10 Day Balkan Itinerary -Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Herre is our 10 day Itinerary with details on each day

Eat, Sleep, and Play

Day 1 : Travel day from Atlanta (Turkish airlines) landing in Sarajevo at 7 PM. Stay at Hotel Grad (20 min aiport) for the night

Day 2 : Leave Hotel Grad at 9 AM. Travel to Mostar with stops at

-Konjic- White water rafting and lunch (https://www.visitkonjic.com/one-day-tours/rafting/)

-Jablanica- Visit world war II memoral

-Blajaj tek and Buna river

Day Notes- Long day but amaizng place to visit and stop ( Could have moved the visit to Blagaj tekke to day 3. Lunch was provided by the white water rafting compnay -typical bosnian lunch with Sauasages, vegeables and bread. This was prefect way to spend travellign from Sarajevo to Mostar. The drive is beautiful with Naretva river following the road entire way with valley and mountians.

Dinner at Restoran Labirint in old town Mostar with amaizng views of Mostar bridge

Stay- At Friend’s house 10 min from old town.

Hotel suggesitons- Shangri La Mansion, Kriva Cuprija, Eden Villa, Pansion Cardak

Day 3 : Mostar

Walking tour of old town and old bridge area

Free afternoon to explore the city- Fortica fortress and sky walk.

Lunch – Urban Taste of Orient -old town (Great views of Mostar bridge)

Dinner- CAFFE SLASTICARNICA ALDI 2 ( We ate with the host family at this resturant and it is not in the touristy area and this is where locals go to eat)

Day notes: Mostar is an amazing town with lots of history and it is worth to spend a day here rather than do a day trip from Croatia

Day 4 : Mostar to Split via West Herzegovina

  • Morning departure from Mostar- Stop at Buna Canals
    • Easy walks and amazing views from towers of medieval Počitelj town
    • Visit to ‘Oasis in Stone’ – Kravica waterfalls (swimsuits recommended)

Lunch- At Tabak Museum and Restaurant (Best food we had while in Bosnia)

Dinner- In Split old town. Random taco and sandwich place

Stay – Cornaro hotel in Split old town

Day Notes : Both Počitelj and Kravica are great places to visit. Stop at Buna canals was not on the itinerary and it was one best places we stopped.

Day 5 : Split

  • Morning walking tour of Split
    • Free time to explore the Diocletian’s palace
  • Free time to explore Split- Sea Kayaking with Snorkeling and cliff jumping

Lunch- Old town split

Dinner- Rooh (Indian Resturant)

Day notes- Sea Kayaking was really good add. After kakaying for couple of hours, we spent sometime on the beach drinking wine that kayaking company provided.

Day 6 : Split to Plitvice Lakes National Park

  • Morning departure from Split
  • Guided hike through Plitvice lakes National Park
  • Boat ride across Kozjak lake
  • Free time to explore the gift shops
  • Return to Split

Lunch : restaurant Degenija

Dinner: Rooh (Split)

Day notes : This was a long day but worth it. If I have redo, I would go and stay near Plitivce night before and get to the park first thing in the morning.

Day 7 : Split to Dubrovnik

  • Morning departure from Split
  • Visit to Stone walls – largest Medieval defense system in Europe
  • Walking tour of Dubrovnik
  • Free time for lunch and to explore the town
  • Return to Sarajevo

Lunch- Random place in Dubrovnik.

Dinner- Gas station on the way to Sarajevo

Stay – Hotel President- Sarajevo

Day Notes- Another long day. I would not suggest doing Dubrovnik as a day trip from Split. If I have redo, I would stay a night in Dubrovnik and do the city walls early in the morning. Overall, Dubrivnik was my least favorite places visited during this trip. It was over corwded even in June and just didn’t feel like it was authentic.

Day 8 : Sarajevo

  • Sarajevo walking tour with additional tasting of the local cuisine
  • Free time to explore the city

Lunch- Part of the tour

Dinner- Lots of great places in old town

Day notes- Old town Sarajevo is beautiful with lots of history and great places to eat. We didn’t have a bad meal once during our stay in Sarajevo

Day 9 : Sarajevo

  • MTB ride, Trebvik Mountain and Bob sled Track
  • Free time to explore the city

Day Notes : Bob Sled track is really interesting as well as just taking time to walk around the city. There is so much to do and see

Day 10 : Fly Back

Early morning flight back to Atlanta

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