajevo War Tunnel, the Olympic Bobsled Track on Trebević Mountain, the Jewish Cemetery, and other locations that serve as physical reminders of the siege.

Participation in the Siege of Sarajevo Tour is entirely optional. Many guests choose it for deeper understanding, while others prefer a free afternoon.

Both choices fit naturally into the rhythm of the journey.

Location
Sarajevo – Lukomir – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Accommodation (if included in package)
4★ Colors Inn (or similar)

What’s included today
(applies to both Total Travellers Package and Standalone Tour Package unless stated otherwise)
– Breakfast (if accommodation is included)
– Transfers
– Guided Tour
– Funky Tours Treat: Local Lunch in Lukomir

Travel time
– Approx. 2 hours by private vehicle

Today the journey shifts away from the city and into the high mountain landscapes of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Leaving Sarajevo behind, the focus moves to space, terrain, and ways of life shaped by altitude and isolation.

After breakfast, departure from Sarajevo towards Bjelašnica, one of the country’s Olympic mountains. The drive takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and ends in Umoljani, a small highland village and the starting point of the walk.

Time is taken to walk through Umoljani and its surroundings, where geography, oral tradition, and everyday survival are closely linked. 

From Umoljani, the route continues on foot across open highland terrain toward Lukomir. The trail gradually climbs toward Obalj peak (1,896 m), opening wide views across the plateau and toward the Rakitnica Canyon, which cuts deeply between the Bjelašnica and Visočica massifs.

The pace is steady, with time to catch your breath, take photos, or simply stare at the landscape and wonder how people ever decided to live up here. This hike is not about speed or technical difficulty, but about landscape, rhythm, and moving through space at a human pace.

The landscape and village features provide context for understanding how mountain communities developed and endured in this environment.

Lukomir is the highest permanently inhabited village in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the last places where elements of semi-nomadic mountain life remain visible.

Stone houses with wooden roofs, traditional clothing, and seasonal movement reflect a way of life shaped by climate, terrain, and continuity rather than modern convenience.

After time spent in Lukomir, the return walk follows a gentler trail back toward Umoljani. The route takes approximately 2 hours and runs along the upper edge of the Rakitnica Canyon, offering continuous views into the landscape below.

Due to its terrain and isolation, much of the canyon remains difficult to access, which has helped preserve its natural character.

The trail stays high above the canyon floor, providing clear perspectives of its scale without technical difficulty. The walk is steady and mostly flat, allowing time to take in the surroundings as the route gradually leads back to Umoljani.

Arrival in Umoljani is expected in the late afternoon, with the return to Sarajevo planned for early evening, around 6:15 pm.

Location
Sarajevo – East Bosnia & West Serbia – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Accommodation (if included in package)
4★ Colors Inn (or similar)

What’s included today
(applies to both Total Travellers Package and Standalone Tour Package unless stated otherwise)
– Breakfast (if accommodation is included)
– Transfers  
– Guided Tour
– Entrance fees (Drina River Boat Ride, Eco Tax Mokra Gora Nature Park, Drvengrad, Sargan 8 Train Ride)
– Funky Tours Treat: Sargan 8 train ride

Travel time
– Approx. 5 hours by private vehicle

It is a long day, but not a rushed one. Think distance rather than intensity. It combines cultural sites and mountain landscapes across Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Distances are longer, but physical effort is moderate, with vehicle transport between locations.

While the day covers a lot of ground, physical effort remains light. Most movement happens by vehicle, with short walks and frequent breaks along the way.

Leaving Sarajevo early, the route moves east into a quieter region shaped by medieval heritage, Ottoman influence, and rural landscapes.

The first stop is near Rogatica at the Borak Stećci Necropolis, a UNESCO-listed medieval burial site set in forested hills. A short walk introduces the stećci tradition and its role in understanding the medieval Bosnian state.

The journey continues to Višegrad, centred on the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge. Built in the 16th century, the bridge is both an architectural landmark and a key reference in Ivo Andrić’s The Bridge on the Drina. Time is taken to walk across and place it within its historical context.

In Višegrad, a short boat ride on the Drina River is followed by a visit to Andrićgrad, adding a contemporary layer to discussions of history, literature, and memory.

Before crossing into Serbia, there is a brief stop at Dobrun Monastery, founded in the 14th century and set in a quiet river valley.

