City: Republika Srpska
Top Things to do in Republika Srpska
Top Restaurants in Republika Srpska
Top 10 Historical & Heritage Tours in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Република Српскa, pronounced [repǔblika srpska] ( listen); literally "Serb Republic") is one of two constitutional and legal entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entities are largely autonomous. Its de jure capital city is Sarajevo, but the de facto capital and administrative centre is Banja Luka.
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1. Dubrovnik Bosnia-Herzegovina Half-Day Wine Tour with Tastings
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Short drive from Dubrovnik to visit Trebinje in Bosnia Herzegovina. Visit a local market, Tvrdos Monastery and one more small winery. Enjoy local parma ham, cheese and wine. Have the option to eat lunch in superb traditional restaurant, "Peka"-long cooked meat under "iron bell" or fish with wine.
Inclusions: Guided tour of Tvrdos Monastery, Hotel pickup and drop-off (Dubrovnik hotels situated outside Dubrovnik Old Town only), Local guide, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Visit to Trebinje Market to taste local honey and other produce, Visit to family-owned winery with wine tasting (minimum 4 wines and grappa) with local cheeses and ham, Wine tasting in monastery cellar
Exclusions: 3-course lunch (additional cost of approx. 20 euros per person), Gratuities
Reviewed By PattyVA
Due to the lack of tourists in Dubrovnik, I had the opportunity for a private wine tour with Mario in early September. As someone who works in the wine industry in the U.S., it was a true pleasure to spend the day with Mario receiving an incredible overview of the grapes grown and wines produced in the peljesac pennisula in Croatia. We began the day visting an oyster farm where we tasted oysters fresh from the sea on the boat paired with wine. Not a huge fan of oyster's, I'll try anything and I'll say they were quite tasty. We then had three different tasting with three vastly different wineries, providing a lovely overview of the wine history of the region. I then enjoyed a three course lunch at a beautiful restaurant by the sea before stopping in Ston, a sleepy historic town before we made our way back to Dubrovnik. Mario is an engaging host who knows his wine and the region very well. I'll definitely be in touch when I return to Croatia hopefully sooner than later! Thank you for a fantastic day! Highly recommend if you find yourself in Dubrovnik and want to explore the local wines!
2. Private Dubrovnik and Trebinje Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Route: - Pickup from hotel / apartment - Driving around Bay of Kotor - Crossing the border between Montenegro and Croatia (passports required) - Visiting and exploring Cavtat - Visiting and exploring Dubrovnik Old Town - Crossing the border between Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina - Visiting and exploring Trebinje - Return to hotel / apartment
Inclusions: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Fuel, Driver/guide, Private tour
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By bobmarley804
Tour was amazing, tour guide Andro who is also an owner of the tour company was fantastic. It was raining really bad during our tour he took us to a cafe to wait for rain to pass a bit and after he tried to fit everything in for us to have best experience. He was on time and was flexible with time because our cruise was a little late on time originally schedule for a tour. He made sure we were happy and wanted my kids and I to go places we wanted and answered all the questions we had plus had such a great knowledge of the history of the region. Made my girls and I fall in love with Montenegro thanks to Andro. I highly recommend this tour you will be highly satisfied! If I could give it 10 stars I would!
3. Lukomir Nomad Village, Bjelasnica Olympic Mountain Hiking from Sarajevo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Umoljani and Lukomir hiking tour at Bjelasnica mountain is simply must see and experience journey for any true nature lover, if one ever comes across Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stunning views of Rakitnica canyon, amazing scenery of Bjelasnica mountain, experiencing way of life at Bosnian most remote nomad village, unique history and culture of local communities, and bit of mythology and much more at one most unique places in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Inclusions: Real Lunch (not a picnic or food tasting, but a real homemade Lukomir lunch, made of local ingredients. After hours of hiking, we believe that tasting real local food is matter of experience, so we strive for the best food there is). Also note that tea or coffee are included too, with unlimited water. Alcohol or soda drinks are not covered, and can be purchased locally., Driver/guide, Professional mountain hiking guide
Exclusions: Health Insurance (make sure to arrange this in advance when you are leaving your home country), but note that this hiking trail is super safe, Alcohol or soda drinks are not covered, and can be purchased locally.
