Sarajevo, Mostar and river rafting in 3 days?

Every two years I visit my family in Croatia and stay for several weeks. This July, I'm so excited to be visiting BiH Thursday-Sunday with a cousin. We are flying roundtrip Zagreb-Sarajevo. From Sarajevo, we hope to travel by bus/train.

Is this itinerary crazy?

Day 1 Sarajevo
Day 2 Mostar
Day 3 river rafting near Konjić (or other)

...or some combination. We're hoping to see some cultural highlights and also experience nature during this visit.

How do you travel from Mostar or Sarajevo to Konjić and arrange a rafting trip? I know one day is not enough time to do justice to Sarajevo, but I expect that this won't be my last time visiting this part of the world.

By the way, I speak Croatian and have lots of travel experience at all levels.

We'd really appreciate your thoughts and insights. Thanks in advance. more »

Mostar to Kotor or Budva

I'm going to Mostar this July and planning the next stop. Are there any buses or other transport from Mostar to Montenegro heading to Kotor or Budva in the afternoon? Need to change bus in Dubrovnik or a direct bus? May I make on-line reservation or simply check the up-dated schedule? Please advise.

Road Trip around Balkans

I’m planning a road trip with two mates around the Balkans in early September. We’ve probably got 2 weeks and are keen to take in Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania, but to make the flights work we’ll probably arrive in Croatia and leave from Greece. Does anyone have any thoughts on this as a rough itinerary?

Split – Mostar – Kronjic for rafting – Sarajevo – Bjelasnica for hiking – Kotor – Ulcinj – Berat – Butrint – Korfu

Thanks!

Plitvice to Sarajevo by bus

Hi, I'm thinking about travelling by bus from Zagreb to Plitvice and then on to Sarajevo, via Bihac and Jajce. Does anyone have experience with this? I've read a lot of people say driving is the best way to travel in BH. But sometimes we like to let someone else do the driving and just look out the window. That said, we don't have enough time to enjoy hanging out in bus stations. Were connections easy? Was there a lot of time spent looking for the right bus and waiting for the bus? Were the buses real smokey (I don't love cigarette smoke). Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks,
Jim

Luggage storage in Mostar

I will go to Bosnia in the coming July. First, I will stay in Sarajevo for a few days and then head to Dubrovnik. I'm planning that I take a bus from Sarajevo to Mostar in the morning, walking around in Mostar for a few hours, then take another bus from Mostar to Dubrovnik in the afternoon. Is there any luggage storage facilities such as lockers or counter in Mostar bus station? Or I should make a one day trip to Mostar and head back to Sarajevo in the evening?

Information about sightseeing and housing

Hello,

Anyone has some advice at the following: (I checked already airbnb and booking.com) but maybe there are some private initiatives, to stay with locals for housing in BH.
Especially for Banja Luka, Prijedor, Jajce.
Any advice for sightseeing around these areas is welcome as well.

Five days in Bosnia. Itinerary help and renting a car vs. bus

Hi Everyone,

I've been trying to get to Bosnia for several years, and my plans always get diverted. Anyway, I'm going to Serbia for a wedding this summer and I have 5 short days that I can spend in Bosnia, finally!

So, it's going to be a little rushed to say the least, but I'm hoping to see Sarajevo and Mostar. I was also hoping that I could somehow fit Jajce into the mix. Here is what my ideal itinerary would look like:

Day 1: Arrive Sarajevo (late evening)
Day 2: Sarajevo
Day 3: Mostar
Day 4: Jajce
Day 5: Sarajevo
Day 6: flight to Belgrade

So here are my questions:

1) Sarajevo and Mostar are my main interests. Should I just nix Jajce altogether and spend and extra day in Mostar? Opinions welcome. If anyone has any suggestions of a better/shorter day trip from Mostar that would be great.
2) Are there buses from Mostar to Jajce? How long would the route take? I'v... more »

Itinerary

Hi

I'd be grateful if anyone could have a look my itinerary or a trip around the Balkans. Does it look do able? Do I need extra time anywhere?
Also should I start booking accommodation or not?

Thanks in advance

24 July. Arrive zagreb at 4.15

Night in zagreb

25 train to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Trains at 9 arrive at 11.15

26th train to bled
27th in bled
28th train to Ljubljana and onto zagreb. Trains at 2.45 in just after 5

29Train to Sarajevo. Train at 9 all day on train

30 31 and 1 in Sarajevo

2nd to Mostar

3rd to Dubrovnik

4 train to kotor
5 in kotor and around
6 to dubrovnik

7 dubrovnik
8th fly back