Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege (fees included)

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| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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4 hours (approx.)

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Overview

PEACE OF MIND: Our products always include admissions/entrance fees to museums and attractions essential for unrivalled tour experiences.

During this tour, Sarajevo War Tunnel entrance fee (5 EUR Adults / 2.5 EUR children / students) is included in the tour price. You don't have to bother carrying local cash money at all.

As an added bonus, we provide a licensed English-speaking guide who is a local war veteran, ensuring a deeply immersive experience with captivating firsthand storytelling.

With a visit to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain of Trebević (with its most famous symbol – Olympic Bobsled track), and other locations crucial for better understanding of modern World longest siege – Siege of Sarajevo, this tour is by far the most interesting half day experience you can do when visiting Sarajevo.

This 4 hour experience will ensure easy understanding, reasons and facts behind the breakup and death of Yugoslavia.

What's Included

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Air-conditioned vehicle
PEACE OF MIND: Our products always include admissions fees to essential museums/attractions we visit
War Tunnel Entrance Fee (7.67 EUR per adult / 2.5 EUR children & students) included
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Sarajevo War Veteran English speaking guide

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Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

Enjoy the convenience of complimentary pick-up and drop-off services if needed.

Meeting point

Besarina čikma
Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

What To Expect

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Meet our team at the office or your preferred pickup location.Your guide is Sarajevo Siege survivor, who will introduce your to the story of Breakup of Yugoslavia and Siege of Sarajevo, and will make sure no questions remain unanswered, even of personal nature, so don’t refrain from sharing your thoughts and opinions at any moment of time.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pijaca Markale (Pass By)

We will pass by Markale Markets (largest massacre site in Sarajevo during the 1992-1995)

Sarajevo Memorial for Children Killed during Siege (Pass By)

We will pass by memorial dedicated to 1601 children murdered in Sarajevo during the 1992-1995.

Sniper Alley

Regions of Marijin Dvor and ex hotel Holiday Inn (now hotel Holiday) are famous under the name of Sniper Alley, which was the most dangerous part of Sarajevo.First stop of the day is Hotel Holiday. Built for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics, during the Siege it used to be a home to various foreign journalists and reporters who were reporting on Bosnian war and Siege of Sarajevo.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sarajevo War Tunnel

Next stop of the day will be War Tunnel Museum – Tunnel of Hope, which was the major “blood vessel” for heavily sieged and destroyed city. At the Tunnel we shall see a short movie about the War in Sarajevo and Tunnel, followed by going through the Tunnel itself.At the exhibition part of the museum we will have the opportunity to see many interesting exhibits directly connected with the Siege of Sarajevo.The trip to the tunnel and all the way in the tunnel is covered with a true first person experience of classy guide, survivor of the Siege of Sarajevo, who is always willing to answer question (no matter what they are). We will learn about the origins of the War on Balkans and Death of Yugoslavia, the dreams Serbian leaders have had, and how they succeeded to seduce large number of Serbian nationalists throughout the whole Balkans, and made them go to war.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Trebevic Mountain

After the Tunnel we head towards the mountain Trebević which, by vast majority of its length, was a first line during the Siege and place of many battles on many battlefields.At the site we will have the opportunity to see where the real destruction appeared, such as Zlatište, Osmice, Trebević Vidikovac and many other destroyed facilities and sites.Moreover, we will see the remains of bunkers, minefields, military tank caterpillar traces, tranches, bullets and grenade shrapnels and many many other interesting sites of destruction, which today, at the present time, haven’t yet being repaired or restored. They just stand there like two decades later, the war haven’t even ended yet.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Trebević Vidikovac

One of the most beautiful viewpoints above Sarajevo. During the Siege of Sarajevo, position of Army of Republic of Srpska.Here you will get the real feeling what the great mice and cats game had been played, and how the Republic of Srpska forces (VRS) with such a great advantage never got the real chance to take over Sarajevo city.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Sarajevo Bobsleigh, originally built for the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, is one of the main highlights of the tour. Once there, we can admire Yugoslavian brutalist architecture, and learn more about the unfortunate events which took place at this location during the Siege of Sarajevo, since it used to stand on one of the main front lines.However, Bobsled is today featured at the top of the Worlds most beautiful abandoned places lists. It holds amazing amount of various graffiti by artists from all around the World, and you have a chance to see them all.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jewish Cemetery Sarajevo

Upon return to the city last stop of the day will be Jewish Cemetery, known for its historical importance as it is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, but during the Siege of Sarajevo was the main front line and sniper nest of the Republic of Srpska army.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sarajevo (Pass By)

After the tour, we will drop you off at your desired location in Sarajevo.

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Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
A low amount of walking is involved
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran’s Story of the Siege (fees included)?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025