Reviewed By arhunter87
Funky Tours arranged several excellent tours while I was based in Bosnia (one or two which were free of charge) between October 2020 and March 2021. This included a food and drink tasting tour, the siege of Sarajevo tour, a day trip to Jajce and Travnik, a day trip to the Srebrenica genocide memorial centre, as well as one to Herzegovina which included stops in Mostar, Medugorje and Pocitelj. Each tour was outstanding and the tour guides, having lived through the events you learn about on the tours, are fascinating people to spend a day with (a big thanks in particular to Taib). I learned so much about Bosnia, past and present, from them. Booking the tours was always made easy and they even arranged a customised tour of the famous Sarajevo City Hall which included a visit to a replica ICTY courtroom (a big thanks in particular to Ema). I learned so much about Bosnia on each tour - from what it was like living through the war to finding out about the Bosnia of today. Even although some of the events they cover are difficult for a visitor to comprehend (partly because the country has been largely rebuilt), you come away from it realising how relevant Bosnia's history is to the world we live in today. I was lucky enough to see first hand so many of the great things about the country - its diverse landscapes and stunning views across several towns and cities (especially Sarajevo), how much the country has been rebuilt in the last 20 years (it would not be fair to class Bosnia as 'war torn' any longer), the wonderful mix of architecture and traditions, its excellent local cuisine and of course the down to earth and wonderfully hospitable Bosnian people who are always welcoming of visitors. Bosnians are rightfully keen to show that their country has so much more to it than the war that ended there more than 25 years ago. Having been on several tours I feel like I am just about an expert on all things Bosnia and Herzegovina. I absolutely recommend Funky Tours - in fact I cannot recommend them highly enough. Bosnia is a great country to explore and because of its offering which includes Olympic ski slopes near Sarajevo and vineyards in Herzegovina it can be considered as both a winter and summer destination. The main thing is to make sure you go there at some point - and use Funky Tours to show you around! (the tours I went on were always carried out within covid restrictions, in a small group or one to one)
4. East Bosnia & West Serbia UNESCO heritage day tour from Sarajevo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Imagine a daytour where you could see two UNESCO sites (Borak stećak necropolis and Mehmed-pasha Sokolović bridge over Drina), one 100+ year old narrow-gauge rail system (Šargan Eight) in a perfect - still in use condition, one Nature Park (Mokra Gora), one National Park (Tara) and one of its most amazing viewpoints (Banjska Stena), one traditional Serbian style village (Drvengrad), one amazing town dedicated to the most famous Bosnian born and raised, Yugoslavian writer Ivo Andrić (Andrićgrad), get to hear great stories, taste local food and all that in one day, either on round trip from Sarajevo and back, or on a connecting tour from Sarajevo to Belgrade and vice versa. Hard to imagine, isn’t it?
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Local taxes, National Park fees, Driver, Professional guide, Drina River Boat Cruise (outside of winter time), Hotel pickup and drop-off, Sargan Eigth Train Ride
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch
Reviewed By arhunter87
Funky Tours arranged several excellent tours while I was based in Bosnia (one or two which were free of charge) between October 2020 and March 2021. This included a food and drink tasting tour, the siege of Sarajevo tour, a day trip to Jajce and Travnik, a day trip to the Srebrenica genocide memorial centre, as well as one to Herzegovina which included stops in Mostar, Medugorje and Pocitelj. Each tour was outstanding and the tour guides, having lived through the events you learn about on the tours, are fascinating people to spend a day with (a big thanks in particular to Taib). I learned so much about Bosnia, past and present, from them. Booking the tours was always made easy and they even arranged a customised tour of the famous Sarajevo City Hall which included a visit to a replica ICTY courtroom (a big thanks in particular to Ema). I learned so much about Bosnia on each tour - from what it was like living through the war to finding out about the Bosnia of today. Even although some of the events they cover are difficult for a visitor to comprehend (partly because the country has been largely rebuilt), you come away from it realising how relevant Bosnia's history is to the world we live in today. I was lucky enough to see first hand so many of the great things about the country - its diverse landscapes and stunning views across several towns and cities (especially Sarajevo), how much the country has been rebuilt in the last 20 years (it would not be fair to class Bosnia as 'war torn' any longer), the wonderful mix of architecture and traditions, its excellent local cuisine and of course the down to earth and wonderfully hospitable Bosnian people who are always welcoming of visitors. Bosnians are rightfully keen to show that their country has so much more to it than the war that ended there more than 25 years ago. Having been on several tours I feel like I am just about an expert on all things Bosnia and Herzegovina. I absolutely recommend Funky Tours - in fact I cannot recommend them highly enough. Bosnia is a great country to explore and because of its offering which includes Olympic ski slopes near Sarajevo and vineyards in Herzegovina it can be considered as both a winter and summer destination. The main thing is to make sure you go there at some point - and use Funky Tours to show you around! (the tours I went on were always carried out within covid restrictions, in a small group or one to one)
5. Visegrad, Andricgrad and Drvengrad tour from Sarajevo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Visegrad, Andricgrad and Drvengrad tour from Sarajevo is a full day daily tour that includes visit to interesting places in eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Višegrad and Andrićgrad) and Serbia (Drvengrad). Višegrad is a lovely small town located in the valley of the Drina, in the hilly slopes gently rising high into the mountains where you will see popular Old Stone Bridge, the endowment of Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic. Just nearby this famous bridge is another tourist attraction – Andricgrad (Andrictown) also known as Kamengrad (Stonetown) which is a project of a famous film director Emir Kusturica, inspired with work and character of famous Bosnian writer, nobel prize winner, Ivo Andric. Et the end we will visit beautiful ethno village Drvengrad. To pass the border You need passport.
