BEST OF SARAJEVO FULL DAY TOUR

What’s included? City walking tour, war related tour and the Olympic excursion.

After meeting with your group and guide, you will begin your 3-part, best of Sarajevo tour. You will begin by admiring the symbols of the Austro-Hungarian rule, hearing the story of the Spite House. You will then move on to discover the heart of the Ottoman rule, Sarajevo’s Bascarsija, before drinking water from the Sebilj Fountain. Moving on, you can pray in one of the four big houses of God in Sarajevo, and find out why people call it a “European Jerusalem”. You will then learn about the local hospitality over a cup of Bosnian coffee, whilst sharing the importance and the meaning of its consumption.

Next, you will learn about the 14th Olympic Winter Games which were held in Sarajevo from February 8th to 19th, 1984. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held in a communist country, and on this tour you can see the place where the opening ceremony took place whilst discovering what the Olympic Games meant for the people of Sarajevo. You will be taken to the breathtaking Olympic mountain Trebević and have a chance to walk down the ruined bobsled and enjoy the amazing views of Sarajevo.

For the final stage of your tour, you will begin a war tour. You can find out what it was like to live without food, water, electricity and gas, as well as how the children were going to school and what the culture and sports scene was like throughout war. Upon arrival at the Tunnel Museum, you will pass through 20 meters of the original tunnel, before watching a movie about the war in Sarajevo upon which the guide will explain the role of the tunnel during the siege, its construction and its methods of use.

1. Olympic Stadium and Olympic Hall Zetra – Find out the connection between the Olympic games in 1984. and the siege of the city.
2. Sniper Alley – Drive through the most dangerous street in Sarajevo during the war.
3. War Tunnel Museum – Visit the marvelous symbol of the resistance and fight for survival – the secret Tunnel of Hope, which saved the city and its citizens from falling into the enemy’s hands.
4. Trebević Mountain – Walk down the Olympic bobsleigh and enjoy the breathtaking views of Sarajevo
5. Franz Ferdinand Assassination – Visit the most famous corner in Sarajevo.
6. Emperor’s Mosque – See the first mosque in Sarajevo and find out how Sarajevo got its name.
7. Sarajevo Brewery – The first brewery in the Ottoman Empire.
8. The Spite house – It was on one side of the river but had to be moved to the other side.
9. City Hall – The most emblematic monument of the neo-Moorish architectural style.
10. Baščaršija – The main trading center and the core of Sarajevo.
11. Bravadžiluk and Kazandžiluk streets – Taste and find out how we prepare traditional food.
12. Sebilj fountain – Take a sip of water from this symbolical spot.
13. Morića Han – Visit the only best-preserved Ottoman Inn in the city.
14. Bosnian traditional break – Smell the scent, feel the taste of Bosnian coffee and learn how to drink coffee like a real Bosnian.
15. Gazi Husrev Bey’s Mosque – Visit the yard of the central mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
16. Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures – See the spot where East and West meet.
17. Old Jewish Temple – Find out the story about Sarajevo Haggadah.
18. Cathedral of Sacred Jesus Hearth  – Send a message of peace and tolerance in front of Sarajevo’s Notre Dame.
19. Serbian Orthodox Church – The city’s largest Orthodox church boasts five impressive domes, a gilded baroque belfry, and beautiful murals.

Start time: Every day at 09:00 AM

Duration: 8 hours

Private tour: Any time from 08:00 to 10:00 can be selected

Bosnian, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish

*Other languages available upon request.