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58 places
Herzegovina · Mostar
A bar-club set inside a natural cave in the rock right off Mostar's old bazaar — you step through a cleft in the stone into a cool cavern of music and drinks.
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 · Bjelašnica
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…
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…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
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.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
Shared e-bikes and e-scooters have appeared in central Sarajevo (and seasonally elsewhere) for short, flat trips along the valley and riverside — handy for…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Konjic
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…
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…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
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 · Mostar
Mostar's family-run hostels and pansions are famous for warm hosts and legendary day-tours of Herzegovina (Blagaj, Počitelj, Kravice, Počitelj).
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…
Herzegovina · Ljubuški
A wide, low curtain of cascades on the Trebižat near Ljubuški — quieter than nearby Kravice, with a riverside restaurant and easy swimming spots.
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.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
A handful of village houses in the country's highest settlement offer simple summer beds and home-cooked meals on the Bjelašnica plateau — the rare chance…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
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…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
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…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
A village strung along a fan of Una and Unac waterfalls — the Milančev buk and Veliki buk cascades, plus the medieval Rmanj Monastery.
Herzegovina · Mostar
Herzegovina's jewel — the rebuilt Old Bridge, the cobbled bazaar, the divers and the Mediterranean light.
Herzegovina · Mostar
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…
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…
Herzegovina · Blidinje
One of Herzegovina's mightiest massifs above Blidinje, holding the Diva Grabovica canyon and the natural rock arch of Hajdučka vrata ("Outlaws' Gate")…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Konjic
The upper Neretva above Konjic offers scenic, accessible rafting an hour from Sarajevo — emerald water, easy logistics and a trout lunch to finish.
Herzegovina · Neum
BiH's single seaside town — a sheltered Adriatic bay of stepped hotels, pebble beaches and seafood, splitting Croatia's coast in two and offering a cheaper…
Herzegovina · Neum
Tiers of hotels and apartments climb the hillside over Neum's bay — BiH's only seaside resort, popular with families for cheaper-than-Croatia beach holidays.
Herzegovina · Neum
BiH's only stretch of Adriatic coast (~24 km) — a sheltered bay of pebble beaches, hotels and seafood, noticeably cheaper than neighbouring Croatia.
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…
Central Bosnia · Šipovo
A UNESCO-listed remnant of ancient beech forest near Šipovo — one of the last primeval beech stands in the country, recognized internationally and barely…
Central Bosnia · Jajce
Two linked turquoise lakes (Veliko and Malo Plivsko jezero) outside Jajce, famous for the cluster of tiny wooden watermills (Mlinčići) straddling the…
Herzegovina · Konjic/Mostar
Crossing the "Herzegovinian Himalaya" — a demanding, waterless, exposed traverse over Prenj's serrated limestone peaks, rewarded with wild horses, chamois…
Central Bosnia · Fojnica
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,…
Central Bosnia · Prozor-Rama
A photogenic emerald reservoir with the Franciscan monastery of Šćit on a peninsula reaching into the water — calm, scenic and uncrowded, with lakeside lodging.
Herzegovina · Mostar/Trebinje
BiH sits just inland of the Croatian coast: Mostar and Trebinje are easy hops to Dubrovnik and Split by bus or car (Trebinje–Dubrovnik is under an hour).
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
Deep inside the Perućica primeval forest, a ~75-m waterfall is the classic viewpoint of the Sutjeska guided forest walk — seen across the canopy from the…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
Basic mountain huts within Sutjeska NP (around Orlovačko jezero and the Prijevor saddle) are the bases for Zelengora lake-hopping, the Maglić ascent and the…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča (Tjentište)
The country's oldest national park, home to Perućica — one of Europe's last primeval forests — the Maglić massif (2,386 m, BiH's highest), the Skakavac…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
Rafting the Tara — the deepest river canyon in Europe — and the green Drina out of Foča.
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
The Tara, joining the Drina near Foča, carves the deepest river canyon in Europe — emerald water between sheer walls, the classic backdrop to Drina/Tara…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča (border)
A heart-shaped glacial lake beneath Maglić, technically just over the Montenegrin line but classically reached on the demanding day-hike from Sutjeska NP.
Northeast Bosnia · Tuzla
The north's biggest city, built on salt — home to Europe's only inland salt lakes (with beaches in summer), a lively student scene, and the birthplace of…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
A pretty Bjelašnica highland village famous for the little stone mosque a wartime legend says was spared from burning, plus the Studeni Potok stream,…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
The luminous turquoise Una runs right through Bihać over travertine steps and islets — town beaches, riverside cafés, the Una Regatta route and rafting all…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
Rafting the luminous turquoise Una through Una NP — from gentle family floats to the lively rapids below Štrbački buk.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Highlands
The mega-trail linking the Dinaric Alps from Slovenia to Albania threads its most spectacular "White Trail" section through BiH — Bjelašnica, Visočica,…
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka (Rekavice)
A rafting basecamp in the Vrbas canyon south of Banja Luka — bungalows and pitches with rafting and kayak trips on the doorstep.
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
The Vrbas cuts a green canyon south of Banja Luka (Tijesno gorge) — turquoise rapids, cliffs and the region's rafting and kayaking artery, host to past…
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
The Vrbas canyon's limestone walls host sport-climbing crags and a via ferrata route — Banja Luka's vertical playground, easily combined with rafting on the…
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
The Vrbas canyon south of Banja Luka — host of past world rafting and kayak championships — delivers punchy whitewater through the Tijesno gorge plus calmer…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
A high massif within Sutjeska NP scattered with glacial tarns — the "mountain eyes" — Orlovačko, Kotlaničko, Bijelo and Crno jezero among them, linked by…
Herzegovina · Mostar to Trebinje
A long-distance cycling and walking route following the abandoned narrow-gauge "Ćiro" railway from Mostar through Herzegovina toward Trebinje and on to…
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Bihać
The signature 24-m cascade of the impossibly turquoise Una river — wooden walkways let you stand right over the thundering travertine steps.