Inclusions: Car, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Fuel surcharge, Air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Entrance fees for the attractions
Reviewed By 490elenet
The walking tour still ongoing eventhought it was holiday for Eid Murabak, and was raining too. Edin was our tour guide on that walking tour. Love his tour, how he explained, described and tell us the history about Bosnia. Plus he make the jokes too ????. Very helpful in answering all our questions. Highly recommended to join the tour with his.
6. Srebrenica Day tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Srebrenica massacre also known as Srebrenica genocide which was the worst episode of genocide in Europe since the Holocaust. More than 8,000 muslim men and boys had been killed there and more than 25,000 refugees, mostly women and children What's happened there in Srebrenica where placed under protection of United Nations unarmed safe area. Visit Srebrenica genocide memorial with your guide who will tell you all about the history it would help to understand what is Srebrenica today.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Lunch
Exclusions:
7. SREBRENICA daytrip with TRAVELPLUS
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
In your visit to Srebrenica, you will be shocked, sad, horrified but also learn about the genocide and life in Srebrenica. You will meet a local guides (survivors) and learn about how Srebrenica sadly entered the history with the biggest genocide in Europe after the World War II.
Inclusions: Tour Guide
Exclusions:
Reviewed By K2103UZemilyn
Me and my friend did a private tour of Sarajevo. We wanted to learn about more about the history . Haris did an amazing job explaining the history and taking us to less touristy spots. He made the tour perfect. We got exactly what we wanted and it was amazing to have a local guide give his perspective on Bosnia and its history.
8. Lukomir Highland Village Hike
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 7 reviews
Lukomir is the highest and most isolated village in Bosnia. This hike is also the most popular hike in the country. And for a good reason. It offers all: amazing views, long walks, culture, history and legends. This is the most popular one day trip from Sarajevo. We start our tour on the southern slopes of Bjelašnica mountain, from medieval Umoljani village. We will make a short stop on ancient necropolis at Dolovi, and then continue towards Umoljani. We will then pass through Gradina - highland summer village, and go to Studeni Potok stream. On the way, we will visit 40-meter Peruće Waterfall before continuing to Lukomir. Our last stop - Lukomir village. It lives the same life for more than 600 years, Bosnia’s highest and most isolated mountain village. On the edge of the village you will be treated to a breathtaking view of Rakitnica Canyon. We will have traditional homemade lunch prepared by our hosts. You will also have the opportunity to purchase local handcrafts
Inclusions: Hiking sticks, Fantastic Bosnian traditional, home-made, freshly cooked lunch by locals in Lukomir. (Available options: halal, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free), Trail mix on the trail., Coffee and/or Tea, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation
Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages
Reviewed By 829bartoszp
Best guide ever, I love the guy! Trekking and talking, so much fun. I recommend to everyone who wants to see the mountains of Bosnia.
9. Lukomir Nomad Village Hiking Tour - Private Trip
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Umoljani and Lukomir hiking tour at Bjelasnica mountain is simply must see and experience journey for any true nature lover, if one ever comes across Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stunning views of Rakitnica canyon, amazing scenery of Bjelasnica mountain, experiencing way of life at Bosnian most remote nomad village, unique history and culture of local communities, and bit of mythology and much more at one most unique places in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Inclusions: Driver/guide, Professional mountain hiking guide, Real Lunch (not a picnic or food tasting, but a real homemade Lukomir lunch, made of local ingredients. After hours of hiking, we believe that tasting real local food is matter of experience, so we strive for the best food there is). Also note that tea or coffee are included too, with unlimited water. Alcohol or soda drinks are not covered, and can be purchased locally.
