Driving to the top of the Nisicka plateu you will notice breathtaking view of fields full of sheeps and cows nearby the villages. People that are living here are famous for organic food, milk products. Its a perfect place for mountain bike or hiking and walking trough the forests.
Bijambare tract, encompassing 370 ha, is recently proclaimed by law as protected area of the fifth grade ("protected landscape”). It is traditionally highly valued because of its natural beauty and richness. The Reserve is situated in the northeast slopes of the Canton Sarajevo near Nisici highland. Its accessibility, due to favourable position near by the regional road Sarajevo-Tuzla, makes it additionally attractive for tourists. At altitude averaging 950 m a.s.l. thick old evergreen forest with various pine trees and fresh air is found. There are also beautiful meadows crossed by two creaks that form small lakes and sink underground into karstified limestone rock base. Being situated in the karstic region area is rich with most karst phenomena such as karstic depressions, sinkholes and, most importantly, 6 known caves. The reserve is attractive for spelaeology, hiking, cycling, horse-riding, picnic, mountaineering, alpinism, fishing, hunting, skiing, collecting of medical herbs and mushrooms, etc. Certainly, the greatest attraction is the presence and accessibility of caves that are nicely grouped. In three horizons there are five caves that are named and better known, but there is also one more unnamed cave and possibly even more undiscovered ones. The largest cave is called Bijambare main cave, or sometimes: mid-Bijambare or simply Bijambare. The main cave is of considerable magnitude, 420 m long (along the main path, neglecting branches) with 4 huge "halls” stretching up to 60 m in the diameter and to over 30 m in height. One of the halls (the last one) is commonly called "concert-hall” due to its impressive size. The cave is rich with cave "jewellery” forms such as stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, basins, side-blocks and alike. It is presently inhabited by colony of bats and crickets. Other inhabitants could possibly also be found. In the upper Bijambare cave stone-tools of the cave-man were found after brief explorations in 1967. Most probably many more could be dug-out. Skeletons of ancient bears, dears and other animals were also discovered in some of the caves.
In Ethno Beys village is located in a protected natural reserve zone Bijamabare between Niička highlands and Bijambaras cave, place Borak. Altitude is 1040, we are 500 m away from the main road Sarajevo - Tuzla. The village is located 40 km from Sarajevo city center. Take the M18 road to Tuzla and continue about 30 km and on the left side you will see our sign. Only Bosnian native food prepared in authentic way unchanged for decades. From the nearby villages buyed fruits, vegetables, brandy, flour, smoked meat, honey, flour, and milk products which are grown or made on the organic way without using artificial pesticides.
Tour duration: 5 hours
Tour includes: Professional tour guide, Transfer, Enterence fees
The siege of Sarajevo began 20 years ago this week (6 April 1992). Lasting nearly four years, it became one of the most dramatic and emblematic events of the violent breakup of the former Yugoslavia and the conflict which left an estimated 200,000 people killed and some 2.7 million refugees and internally displaced - the largest displacement in Europe since the Second World War.
The siege brought enormous suffering and misery to some 400,000 inhabitants of the Bosnian capital at the time. Constantly shelled and sniped, people were cut off from food, medicine, water and electricity. Thousands of civilians were killed and wounded. During the war, people in Bosnia and Herzegovina witnessed every conceivable human rights violation or abuse - ranging from ethnic cleansing and rape to mass executions and starvation.
First stop of our is the Olympic komplex - Olyimpic stadium and Olympic Hall Zetra. Winter Olympic games in '84 were the highest cultural point of Sarajevo as a city. 8 years later Bosnia was in the war, and Sarajevo was under siege. Agressor forces didn't spare olympic komplex.
Historical museum has exibition of the Bosnian war, from beginning and fall of Yugoslavia till Hague tribulal and war crimes. It is horribly ironic but also authentic that a museum such as this, badly damaged during the siege, should now house the permanent exhibtion Surrounded Sarajevo' which looks at the impact of the nearly four years of war on the city's citizens.Here, in a non-partisan or judgemental fashion, the story of the siege is told through photographs and artefacts, from hand-made heating, cooking and fighting implements to aid items that came in from abroad.
