UNDISCOVERED BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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1 UNDISCOVERED BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Day 1 Trogir The program starts at the Split airport. After landing the group will be transferred to Trogir. City Tour in Trogir in English, by a local guide. Dinner is in the evening, accommodation and overnight is in Private Pension. Day 2 Trogir Metković Mostar Breakfast. Early transfer to Split by boat. City walk: Roman palace, a walk through the Old City. Planned duration is 3h, after which we continue with our trip. Next stop is in Town of Metkovic. We are taking you to harvest your own mandarin at the local plantation of mandarin and photo safari through the Neretva swamp of the only delta of Croatia, followed by lunch. Continue driving to BiH (Mostar). Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Day 3 Mostar After breakfast, sightseeing of Mostar with a local guide in English. We visit the Old Bridge, and walk along the narrow streets of the old town, where the spirit of Ottoman times is still wandering: shops, mosques, fountains.

2 Afternoon we continue to Konjic, where we will be accommodated in stone made cottages within the Rafting Camp. We will have lunch and prepare for Rafting along the River of Neretva. Late afternoon we come back to the camp, have dinner and leisure time. Day 4 Mostar Visoko Sarajevo Breakfast in the morning and then a city tour in Visoko. Visoko is a pyramid site in BiH, where the world s largest pyramids are found (220m). After lunch we visit underground prehistoric tunnels, and then drive to the Pyramid Plateau and hike for 20 min. to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. Late afternoon back to Sarajevo, where we will have dinner. Go back to the hotel. Day 5 Sarajevo Breakfast in the morning. City Walk in English with a local guide, we begin the exploration of Baščaršija, the old part of the city. Here you can see a synagogue, a mosque, a Catholic cathedral and an Orthodox church in just a hundred meters circle. We will visit and tell many stories about famous bridges of Sarajevo, hear the story of the Nobel Prized writer Ivo Andric, enter authentic sites from Ottoman times and see the line that connects East and West. Later we leave you to explore Bascarsija and Sarajevo yourself.

3 Day 6 Sarajevo Višegrad Breakfast in the morning and then transfer to Višegrad. You will have a lunch pack for this day. After arriving in Visegrad, city tour with a local guide in English, train tour by steam machine Ćiro, visit the memorial classroom of our nobleman Ivo Andrić. We will conclude with the Mehmed Pasha Sokolović Bridge, that inspired the famous novel Bridge over Drina. After dinner, accommodation and overnight. Day 7 Višegrad Srebrenica Breakfast in the morning and after breakfast, we start our 52 km long adventure, driving in a boat on Drina river and see one of the most beautiful canyons of the world. Lunch, departure to Srebrenica, accommodation, dinner followed by a concert at the evening. Day 8 Srebrenica Breakfast. Sightseeing of Srebrenice with the local English speaking guide. Lunch and walking the healing water sources at the 'Guber'. Barbeque in nature for dinner, followed by a visit to and party at Silvertown Brewery.

4 Day 9 Srebrenica Tuzla After breakfast visit to the Potočari Memorial Center. Continue driving to Tuzla. Lunch upon arrival in the city Tuzla, accommodation in the hotel and dinner. Day 10 Tuzla airport Breakfast in the morning and transfer to the Tuzla airport. See you soon in BiH! Some practical information Travel dates Thursday 20 September Rotterdam Split, Croatia Saturday 29 September Tuzla, BiH Eindhoven Note: transport to Rotterdam and from Eindhoven is not provided Costs Price per person is 795 excl. flight tickets (Rotterdam Split / Tuzla Eindhoven) and luggage; ticket prices applicable at time of booking, a.s.a.p., by the travel agency. Single supplement, where applicable, is 10. The price of 795 includes: 9 nights with breakfast in 3* hotels and private rooms Lunches (7) and dinners (8) at different restaurants Bus transport, as well as all transfers listed in the program Local guides in English: Trogir, Mostar, Sarajevo, Višegrad, Srebrenica Boat rental, and a 52 km long ride along the Drina River canyon Tickets for Tunnel Ravno Entrance fee to Pyramid Tunnels Tickets for Train Tour in Visegrad Ticket for Ivo Andrić s museum in Višegradu Local tour leader, and the entire organization of the program Note: the calculation is based on a minimum participation of 15 persons Note: local program subject to changes The organization of this touristic trip is a cooperation of DAR PRIRODE E: info@darprirode.ba I: F: tinyurl.com/facebook Dar Prirode SREBRENICA WAVE E: info@srebrenicawave.eu I: F: fb.com/srebrenicawave/ PORTAGORA E: info@portagora.eu I: F: fb.com/stichtingportagora/ KOLEKTIVO E: ivo@kolektivo.nl I: F: tinyurl.com/fb Kolektivo

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