Sarajevo to Belgrade Full Day Tour one-way





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A guided one-way sightseeing journey from Sarajevo to Belgrade Make the most of your one-way transfer, stopping at standout sights along the way Travel comfortably with door-to-door transfers, including hotel pickup and drop-off Enjoy added perks, like a ride down green Drina River and a historic train ride journey
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Rogatica small town in east Bosnia.
Višegrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Вишеград, pronounced [ʋǐʃɛɡraːd]) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is resting at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 inhabitants, while the town of Višegrad has a population of 5,862 inhabitants.. The town includes the Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a UNESCO world heritage site which was popularized by Ivo Andrić in his novel The Bridge on the Drina. A tourist site called Andrićgrad (Andrić's Town), dedicated to Andrić, is located near the bridge.
Andrićgrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрићград, meaning "Andrić's town") is the name of a construction project located in Višegrad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina by film director Emir Kusturica. The town is dedicated to Yugoslav novelist and Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić. Construction of Andrićgrad, also known as Kamengrad (Каменград, "Stonetown") started on 28 June 2011, and was officially opened on 28 June 2014, on Vidovdan[1][circular reference]. Andrićgrad is located several kilometers from Kusturica's first town, Drvengrad, in Serbia.
The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Bosnian and Serbian: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića/Мост Мехмед-паше Соколовића; Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Köprüsü) is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan on the order of the Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović.[1] UNESCO included the bridge in its 2007 World Heritage List.
Mećavnik developed as testimony to the idea that anyone who once had his own home – can always have one. As one of the many people who didn’t return home after the war of the 1990s, whether because everything they had had been stolen and their house burnt to the ground, as was the case with my family, or because they disagreed with the politics of the time, the decision was made and a new home was built right here. Life was started afresh here on Mećavnik. Standing strangely like an island surrounded and defended by its older brothers from winds and storms, this hill became the place where, first in our dreams during a break in filming on Life is a Miracle, and then later in reality, a little town made of pine clapboards. The main inspiration was the ancient town of Ephesus, one of the first to have an urban core, something the towns of today lost sight of long ago as they continue to sprawl unplanned and orderless with no-one knowing how or where they will end. And it was for this very reason that Mećavnik was built, a medieval fortress defending itself from all the forms of poison that attack society. Its defences lie in cultural pursuits and the production of organic food! At Mećavnik, there is a juicery, but also a barn with thirty cows, while vegetables come from Barakovac, not far from Mećavnik, from the very gates to the Beli Rzav Canyon. On Iver, one of the peaks of Mt Tara, below Zborište, which stands guard over Mećavnik, the first ski resort in Serbia to have an artificial snow-making system was also built, and there, in the summer, two hundred sheep graze on the resort’s lush grass.
Viewpoint Banjska Stena The viewpoint is located 10 kilometers from Mitrovac. The road to the viewpoint is clearly marked, and there are benches and a safety fence at the top of it. The name Banjska stena comes from Banjsko vrelo, which is a spring at the foot of the viewpoint. The spring was of karst origin with water temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. Banja (Turkish for spa, resort) denotes a place with warm water. The citizens of Tara used this water even during the winter because it was always warm. Banjsko vrelo was flooded in the construction of lake Perućac. Under the viewpoint there is Banjsko točilo, a scree that was used in the 19th century for the transport of wood. Timbers were transported down the river by making rafts out of them which floated down Drina to Belgrade. Banjsko točilo is 1300 meters long and today it is covered by herbs, some of them very rare plants, characteristic of screes. From the viewpoint there is a wonderful view over the lake Perućac, Drina canyon, Osata area in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lake Perućac is an artificial lake 52 km long, and it was made by damming of Drina in 1966, for the construction of hydroelectric plant Bajina Bašta. Today, the lake is one of the biggest attractions of these parts. Here you can enjoy boat riding, swimming, sports fishing... Osat is an area on the left side of the middle part of Drina, also known as a strong building centre in the 19th century. Artisans from Osat built many houses and churches around the Central and Western Serbia. Characteristic for its architecture – log cabins in Tara got the name osaćanka.
