Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Question

My family really wants to go to Bosnia and Herzigovina, Medjugorie to be exact. I was wondering what some good places to visit there are and how much it would cost for 3 people (2 adults 1 14 yr. old) and some good activities.

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Answer 1

Hi. I've been to Bosnia a few times. Unfortunately though, I haven't been to Medjugorje or the southern portion of Bosnia. I saw the location on the map and it seems to be close by Mostar. There is a famous bridge there. It has some old ruins also. Bosnia isn't very touristy (well it was until the war) Lots of good stuff got burned down. Sarajevo, although further away, has a really good Turkish influenced area. Its like a mini Jerusalem and the most Muslim influence you'll get in Europe. It definitely something you'll remember. Medjugorje is also close to Dubrovnik, Croatia. I would definitely take a day trip there. Its beautiful. Actually, anything on the coast there is nice. It hard to recommend any other places because I'm not sure how much your willing to travel around the country. So its hard to recommend anything else but the obvious. The country looks small, but with all of those mountains and curvy roads, it takes you hours to get to places.

As for activities....I know every year theres rafting and camping on the rivers. They advertise this at the tourist agencies. I believe in 07 it was almost 200 euro for four days? Honestly, it hard to plan anything in advance. When you go there definitely go to a tourist agency. They will offer you day trips, which aren't really expensive. Most of it will probably be eco-tourism. Being Serbian and loving to learn about my history, there was much there for me to enjoy, but I'm not sure if its something you could relate too and probably think it was boring.

For prices--restaurant food, accommodation, and entertainment is very reasonable. Flights should be around $1000 pp--give or take a few hundred. Hotels...eh...might look online for that. Never stayed in one there. Also consider going to other countries--Croatia, Serbia/Montenegro, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania(Transylvania). Those won't break too much of a budget. Maybe Austria or Greece?? Or, I've done this, have a connecting flight from Munich or Paris? Land at the airport early (we actually had our check in luggage held at the airport so we didn't have to hassle with it) go sightseeing for a day, one night at the hotel, back to the airport and then to the next destination. It won't cost you extra for the flight, sometimes it actually cheaper.