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Sarajevo & Surroundings · Ilidža
Sarajevo's main campsite — pitches plus villas on the green edge of Ilidža, 8 km from the Old Town and 4 km from the airport at the foot of Igman.
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
The green, riverside capital of Republika Srpska — Kastel fortress, leafy boulevards, a famous nightlife and the Vrbas canyon's rafting on the doorstep.
Northeast Bosnia · Teslić
One of the largest spa complexes in the country, set in forested hills near Teslić — thermal-mineral water, pools, medical wellness and big spa hotels.
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
The capital of the northwest, strung along the luminous turquoise Una — the base for Una National Park, Štrbački buk, rafting and the Una Regatta.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Ilijaš
A forested protected area with a chain of accessible caves (the central "Main" cave is lit and visitable) plus easy trails, picnic meadows and pine air — a…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
The closest serious skiing to Sarajevo (30 km) and host of the 1984 Olympic men's events — steeper, more challenging pistes than Jahorina and an easy day…
The signature day hike near Sarajevo — across open highland between the ancient villages of Lukomir and Umoljani along the rim of the Rakitnica canyon, past…
Herzegovina · Blidinje
Mountain lodges and cabins on the Blidinje plateau (Risovac area) — log-cabin comfort, a restaurant of hearty highland food, a small ski lift in winter and…
Herzegovina · Tomislavgrad/Mostar
A high plateau (~1,200 m) between the Čvrsnica and Vran massifs holding Blidinje Lake, the dramatic Hajdučka vrata rock arch, the Dugo Polje stećci…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Konjic
The largest glacial lake in Herzegovina's mountains, below Prenj — a popular summer swimming, camping and rafting base near Konjic on the Neretva.
Herzegovina · Tomislavgrad/Livno
One of the largest reservoirs in Europe, a vast open water on the Livno plateau increasingly known for windsurfing and kitesurfing thanks to reliable summer…
Riverside camping and eco-lodging on the turquoise Una near Bihać, run with the national park's rafting operators — pitch by the water, raft by day, grill…
Central Bosnia · Jajce
A big lakeside campground on the turquoise Pliva Lakes outside Jajce — swimming, canoeing and fishing among the wooden watermills.
Lakeside camping, bungalows and an "eco village" complex at glacial Boračko Lake near Konjic — swimming, pedalos, a restaurant and a launch point for…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Various rivers
The clear, cold rivers of the northwest — the Una, Pliva, Sana and Ribnik — are renowned for grayling and trout fly fishing, with permits and guides…
Central Bosnia · Fojnica
A thermal-spa town in the central hills — the Reumal complex offers mineral pools, rehabilitation and wellness, long a Bosnian destination for "taking the…
Herzegovina · Mostar
An adventure park on the heights above Mostar with a long zipline across the canyon, a skywalk viewpoint, climbing and a café — big-view thrills overlooking…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
A Drina-and-Tara town that's the undisputed base for Tara/Drina rafting and Sutjeska National Park — the gateway to the wildest corner of the country, with…
Cluster of rafting bases along the Drina near Foča (operators like Encijan and others) offering wooden bungalows, riverside camping, full board and…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Various highlands
The pioneering Bosnian ecotourism operator arranges village homestays, mountain-hut nights and guided treks across Bjelašnica, Visočica, Sutjeska and the…
Herzegovina · Livno
Guided horseback rides on the Livno plateau bring you close to the famous wild-horse herds and across open karst pasture — a memorable, gentle adventure for…
Herzegovina · Čapljina
A Mediterranean karst wetland and major bird reserve — over 240 species — explored by photo-safari boat through reed channels and lakes.
Sarajevo's historic thermal-spa suburb at Ilidža — thermal pools and an aquapark beside the green avenue to Vrelo Bosne, easily reached by tram from the centre.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Jablanica/Konjic
A long turquoise reservoir on the Neretva between Konjic and Jablanica, lined with little beaches, floating cafés and weekend houses — a favourite summer…
Eastern Highlands · Pale
The biggest concentration of ski-in/ski-out beds in the country — hotels and apartments at the base of Jahorina's lifts, lively après-ski in winter and a…
The country's largest ski resort and a 1984 Olympic venue — the most lifts, the most pistes and the liveliest base village, 28 km from Sarajevo on the RS side.
