DRIVING FROM CROATIA TO BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Country 18

[@robwilliams2410]

So glad that you two put Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina on your itinerary. 🇭🇷🇧🇦 I spent a year volunteering in Sarajevo after the war (1997/98) and have returned several times since then, including three times with my wife, the last trip was with another couple. Fun fact: the last border crossing from Croatia to Bosnia Herzegovina was from Dubrovnik en route to Sarajevo via Sutjeska-Nationalpark. At the time, our group consisted of two Germans, one American and one Turkish citizen. Now, we’re all Germans. I have travelled extensively throughout Bosnia Herzegovina, including along the Neretva river valley between Mostar and the Adriatic coast, where I’m guessing that you guys made the border crossing into BiH. Despite all the research and serendipitous discoveries in the region, I completely missed the waterfalls that you visited. That’s very typical of the geography and reminds me of Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. I’ve never spent anything approaching that much for a tourist attraction in BiH, but see that as a positive sign that they are developing their tourism infrastructure. The guided walking tours in Sarajevo are indeed excellent. On the one hand, it’s slightly unfortunate that your guide was too young to give you first hand insight about the war. Nonetheless, there are also excellent younger guides, and I’m sure that it is also interesting to hear the perspective of the postwar generation. It’s hard for me to fathom that a whole generation has come of age since the end of the war. Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina are beautiful countries with wonderful people, lots of history, fascinating architecture and beautiful geography. It warms my heart when people take the opportunity to travel beyond the tourist top destinations and take the opportunity to get to know these places.

[@AlbaTar1992]

Local border crossings are only for locals. For people who live in the vicinity of the border.

[@libinkc1274]

Did you pay any toll fee in Bosnia ?

[@AlbaTar1992]

Monastery😂

[@stewartchen]

Thanks for sharing your experience! Am planning to drive to Bosnia from Milan but there are no car rental companies that allow me to drive to Bosnia! How did you manage to do it?

[@KJandSarah]

Oh bummer! We rented through SIXT at the Dubrovnik airport and it didn’t seem to be a problem. We also returned it to the Dubrovnik airport, so maybe it needs to be a roundtrip itinerary instead of a one way?

[@user-ez2bs3fq1x]

What roads did u take?

[@eldindokara7868]

Blagaj (Blaggaay)😂

[@user-ez2bs3fq1x]

Why cant you go on the locals road?

[@robwilliams2410]

Some smaller roads don’t have any border facilities, and some have roads that terminate in a small enclave and don’t lead anywhere beyond that.

[@fapmashina1]

If you're going to the Pelješac peninsula there's brand new and grandiose suspension bridge you should see!

[@KJandSarah]

Thank you! Great to know :)

[@fapmashina1]

@@KJandSarah You're welcome! It is called Pelješac bridge and it is connecting two sides of the Croatian territory across the Adriatic sea and it is bypassing short stretch of Bosnia And Herzegovina territory! It is 2404 meters long and 55 meters above sea level! Kind regards!