Sarajevo: Mostar, Kravica Falls & Blagaj Day Trip

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Duration12h

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN · IT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Five stops across Herzegovina in one day, starting with a 28-meter waterfall

You start before dawn from Sarajevo and spend the day moving through five stops in Herzegovina: Konjic's old bridge, Kravica Falls (where you can swim), the medieval village of Počitelj with its hilltop fort, Blagaj Monastery at a river spring, and finally Mostar's Old Town and famous bridge. The tour includes a fresh Bosnian sandwich at midday, all entry fees, a professional guide, and transport in a modern vehicle. You're back in Sarajevo by evening.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Herzegovina's highlights

Start at Info Bosnia Tourist Center
Visit Konjic and Old Bridge
See and swim at Kravica Falls
Explore fortified village Počitelj
Visit Blagaj and Dervish house
Tour Mostar Old Bridge and Bazaar
Return to Sarajevo or stay in Mostar

The Experience

Our guide met us at the Info Bosnia Tourist Information Center early in the morning, and within minutes we were heading south out of Sarajevo toward Konjic. The drive itself felt like the tour was already starting—the Neretva river appeared below us, that impossible emerald-green color you see in photos but don't quite believe until you're looking at it. Konjic is small, almost easy to miss, but the 17th-century Old Bridge there anchors the whole landscape, and it's the first real signal that Herzegovina has a different rhythm than the capital. Our guide pointed out how the bridge connects the two sides of the river, how it's been rebuilt and rebuilt, and then we were moving again.

Kravica Falls hit differently when you're standing in front of it. The waterfall is 28 meters high and 120 meters wide—those numbers don't prepare you for the sound or the spray or the way locals were already in the water, swimming like it was their living room. In summer, you're encouraged to jump in, and if you've notified the operator ahead of time, there's even a small train ride available to get closer. The water is cold enough that you understand why people do it in groups, laughing and shouting. After that, everything else on the tour feels like you're coming back down to earth, which is probably why they scheduled the monastery and the medieval villages after the waterfall and not before.

Počitelj is the kind of place that photographs well because it actually looks like something from another century—stone houses stacked on a hillside, a minaret rising from the center, a fort called the Kula perched above it all. The hike up to the fort is short and easy, and from the top you can see why it was built there, why someone needed to watch the Neretva valley from that exact spot. There's a 15th-century tree next to the mosque that's still standing, and our guide spent time explaining what that means in a place where so much has been rebuilt or lost. The light was good when we were there, and I understand why people come back for photos.

Blagaj Monastery sits at the source of the Buna river, and the moment you step inside the Dervish house—the tekke—the noise and the heat from outside just stops. It's built into the rock, at the exact spot where the spring emerges, and the craftsmanship in the woodwork and the tilework is the kind of detail that makes you slow down and actually look. Our guide explained that Dervishes still use the space for zikr, a spiritual practice, and that the building itself was constructed in the 16th century on the site of an earlier sanctuary. It's peaceful in a way that feels intentional, not accidental.

Mostar is the main event, and you spend real time there—not a quick photo stop. The Old Bridge, the Stari Most, is the thing everyone comes for, but the guide walked us through the Old Bazaar and the Old Town, explaining how the architecture here was shaped by Muslims, Christians, and Jews living alongside each other, how that history is written into the buildings themselves. After Mostar, it's a two-hour drive back to Sarajevo, and you're dropped at your accommodation. If you'd rather stay in Mostar, the operator offers free drop-off to an address there instead.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off from accommodations outside Sarajevo's Old Town, entrance fees to Kravica Falls and Blagaj Monastery, a hand-crafted Bosnian sandwich made fresh with local ingredients (vegetarian available on request), a bottle of water, professional licensed guide, comfortable modern vehicle transport throughout, and the option to swim at Kravica Falls in summer. Luggage storage is available if you need it, and specialized infant seats can be arranged for families traveling with small children.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Dream Balkans Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the main sights of Herzegovina in one day without arranging your own transport, timing each stop, or figuring out which villages matter—the fixed route covers five places that would take days to piece together alone, and the guide explains the history as you move between them.