The river Una
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8 days · 7 nights · private

Bosnia in 8 days: Sarajevo and the Una valley

  • 8 days · 7 nights
  • Sarajevo 5 · Bihać 2
  • Private car with driver
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Quick answer

A 8-day programme that combines Bosnia's best-known places with the Una waterfalls in the north-west. Nights: Sarajevo 5 · Bihać 2. Every day lists its places with Google Maps buttons; the price is quoted in writing for your dates, group and hotel level.

Why this programme

It starts and ends in Sarajevo and adds the jewel of the north-west to Mostar and Jajce: Una National Park at Bihać. The night plan (Sarajevo 5 · Bihać 2) keeps hotel changes few and daily drives comfortable.

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Who it suits

  • Families, couples and friends — private car, your pace
  • Nature lovers: waterfalls, lakes and mountains
  • Summer visits (June to September) — adaptable to the rest of the year

8 days · 7 nights · private

Day-by-day itinerary

Baščaršija — Igman — Bjelašnica — Vrelo Bosne — Jablanica Lake — Stari Most — Blagaj Tekke — Pliva waterfall — Pliva Lakes — Bihać — Štrbački buk — Martin Brod — Travnik — Mount Trebević — Sunnyland

  1. Day 1: Arrival in Sarajevo

    Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall of Sarajevo Airport — about 20 minutes to the centre. Check in, rest, and in the evening walk through Baščaršija, the old bazaar, for Bosnian coffee by the Sebilj fountain.

    Overnight: Sarajevo

  2. Day 2: Olympic mountains and the springs of the Bosna

    A morning on Igman and Bjelašnica, the mountains of the 1984 Winter Olympics, less than an hour from the city — meadows, viewpoints and clean air. In the afternoon Vrelo Bosne: the springs of the river Bosna, wooden bridges and a long tree-lined avenue at Ilidža.

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    Overnight: Sarajevo

  3. Day 3: Jablanica Lake, Mostar and the Buna spring

    South through the Neretva valley, with a stop at the turquoise Jablanica Lake. In Mostar, the Old Bridge and the bazaar; then Blagaj, where the river Buna rises from a cliff beside the dervish house. About 125 km each way — back in Sarajevo in the evening.

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    Overnight: Sarajevo

  4. Day 4: Jajce and on to Bihać on the Una

    The waterfall of Jajce and the watermills on the Pliva lakes, then about 150 km north-west to Bihać, where the Una runs green through the town.

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    Overnight: Bihać

  5. Day 5: Una National Park: Štrbački buk and Martin Brod

    The best of the Una National Park: Štrbački buk, a 24-metre cascade of falls, and the many small waterfalls of Martin Brod. In summer, rafting with a local operator is possible.

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    Overnight: Bihać

  6. Day 6: Back to Sarajevo via Travnik

    Return towards Sarajevo with a long stop in Travnik: the old town, the clock tower and the springs of Plava voda. About 95 km from Travnik to Sarajevo.

    Overnight: Sarajevo

  7. Day 7: Sarajevo old town, Trebević and Sunnyland

    Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, the Latin Bridge and the City Hall in the morning; then the cable car up Trebević and Sunnyland on its slope, with the alpine coaster and the best view over the city. Last evening in Baščaršija.

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    Overnight: Sarajevo

  8. Day 8: Departure

    Free time according to your flight, then the transfer to Sarajevo Airport.

What's included

  • Meet & greet and drop-off at Sarajevo Airport
  • Private car with driver on every day of the programme
  • 7 hotel nights at the level you choose, with breakfast
  • Day-by-day notes and places on the map
  • Support in Arabic and English during the trip

Not included unless you ask

  • Flights and travel insurance
  • Entry tickets and activities (cable car, alpine coaster, farm, boats) unless listed in the quote
  • Lunch and dinner

What determines the price

  • Group size, which sets the vehicle (sedan or van)
  • Hotel level and room plan
  • Season and travel dates
  • Activities and tickets you want included

What we need from you

  • Arrival and departure dates
  • Number of adults and children's ages
  • Preferred hotel level
  • Anything you want to change

Places on this trip

What happens after you send a request

  1. We check your requestWe read your dates, group and wishes, and check availability with drivers, hotels and guides.
  2. You receive a written quoteThe day-by-day plan, the total price, what is included and the payment and cancellation terms — in writing.
  3. We adjust it with youChange towns, hotels or pace until the plan fits. Changing a quote costs nothing.
  4. Confirmed only in writingYour booking is confirmed only when you accept the quote and we confirm back in writing. Nothing is charged on this website.

We reply as soon as possible with availability and a quote.

Restrictions and cancellation

Cancellation and change terms depend on the hotels and services in your plan, so they are written into each quote. Read them before you accept. This website takes no payments; how and when you pay is also stated in your quote.

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Questions travellers ask

Can the 8-day programme be changed?

Yes — every programme is private. Swap days, add a night or drop a place, and we send the adjusted quote in writing.

Are hotels included?

The written quote includes hotels at the level you choose with breakfast, the private car with driver and the airport transfers. Nothing is paid on the website.

Is it suitable for children?

Yes. The longest day is the drive from Bihać back to Sarajevo (about 300 km), planned with a long lunch stop; the other days are shorter.

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