Exclusions: Alcohol or soda drinks are not covered, and can be purchased locally., Health Insurance (make sure to arrange this in advance when you are leaving your home country), but note that this hiking trail is super safe
Reviewed By arhunter87
Funky Tours arranged several excellent tours while I was based in Bosnia (one or two which were free of charge) between October 2020 and March 2021. This included a food and drink tasting tour, the siege of Sarajevo tour, a day trip to Jajce and Travnik, a day trip to the Srebrenica genocide memorial centre, as well as one to Herzegovina which included stops in Mostar, Medugorje and Pocitelj. Each tour was outstanding and the tour guides, having lived through the events you learn about on the tours, are fascinating people to spend a day with (a big thanks in particular to Taib). I learned so much about Bosnia, past and present, from them. Booking the tours was always made easy and they even arranged a customised tour of the famous Sarajevo City Hall which included a visit to a replica ICTY courtroom (a big thanks in particular to Ema). I learned so much about Bosnia on each tour - from what it was like living through the war to finding out about the Bosnia of today. Even although some of the events they cover are difficult for a visitor to comprehend (partly because the country has been largely rebuilt), you come away from it realising how relevant Bosnia's history is to the world we live in today. I was lucky enough to see first hand so many of the great things about the country - its diverse landscapes and stunning views across several towns and cities (especially Sarajevo), how much the country has been rebuilt in the last 20 years (it would not be fair to class Bosnia as 'war torn' any longer), the wonderful mix of architecture and traditions, its excellent local cuisine and of course the down to earth and wonderfully hospitable Bosnian people who are always welcoming of visitors. Bosnians are rightfully keen to show that their country has so much more to it than the war that ended there more than 25 years ago. Having been on several tours I feel like I am just about an expert on all things Bosnia and Herzegovina. I absolutely recommend Funky Tours - in fact I cannot recommend them highly enough. Bosnia is a great country to explore and because of its offering which includes Olympic ski slopes near Sarajevo and vineyards in Herzegovina it can be considered as both a winter and summer destination. The main thing is to make sure you go there at some point - and use Funky Tours to show you around! (the tours I went on were always carried out within covid restrictions, in a small group or one to one)
10. Full-Day Small-Group Tour in Srebrenica Genocide Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.9 based on 38 reviews
This day tour from Sarajevo to understand the genocide of Srebrenica 11th July 1995, is unique, factual and storytelling experience. It has been created for anyone interested to learn more about these unfortunate events which took place in region of Eastern Bosnia, called Podrinje, during July 1995. We invite you to join us, learn more, and help us break the prejudice about Srebrenica Genocide.
Inclusions: Arrangements for the visit to Memorial Centre in Potočari (every visit must be arranged with MC Potočari staff, so we make sure that is gets arranged properly, for maximum experience), Driver/guide, Professional and fully experienced guide (usually person who has done whole lot of work on refuge return to Srebrenica on post war processes), Local Potočari Memorial Centre guide (who himself/herself are Genocide survivors, and who will give us history class on Srebrenica Genocide and their own personal experiences)
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By arhunter87
Funky Tours arranged several excellent tours while I was based in Bosnia (one or two which were free of charge) between October 2020 and March 2021. This included a food and drink tasting tour, the siege of Sarajevo tour, a day trip to Jajce and Travnik, a day trip to the Srebrenica genocide memorial centre, as well as one to Herzegovina which included stops in Mostar, Medugorje and Pocitelj. Each tour was outstanding and the tour guides, having lived through the events you learn about on the tours, are fascinating people to spend a day with (a big thanks in particular to Taib). I learned so much about Bosnia, past and present, from them. Booking the tours was always made easy and they even arranged a customised tour of the famous Sarajevo City Hall which included a visit to a replica ICTY courtroom (a big thanks in particular to Ema). I learned so much about Bosnia on each tour - from what it was like living through the war to finding out about the Bosnia of today. Even although some of the events they cover are difficult for a visitor to comprehend (partly because the country has been largely rebuilt), you come away from it realising how relevant Bosnia's history is to the world we live in today. I was lucky enough to see first hand so many of the great things about the country - its diverse landscapes and stunning views across several towns and cities (especially Sarajevo), how much the country has been rebuilt in the last 20 years (it would not be fair to class Bosnia as 'war torn' any longer), the wonderful mix of architecture and traditions, its excellent local cuisine and of course the down to earth and wonderfully hospitable Bosnian people who are always welcoming of visitors. Bosnians are rightfully keen to show that their country has so much more to it than the war that ended there more than 25 years ago. Having been on several tours I feel like I am just about an expert on all things Bosnia and Herzegovina. I absolutely recommend Funky Tours - in fact I cannot recommend them highly enough. Bosnia is a great country to explore and because of its offering which includes Olympic ski slopes near Sarajevo and vineyards in Herzegovina it can be considered as both a winter and summer destination. The main thing is to make sure you go there at some point - and use Funky Tours to show you around! (the tours I went on were always carried out within covid restrictions, in a small group or one to one)
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