Lukomir Nomad Village Hiking – Full Day Tour from Sarajevo

Meet our team at the office or at your preferred pickup location. This tour will begin with a 1.15-hour transfer from Sarajevo to Umoljani village across Bjelašnica Olympic Mountain. Your guide is an adventurous and knowledgeable enthusiast who will introduce you to all of the Bjelašnica beauty. He will make sure no questions remain unanswered, even of a personal nature, so don’t refrain from sharing your thoughts and opinions at any moment in time.

At Umoljani village, we shall leave our car and explore the village’s most important sites, such as Studeni Potok (Cold Creek), Stoned Dragon – Ažbaha – the legend of the birth of Umoljani. We will shortly visit Umoljani Mosque and learn the story of Sarajevo Haggadah.

The first part of the Umoljani to Lukomir village trail will be a 3.30-hour hike. The trail will take us from a starting point of roughly 1275 meters (Umoljani) across the peak of Obalj at around 1896 meters.

On the way, we will pass by the old Gradina settlement, which is believed to date from the Illyrian period. During the ascent, you will enjoy amazing scenery, especially the Studeni Potok (Cold Creek) panorama.

At the top of Obalj, Rakitnica Canyon and the mountains of Treskavica, Visocica, and the peak of Bjelašnica mountain, with numerous small villages in the distance, will be simply stunning.

After some rest and full-time body and spirit enjoyment, we are ready to hike down to Lukomir village at an altitude of 1500, which will be a “one of a kind” story as well.

Please note that depending on the time of the year, we can get lucky to have fields of blueberries, rosehip, certain types of mushrooms, thyme, or other plant species around us, free to pick up.

Lukomir – in the language of locals, “harbour of peace”, is a village that dates at least 600 years ago and where most of the century-old traditions have been kept alive until today.

It is the only remaining semi-nomadic traditional mountain village in Bosnia and Herzegovina

As soon as we arrive at the village, we will have a locally prepared lunch, meet some of the local people, learn about their customs, and enjoy the best Bosnian coffee.

Later, we will visit the village mosque, see more Stećci tombstones, climb the Vijenac peak, and admire the stunning 800 m-deep Rakitnica canyon. Here, mother nature is at its best.

After Lukomir village explorations, it is time to start hiking back.

After exploring Lukomir village, the return hike will mainly be a pleasant 2.30h hour flat hike to Umoljani village through the Canyon of Rakitnica River.

Rakitnica Canyon is probably the most remote and unexplored canyon. With a length of 26km, it separates the massif of Bjelašnica and Visočica, and without a doubt, it is the longest canyon in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Firstly explored in 1956, until today very few people have walked the full length of it, as in some parts it can be over 800 meters high and only 1 meter wide, making it very hardly accessible.

The trail we will take will be on the upper edge of the canyon so that you can see and feel the “magnificence” of this place.

Return to Umoljani should be around 5 pm, and arrival back to Sarajevo around 6.15 pm.