Crossing the border, the route enters western Serbia and the Mokra Gora area. Lunch is taken in Drvengrad, a purpose-built village originally created as a film set.

From Mokra Gora, the route continues into Tara National Park, one of the most forested and least-settled mountain areas in the region. Known for its dense pine forests and deep river valleys, Tara marks a clear shift from cultural landmarks to protected natural landscape.

A short, easy walk leads to Banjska Stena, the final viewpoint of the day. The path is not demanding and is suitable for all ages, allowing time to slow down and take in the surroundings rather than focus on effort.

From Banjska Stena, the view opens over Perućac Lake and the Drina River below, tracing the natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

This stop is intentionally placed at the end of the day, offering a moment of stillness and scale after a route shaped by history, engineering, and movement.

Return to Sarajevo is planned in the very late evening, around 8-9 PM.

Location
Sarajevo – Herzegovina Region – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Accommodation (if included in package)
4★ Colors Inn (or similar)

What’s included today
(applies to both Total Travellers Package and Standalone Tour Package unless stated otherwise)
– Breakfast (if accommodation is included)
– Transfers
– Guided Tour
– Entrance fees (Kravica Falls & Blagaj Tekke)
– Funky Tours Treat: Pocitelj Refreshment

Travel time
– Approx. 5 hours by private vehicle

Placed toward the end of the journey, this Herzegovina route brings a natural shift in rhythm.

It allows time to absorb some of the region’s most iconic landscapes and cultural sites without physical demands, while still offering a strong sense of place. Compared to earlier days, this route is lighter in tone, with minimal walking and a stronger focus on scenery, water, and everyday life in Herzegovina.

Leaving Sarajevo in the morning, the route heads southwest toward Konjic, a small town shaped by the turquoise flow of the Neretva River and its Ottoman-era stone bridge.

Just outside the town lies Tito’s Bunker, a vast underground complex built during the Cold War. While the program does not include entering the bunker, its story offers insight into Yugoslavia’s political landscape and its later transformation into a space for contemporary art.

The journey continues along the Neretva River canyon, following the shores of Jablanica Lake toward Jablanica. Here, the story briefly turns to World War II and the Battle of the Neretva, introduced as context rather than chronology.

From Jablanica, the road follows the river south through one of the most dramatic stretches of the Neretva canyon, gradually entering Herzegovina’s warmer, stone-built landscape.

The next stop is Počitelj, a fortified Ottoman town rising above the river. Time is left to wander its narrow streets and terraces. 

A short drive brings us to Kravice Waterfalls, where the Trebižat River opens into a wide natural amphitheatre of cascading water. Surrounded by greenery, this stop offers time to pause, cool off, or swim for those who wish, while others simply enjoy the setting.

By lunchtime, the route reaches Blagaj, home to the powerful spring of the Buna River. Lunch is enjoyed here, with locally prepared trout served in the traditional Blagaj style, overlooking the river and its source. Vegetarian options are available.

Above the spring stands the Blagaj Tekke, a 16th-century Dervish monastery built directly into the cliff face. The visit offers quiet insight into Sufi traditions and the long relationship between spirituality, water, and landscape in Herzegovina.

In the late afternoon, we arrive in Mostar. A guided walking tour introduces the Old Town, Old Bazaar, and the iconic Stari Most. The story of the bridge — its construction, destruction, and reconstruction — frames a wider conversation about the city’s recent history and resilience.

Arriving later in the day allows time to experience Mostar in a calmer rhythm, as crowds thin and the light softens. After the tour, there is space to pause by the river, enjoy a drink, and take in the atmosphere.

Return to Sarajevo is planned for early evening, usually around 7:00 pm. After a full but unhurried day, the evening is best kept relaxed.

Location:
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

What’s included today
– Airport transfer

Travel time
– Approx. 30 min

Today marks the end of the journey together, but not necessarily the end of the road.

We’ll take care of the transfer to the airport, making sure everything runs smoothly and without rush. This is also the moment when paths naturally split. Some guests head home, while others decide to keep going.

If you feel like extending the experience, you are very welcome to continue travelling with us. This might mean spending a few more days getting to know Bosnia in greater depth, slowing things down even further, or using this point as a natural transition toward another country in the region.

There is no formal “end” to the experience. The journey simply changes shape. Whether this is a return home or the beginning of something new, we are happy to help with ideas, logistics, and next steps.

If you leave with fewer photos than expected but a clearer sense of the place, that is considered a success.