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War Times Experience in Sarajevo - Half Day Tour The Siege of Sarajevo
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39 Ratings
Sarajevo
Experience the war times in Sarajevo with a half-day tour. Learn about the Siege of Sarajevo, the longest siege in modern history, and gain personal insights on the war happenings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. See the aftermath of the war and witness how people are living today.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sniper Alley - You will witness the street infamous for killings that took place on it during the siege of Sarajevo and understand why is it called “Sniper Alley”
- Butmir - Will pass the part of the town on the “other” side of Sarajevo during the war.
- Istocno Novo Sarajevo - Experience crossing an “imaginary” border between two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina & Republic of Srpska 4 times along the route to mountain Trebevic.
Disclaimer: No need to bring passports, this is purely one of the absurdities in our country that needs to be experienced but without any repercussions.
- Jewish Cemetery Sarajevo - See where snipers were positioned and from where they were shooting at the citizens of Sarajevo during the siege.
- Trebevic Mountain - Site of the first line during the siege of the city during the Bosnian War. Visit the hotel ruins, once the sites of the main positions and command center of the sieging army.
- The Yellow Fortress - On this spot, we will see the most beautiful panorama of Sarajevo while the tour guide introduces the tour and the Sarajevo Siege. Visible from the fortress is an important defenders’ cemetery.
- Sarajevo War Tunnel - Short educational tour and presentation about the Bosnian War, and creation of the War Tunnel.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- Hotel pickup (if required by guests who stay out of the Old Town of Sarajevo)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Driver/Guide
What's Not Included
- Entry/Admission - Sarajevo War Tunnel
- Lunch
Additional Information
One of the pivotal incidents of the Bosnian War was the Siege of Sarajevo, which holds the record for being the longest siege in recent history. Through our passage, you’ll gain knowledge about historical details supplemented by personal narratives about the war occurrences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in its capital, Sarajevo. The passage also offers a glimpse into the post-war effects and the current lifestyle of the people.
- Infant seats are available for rent
Location
Kovači 25
Kovači
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Inspire509918
Jun 22, 2024
Definitely recommend! - The tour is good and full of interesting facts about Sarajevo and it's history during the Sarajevo occupation. The guide (Kenan) is amazing and full of knowledge. Recommend!!
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Jonaj956
Jun 22, 2024
Recommend! - This tour is really interesting and full of amazing history of Sarajevo during the war. The guide (Kenan) is really good and friendly! Definitely recommend!
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Amounaton
Jun 20, 2024
Sarajevo ❤️ - We had to book a second tour with Kenan before leaving Sarajevo!!!
Before leaving this gorgeous city, we took the Siege of Sarajevo tour, and it was a deeply impactful journey. As in the previous tour, Kenan was incredibly knowledgeable, very patient with our numerous questions, sharing poignant stories and detailed historical context. We explored many key sites but nothing prepared us to the Tunnel of Hope, where one could imagine and feel the enduring marks of the siege on the city. This tour provided a meaningful and respectful exploration of Sarajevo's history and the incredible resilience of its people. It's an essential experience for anyone interested in understanding the city's past.
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Daydream23076512862
Jun 14, 2024
Very informative and friendly guide! We highly recommend!!! - We had a great tour experience with Kenan. He is so knowledgeable about the historic facts of Sarajevo and he is so friendly! Also, the views from the palces we went to were astonishing. We absolutely recommend him and his company!
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Odyssey43649366302
Mar 27, 2024
Highly recommended!! - This was our second trip with Kenan during our stay in Bosnia. We were so satisfied with the trip to Mostar ++ that we booked this trip with Kenan the day after. Very informative. We learned so much about the history of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Highly recommended!!!
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Wayneenterprise
Mar 16, 2024
Kenan's tour is wonderful, beautiful views of Sarejevo and the geography - Wonderful tour, it really helps to show the geography of Sarejevo and the surrounding mountains, how difficult the Siege was and the importance of the tunnel. Sweeping views of the valley and beautiful pictures. I'm happy I went as Spring is starting so lots of blooming trees and flowers. The Jewish museum is also very interesting and the head stones beautiful. The Yellow Fortress is a great stopping point and again the beautiful views of Sarejevo are seen.
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K1698ymmarkusm
Aug 10, 2023
Great & heavy history - We had a very interesting-and a very conveniant-Info Trip despite it went through Sarajevo‘s cruel war time, because our guide Kenan really could tell stories and really could answer our questions because of his nice character and his big knowledge. High recommendation!
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Andisb666
Jul 13, 2023
Very good war tour :) - Had a wonderful time on the war tour. I learned a lot about the events of the war from 1992 - 1995. If my history lessons had been like that, history would have been my favorite subject :)
Kenan and Mufa - great guides.
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Capatin
Jul 12, 2023
Great! Do not miss it! - Ken was a great guide and guy! He is fun and gave us a lot of good info about Sarajevo’s history to better understand Sarajevo modern days
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497sab_nep
Jul 10, 2023
Great half day tour - This tour was amazing - with a lot of information about history of Bosnia and Hercogvina in the tunnels, beautiful sights, cool tourgides! And it took only half a day so you can spend the other half as you want (we went to the cable car and old bobsleigh track). Really recommend!
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