Herzegovina Day Trip

Mr Sasa is polite, knowledgeable and funny. It was a hot season so me and my companion got upgraded to a private tour. Various hot spots and secret tips were given. We had a great time discovering another side of Bosnia. Couldn't be more grateful to have this experience. Blessings from Hong Kong! :-)

It was just me and my friend who joined the trip, so it was very relaxing. Mr. Sasa is a very nice guy. We learned a lot about the region from him.

Excellent guide - very courteous, knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend Sasa, would definitely engage his next time we’re in Bosnia.

Really good tour with lunch provided. Panorama view of Mostar followed by a tour of 3 major spots in a windowless (convertible!) bus. Almost like being on safari!

I could express only my great amazement and gratitude for the worthy day-trip led by a very qualified tour guide named Sasa. Sasa is highly knowledgeable with his craft and even provided a lot of wisdom regarding Bosnian history and culture during the entire trip. We were picked up by Sasa on time with a welcome drink (bottled) water and a croissant. The morning was great as it was cloudy, hence, we expected to have a cooler trip vs. the very hot weather condition during our previous days tour. It drizzled during the early part of our trip. The 8- to 9-hour trip was perfect in terms of the number of tourist sites we have covered. First stop was Blagaj Tekija in a small Blagaj Village. Lots of pictures taken before 16th century monastery by the Ottoman Empire Sultan. Great view for poses. Impressively, the water gushing from the underground Karst River is chilly cold and we drank straight from the source. Wow!!! After which, we savored the famous Bosnian coffee at a nearby restaurant before heading out to our next hop. From there, Sasa gave us a complimentary stop-over / private viewing of a house-cum museum owned by our 70-year old tour driver. What is inspiring is that this property was personally constructed by the owner himself using local-sourced rocks and materials and that they were well laid out. Construction of some parts of the property is still ongoing. One big section (in the adjoining house) is a museum filled with stuffs the owner had collected from different places/countries he had visited as a driver. We met his hospitable wife who manages the entire property. We had brief stop at a small Orthodox church overlooking a grape vineyard. More pictures and pictures in here. Then, we proceed to a UNESCO-listed heritage site in Pocitelj that was built in the late 14th century. The site is very uphill but we were driven to the top. That saved us our (needed) energy from climbing. Amazing view from atop as we can see the new town in the valley and the long river on the other side. More pictures again. The exciting part of the trip is the Kravice Waterfalls / lagoon. Here we were give a long 2-hour break. Perfect view for more pics. We took advantage of the long stay in this area to test the cold waters in the lagoon. We dipped to our heart’s delight. Afterwhich, we took lunch in a sole-restaurant in the area. Last hop was the Virgin Mary apparition town of Medjugorie. Time was brief here. We managed to say our prayers inside the cathedral. Mind the dress code. We were not able to proceed to the actual apparition site/hill. That was fine as we had the full four hours the next day (DIY) to accomplish what we had planned for. We were joined by a Malaysian (Rafidah), an Australian (Sam) and two Belgian (Jimmy & Ben) tourists in this trip. For all of the above, I give this entire trip and Sasa … a perfect 10 (scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest)! It was all worth it. I highly recommend this trip to first time visitors in Bosnia.