In the Tunnel museum you will see how we menage to connect Sarajevo with free Bosnian teritory. Main goal was to bring enough suplies into the city and to bring out the wunded ones. But something else came in the city trouh the tunnel- it was hope, hope for a chance to survive the siege.
The Sarajevo's Jewish cemetery, located outside the town on Mount Trebevic, is one of the most famed Sephardic burial grounds in the world. Founded in 1630, when Rabbi Samuel Baruch rented the land, it is the oldest intact burial ground of any religious group in Sarajevo and is known for its age and beauty.. Cemetery gained worldwide fame as the place from which Sarajevo was attacked the most and from which snipers killed innocent citizens as a part of daily routine.
The first vicimes of the siege were killed on this bridge by serbian snipers. This bridge is also called Romeo and Juliet bridge- unfortunatly this story has also to do with the war.
Sarajevo roses are marked spots on the streets. On these spots granades and mortar shells fell and killed innocent civilians. We have marked them with red color as a reminder of 11541 killed civilians during the siege.
This was the main marketplace during the war, crowded with people. Two times serbian forces killed dozen civilians using mortar shells.
Tour duration: 5 hours
Tour includes: Professional tour guide, Transfer, Enterence fees
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina, sorrounded by Olyimpic mountins, in the valley of river Miljacka. Population of Sarajevo is cca 420 000 citizens. Established as a city in 15th century by Isaj Bey Ishakovic, Sarajevo became a main crossroad for caravans and traders from east, west, north and south. It has rich culture, and for centuries presence of all monotheistic religions. In circle of just 100 meters you can find mosque, orthodox church, chatolic chaetedral and jewish synagogue in the town. Walking trough the main street you can see the fine line between Ottoman and Austro - Hungarian architecture - we call it "Sarajevo meeting of cultures". Take a tour with us and discover our small city with big stories, the place where east meets west.
First stop on our tour will be Seher-Cehajina Bridge, that connects Spite house and City Hall. It's located in the Old town, on the spot where story of Sarajevo as a city begins before these two atractions. After introduction we'll visit City Hall (National libery) built in 1896. in Moorish style. It's triangle shaped building full of decorations and unique details. City Hall was destroyed during the last war, we reconstructed it on summer 2014.
After City Hall we'll proceed to the heart of Old Town - main square Bačarija. On the way well cross the street with restaurants of bosnian traditional dish Čevapi. Going trough the only remaining street from Ottoman period - Kazandžiluk and entering Bačarija, you'll enjoy the smell of Bosnian coffee and flavours of hookah bars. Bačarija is the main square with its famous public font Sebilj.
From Bačarija we'll move down the Sarači street to Gazi Husrev Bey's mosque. It's the most important mosque in Sarajevo with beautiful story of its builder. Near the mosque there is Clock tower also from the XV century, Madrass, and Morica Han.
Sarajevo is multicultural, multireligious and multiethnical city for centuries. Nearby Gazi Husrev Bey's mosque there are Jewish old and new temples, Sacred Heart Chaetedral and Old Orthodox Church.
There is a border, in the "sweet corner" in Old town, between two cultures - two empires. That border is called "Sarajevo meeting of Cultures" and its a place where you can see two sides of the street, on one side Ottoman architecture ends and on the other side Austro - Hungarian architecture starts.
Moving from Sweet corner trough Bezistan, Sarajevo's covered market from Ottoman Empire, to one of the most visited locations in Sarajevo, Latin bridge. Famous for assassination of Austro - Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand, what triggered the WWI.
Drive trough the city to Bosna springs, the nature protected area in Ilidza, the green oasis of Sarajevo. Bosna is the river from witch this country got the name.
At the end of the tour we'll visit Sarajevo's tunnel. With introduction about the Bosnian war and siege of Sarajevo you'll learn what was hapening here during the longest siege in modern history '92-'95. We'll visit Tunnel museum, watch a short film about the war and go trough the tunnel.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Tour includes: Professional tour guide, Transfer, Enterence fees
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