A handsome Neretva town with a fine Ottoman stone bridge, woodcarving tradition, Tito's secret nuclear bunker, and rafting and Boračko Lake nearby — the…
Herzegovina · Ljubuški (Studenci)
A 25-m-high horseshoe of waterfalls on the Trebižat river tumbling into an emerald pool you can swim in — Herzegovina's most photographed natural site.
Central Bosnia · Kupres
A high, snow-sure plateau resort in the southwest with reliable cold and good beginner/intermediate pistes plus cross-country trails — quieter and cheaper…
BiH's highest and most remote permanently-inhabited village (~1,495 m), a cluster of stone-and-shingle houses on the Bjelašnica plateau above the Rakitnica…
The climb to BiH's highest peak (2,386 m) from the Prijevor saddle in Sutjeska NP — a steep, rocky, sometimes via-ferrata-assisted ascent with Trnovačko…
Herzegovina's jewel — the rebuilt Old Bridge, the cobbled bazaar, the divers and the Mediterranean light.
For the brave (and trained), the Mostari diving club will teach and supervise a jump from the Old Bridge into the cold Neretva, 24 m below — a centuries-old…
A 1984 Olympic mountain (peak 2,067 m) 30 km from Sarajevo — winter skiing on the slopes, summer hiking over open highland to Lukomir and Umoljani.
The forested Olympic plateau above Vrelo Bosne, with the abandoned 1984 ski-jump ramps (a haunting, photogenic ruin), cross-country trails, and cool pine…
The country's biggest ski mountain (1984 Olympic women's events), 28 km from Sarajevo on the RS side — the most developed resort in BiH, lively in winter…
Herzegovina · Konjic/Mostar
A fierce limestone massif between Konjic and Mostar, nicknamed the Herzegovinian Himalaya for its jagged, arid peaks (Zelena glava 2,155 m) and home to wild…
Central Bosnia · Travnik
A broad pastoral highland above Travnik, famous nationwide for its sheep's cheese (Vlašić/Travnički sir), with a small ski centre at Babanovac and wide-open…
One of Herzegovina's mightiest massifs above Blidinje, holding the Diva Grabovica canyon and the natural rock arch of Hajdučka vrata ("Outlaws' Gate")…
The upper Neretva above Konjic offers scenic, accessible rafting an hour from Sarajevo — emerald water, easy logistics and a trout lunch to finish.
Northeast Bosnia · Tuzla
A unique salt-water lake complex in the centre of Tuzla — Europe's only inland salt lakes resort — with beaches, an "archaeological park" of recreated…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica/Konjic
Tandem paragliding launches off the highland ridges around Bjelašnica and the Konjic area give long, scenic flights over canyons, lakes and mountains — no…
Two linked turquoise lakes (Veliko and Malo Plivsko jezero) outside Jajce, famous for the cluster of tiny wooden watermills (Mlinčići) straddling the…
Crossing the "Herzegovinian Himalaya" — a demanding, waterless, exposed traverse over Prenj's serrated limestone peaks, rewarded with wild horses, chamois…
A glacial lake at ~1,635 m on Vranica mountain ringed by traditional shepherds' huts (katuni) and grazing horses — one of the most postcard-perfect highland…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica/Visočica
A deep, wild canyon (up to ~800 m) slicing between Bjelašnica and Visočica, threaded by trails linking the highland villages of Lukomir and Umoljani — raw,…
A smaller, family-focused resort above Pale with gentle ski/sledding slopes in winter and a year-round alpine coaster, zipline and panoramic restaurant —…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Nahorevo
A 98-m free-falling waterfall in protected forest just north of the city — a short hike through beech woods to a dramatic plunge that roars in spring…
