Balkanology :: Explore Southeast EuropeDisclaimer: These pages are not actively maintained, and some of the practical information on the site is out of date. I am working on a new version of the site that will focus more on my photos and memories of travel in Southeast Europe, and less on practical details that too easily become obsolete. In the meantime, please treat the information here with caution.
Bosnia and Herzegovina :: Links
The sites listed on this page are specifically about Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many of the more general sites listed in the Overview of the Balkans are also useful for planning a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Travel Information
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BH Tourism - The Heart-Shaped Land
This site was relaunched in February 2006 and is a great improvement over the previous version. A wide variety of destinations is covered, with accommodation listings and transport timetables for each one. There is now some coveraged of Republika Srpska as well as the better-known attractions in the Federation. I still wish they would cut down the graphics content, though.
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Tourism Association of Sarajevo Canton
An excellent site that that includes accommodation listings and transport timetables as well as a guide to the sights of the city.
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Sonar: Explore Sarajevo
Another good Sarajevo portal, with a calendar of events as well as tourist information, maps, and transport details.
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Sarajevo In Your Pocket
I relied on the original In Your Pocket guide to Sarajevo when I first visited the city way back in 2002 - at that time it was virtually the only useful information available. After an absence of several years, Sarajevo has made a welcome return to the IYP website, along with a short guide to Banja Luka.
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Visit Mostar
Tourist information about Mostar and the surrounding area.
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Travnik Tourism
Travnik has an unusually informative website by Bosnian standards - it also includes information about nearby Vlašić Mountain.
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Tourist Organisation of Višegrad
One of the few good tourist information websites about the eastern part of Bosnia.
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Tourist Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton
This is one of the better cantonal tourist websites, covering a number of historic towns on or near the Bosna river in the heart of Bosnia. (Unfortunately the English version seems to have disappeared).
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Green Visions
Pioneering eco-tourism group, offering one-day and multi-day trips in the Bosnian mountains and to places of interest around the country. Their trips are very good but in my experience not always easy to arrange for an individual traveller.
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Velez Mountain Eco Tourism
Accommodation and activities in the Velez region just south of Mostar.
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Sarajevo Discovery
This site offers organised tours of Sarajevo for visitors who wish to see the city with a guide. They also organise trips to places such as Kraljeva Sutjeska Monastery and the village of Lukomir. It appears that all their tours require at least three people.
Transport and Practicalities
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ŽFBiH - Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ŽRS- Railways of Republika SrpskaThe railways within each of Bosnia's two entities are managed by separate organisations, hence there are two different web sites. The Federation site is largely "under construction" as at July 2009, but it does have station timetables and price lists for both domestic and international journeys. The Republika Srpska site is more complete (although not in English).
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CentroTrans - Eurolines - Centrolines
One of the larger Bosnian bus operators, particularly for longer routes. As of August 2007 the site is in Bosnian only, although that hasn't stopped them from adding a "swap to English" link that points nowhere. The site is apparently intended to show off somebody's Flash programming skills rather than to provide useful information, but if you are patient it is actually possible to find timetables buried in there somewhere. There are many other domestic bus companies so don't worry if the route you want is not listed here.
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A.D. Centrotrans
The main bus company within the Republika Srpska, also with connections to Serbia. The site is in Serbian only, but thankfully there are no Flash graphics so timetables can be easily found under "Redovi Vožnje". Note that "I. Sarajevo" refers to the Istočno Sarajevo (East Sarajevo or Srpsko Sarajevo) bus station, also known as Lukavica.
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Globtour Međugorje
AutoPrevoz-Bus Mostar
Transturist TuzlaMore regional bus timetables, in the local language only. Globtour operates some very useful routes, with destinations including Split, Dubrovnik, and even the Montenegrin coast.
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Sarajevo Airport
BH AirlinesBH Airlines have a small network of routes from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and Mostar. See the Sarajevo Airport site for other international carriers.
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JKP GRAS - Sarajevo Public Transport
Timetables for Sarajevo's network of trams, trolleys, buses and minibuses.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Includes details of visa requirements.
From the Travel Pages
A new look at Bosnia Herzegovina (Sarajevo and nearby rural areas)
The Guardian, 5 June 2010Welcome back to Sarajevo
The Independent on Sunday, 22 March 2009Peace dividend: unspoiled hiking in the Balkans
New York Times, 20 April 2008Welcome to Sarajevo: rebuilt and revitalised
The Independent, 29 July 2007Instant Weekend: Sarajevo
The Sunday Times, 8 July 2007A walk in the past (Hiking in rural Bosnia)
The Guardian, April 2007Sarajevo Reclaims its Lost Innocence
The New York Times, 05 February 2006. Also available without registration at The Sydney Morning Herald.Celebrating Bosnia
The Sunday Times, 25 July 2004Welcome back to Sarajevo
The Observer, 04 April 2004
Background
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The Bosnian Institute
The Institute is a London-based organisation that aims to inform the world about Bosnia. Its website includes in-depth articles on Bosnia and pointers to other resources (books and websites).
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Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo hosts a major film festival every August - find out more here.
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City of Mostar
This municipal site doesn't have an English version, and isn't aimed at tourists anyway. There are versions in the Croatian (hrvatski) and Bosnian (bosanski) languages - you can amuse yourself by trying to spot the differences between them.