Mostar Day Trip: Kravice Waterfall, Blagaj & Počitelj

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 35

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Four stops in one day: swim at Kravice, walk through Počitelj's stone lanes

You're driven from Mostar to four stops across Herzegovina: a hilltop view of the city with war history, Blagaj's cliff-side Dervish house and spring, the medieval stone town of Počitelj with time to wander, and Kravice Waterfall where you swim and eat lunch. A local guide handles the driving and commentary, pickup is from your hotel, and the day ends back in Mostar by evening.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Mostar and Herzegovina highlights

Drive to Fortica Hill
Enjoy panoramic views of Mostar
Listen to local war history
Visit old town Blagaj and Dervish house
See Buna river spring
Explore medieval town Počitelj
Eat local organic fruits
Relax and swim at Kravice Waterfalls
Enjoy lunch and drinks by waterfalls

The Experience

The drive out of Mostar takes ten minutes, climbing through green valleys toward Fortica Hill, where the city spreads below you in a single panoramic frame. Your guide meets you at pickup and spends the first stretch explaining what you're looking at—the old bridge, the neighborhoods, and the war that split them in 1992. It's not a light topic, but it's told plainly, with first-hand stories woven into the landscape you're seeing. After twenty minutes on the hill, you turn back toward the road and head deeper into Herzegovina.

Blagaj comes next, a small old town built around the Buna spring—one of Europe's strongest water sources, flowing straight out of a cliff face. There's a 16th-century Dervish house carved into the rock itself, and the guide walks you through its history and the way the river, the cliff, and the building all fit together. You have time to sit by the water, take photos, or just stand there and feel how cold and clear the spring is. Then it's back in the car toward Počitelj, a medieval stone town from the 14th century, built on a natural amphitheater above the Neretva river. The streets are narrow, the buildings are old, and there are figs and pomegranates growing in courtyards—the kind of place that makes you slow down without meaning to.

Lunch happens here or at Kravice Waterfall, depending on the group's pace. If you eat in Počitelj around noon, you'll find halal, vegetarian, and vegan options available. If you wait until Kravice, you'll have restaurants right across from the falls, and you can swim first. Kravice itself is a wide waterfall dropping into a pool surrounded by small beaches and trees—the kind of place where you can float in the water and look up at the cliff you just drove past. Some people canoe, some people swim, some people sit on the beach with a cold drink. There's no schedule once you're there; the guide gives you the afternoon and you decide how to spend it.

The whole day runs from morning pickup through late afternoon drop-off. You'll need a swimsuit, sunscreen, and comfortable shoes for walking the old towns. If you're traveling before or after summer, bring a warmer layer—the valleys can be cool even when the water looks inviting. Everything is included except lunch, which you pay for on the spot at whichever stop you choose.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a professional local guide who speaks English and knows the region's history, live commentary during the drive between stops, parking fees, and free time at each location.
Lunch is on your own at either Počitelj or Kravice Waterfall, with halal, vegetarian, and vegan options available at both.
You'll need to bring your own swimsuit, sunscreen, and towel for swimming at the waterfall.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Mostar Travel Agency

Is this one for you?Right for travelers with one free day in Mostar who want to see the region's main highlights without arranging transport or a guide—the fixed itinerary and local driver handle the logistics, leaving you to focus on the stops themselves.