The Šargan Eight (Serbian: Шарганска осмица, romanized: Šarganska osmica) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Serbia, running from the village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station. An extension to Višegrad in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was finished on 28 August 2010. It was planned to extend the railway to the village of Kremna by the end of 2011, and in 2013 to extend to the city of Užice
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Astra tours agency from Sarajevo organizes unforgettable tours for Sarajevo to Belgrade in one direction,in addition,our agency offers you the option of pick up at the address of a hotel or apartment. We also advise you to contact us by email and book you tour directly.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
Good day Good driver & guide he was very informative also felt comfortable & safe Thank you for a good memorable day
This was a fantastic way to transfer from Sarajevo to Belgrade. Our guides Muamer and Kemal were fantastic. Lots of laughs. All the stops were excellent. Great communication prior to the tour and pick up was on time. No other way to travel. Would definitely recommend.
I didn’t have much expectations for my transfer from Sarajevo to Belgrade, but Bosnian Voyager was able not only to arrange everything despite that I was going solo but also to organise some great stops along the way! I had an excellent driver and guide, Asim, who provided me with a wonderful day! Thank you!
Rephrase An immensely pleasurable expedition. Rephrase Our journey through the Balkans with my family proved to be a wonderful experience, booking a guided tour from Kotor to Sarajevo with Bosnian Voyager. At every turn, our expectations were surpassed - our guide, Kemal, demonstrated exceptional kindness and care for our needs. We cannot recommend Bosnian Voyager's tours more highly for those wishing to explore this beautiful region with knowledgeable and personable local leadership.
My journey from Belgrade to Sarajevo was fantastic. Our guide, Muamer, picked us up in front of the hotel in Belgrade. The attractions were very beautiful and interesting, but I want to highlight Drvengrad and Višegrad, where we spent a lot of time. Our guide was truly knowledgeable, especially about the history and culture of the Western Balkans."
I prefer to use local tour companies when I travel, rather than those with an international ownership. Usually that works well but this was a real disappointment. We had identified this tour as the preferred option based on TA and other reviews. Communication in booking was pretty slow and poor, which perhaps wasn't a good sign but I assumed was due to it being a small organisation. Anyway, we finally got a confirmation of booking. A couple of days before the tour, given the poor booking experience, I contacted the agency to reconfirm the booking and pick-up details etc. They said they potentially had a problem with a vehicle that was in the garage and could I move the tour to the following day. Due to only being in the area for a short period of time and having accommodation booked along the way, I couldn't move these arrangements by a day, which I told them. They said no problem, they would find a solution. So at 8am on the day of the tour, we are waiting for pick up. Anyway, they don't show up so I phone and ask what's happening. They say there is still a problem with the vehicle and can we go the following day. I say that I've already explained we can't and he had told me it would all be OK. After a bit of back and forth he says he has found someone who can take us to Belgrade essentially as a taxi transfer (i.e. no tour) but for the same price. I said that obviously wasn't acceptable so he said that we could do the tour stops but just with no English guide, as the driver he had found couldn't speak English (so I'm not sure what had happened to the guide who had been allocated to take us). Given we had no other options, we agreed to that. The driver picked us up around 9.30am, 90 mins after we were supposed to have left. We visited the main tour stops of Visegrad and the train/wooden village but a few of the other advertised stops were missed, which was a shame. To his credit, the driver did his very best to look after us, despite the language barrier and him not being a tour guide. He gave us a very good service, possibly on roads he had not travelled before and he got us to Belgrade safely. However, it wasn't the experience we had been promised or paid for. The whole issue could have been dealt with by proper communication. If we had known the day before that they had no intention of honouring the booked tour, we could have found a more suitable option. While we are grateful that they got us to Belgrade in the end, the overall service was poor and I would not be able to recommend this company to anyone. In terms of the route itself, Visegrad was worth seeing and the train and wooden village were interesting stops along the way. It's then quite a long, hilly drive to Belgrade but it was good to see the countryside.
We took two day transfers with this company: Montenegro to Bosnia, and Sarajevo to Belgrade. First of all, Muamer,was really responsive and answered all my questions before I booked the transfers. Everything was really well organized, both drivers/guides Kemal and Vomar (not sure about spelling) were very professional and delightful to spend time with, and also very good safe drivers. They took us to so many wonderful places and answered our questions. We highly recommend using “Bosnian Voyager” for all your travel needs.



