First Impressions of Bosnia & Herzegovina | Kravice Waterfall, Pocitelj, and Blagaj

After we finished making our way down the coast of Croatia, we crossed the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina- country #2 of our Balkans road trip! This is honestly a country we did not know much about but all it took was one day and we were immediately blown away!
We started our first morning at the Kravice Waterfall which is a series of waterfalls that expands nearly 100 feet tall and 500 feet across along a cliff’s edge. Unlike the Plitvice Waterfall in Croatia, you can swim in Kravice so we jumped in first thing and enjoyed the cool water and beautiful setting - the waterfalls are surrounded by the trees, giving the entire area a “hidden paradise” kind of a feel.
After Kravice, we made our way to Pocitelj which is this really cool, small medieval town on the banks of the Neretva River! Počitelj is a hillside town complete with picturesque houses, fortified stone walls and a fortress. We wandered around the cobblestone streets and climbed to the top of a tower for some beautiful panoramic views of the town and river below.
Finally we made our way to Blagaj - we visited the very popular Dervish Monastery before making our way above town to the Blagaj Fort. We were SO impressed with the fortress. It was built on a high karst hill, 275 meters above sea level. It was incredibly well preserved and offered some amazing long range views!
After a very long but amazing day, we made our way to Mostar to get ready for our next adventure in Bosnia and Herzegovina!
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[@tarik6990]

Thank you for visiting, please come again! On a sidenote, the house in Blagaj is not a monastery, it's an old turkish dervish house.

[@jewels696]

I just found you! We are going to Mostar from Split next month. We love your day trip to Kravice Falls. I love to swim every chance, too. You are doing a great job! And your info is great, pronunciation is not bad, and your reparté is fun. Catch you in Mostar and Nevido Canyon!

[@WaypointofView]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@floral8795]

I’m so surprised you guys don’t have way more subscribers! I just found this channel and you guy’s editing skills, shots, and personalities are amazing! I’m planning a trip to Bosnia so this helps a lot, as well. Keep it up!

[@WaypointofView]

That is so sweet of you to say, thank you so much! 😍😍

[@damirbato5686]

Fun fact that castle at 4:30 is not medieval but was built by our ancestors thousands of years ago as a lookout spot seeing all the ships coming in and going but was then rebuilt during the medieval times under the Kingdom of Bosnia.Sadly many ppl when they hear Bosnia automatically think of war, death, destruction ,its not safe ,yet its probably one of the safest countries in all of Europe.Bosnia has thousands of lakes ,rivers ,ponds, thousands of small and big waterfalls, has the last primeval rainforest Peručica in all of Europe or 1 of the 2,has thousands of unexplored cave systems some small others are massive,90% of the country is nothing but green everywhere you look.You can go swimming in the sea, hike some of the biggest mountains, explore places no one has gone before, everything is really cheap, probably some of the most generous and hospitable ppl you will meet anywhere,and thats not even 5%.Thousands of castles,megalithic cities like Daorson,stećci dotting the entire country (megalithic stone blocks with ancient bosnian symbols,writing,mythology) and much much more.I honestly believe Bosnia will become one of the most tourist visited countries in the Balkans and in Europe and you can see that with each passing year as the number of tourists doubles and triples.All good people from around the world are welcome regardless of race,religon,country,we welcome all the same way.Love from a Bosnian-American

[@unknmanserbia2642]

Guys, you should also check Trebinje if you are near!

[@uzor123]

These are places my beloved mother showed me, i cried. Thank you for uploading, there are still many rafting and beauty to see. I appreciate it wasnt just mostar and sarajevo shown.

[@WaypointofView]

We are so glad you enjoyed our video! Thank you so much for the heartfelt comment! We really enjoyed our time there! I will admit, our next video will be from Mostar but we also hiked to lukomir, and did some hiking out by the border of Montenegro!

[@atticuskilby515]

Bosnia is such a beautiful country. I have visited 3 times since 2018 and look forward to returning.

[@gregsage1605]

Your ending made me laugh - lots of "uphill" experiences. Its really kewl that you are able to visit so many sites that aren't stand behind the red ribbon places. Loved this!

[@WaypointofView]

Thanks! We were in a funny mood after watching that dung beetle… thanks so much for your comments and all of your support! We truly do appreciate it!!

[@paulwilliams2663]

You can drink direct from river at Blagaj, I've drunk it, and it's how locals drink. They informed me, locals know best.

[@aparson2967]

Another win for clean water! Even the dung beetle pitches in to keep it clean.

[@ammasrishi]

We feel compelled to finally leave a comment after the dung beetle clip and dialogue. In our house, we watch all your videos and eagerly wait for the new ones to drop. We started watching when you did a video on Twin Falls, ID, which is where I grew up. I shared the Idaho videos with my Idaho family and we all learned a lot that we didn't know before. We love your energy, the choices you make in destinations and experiences, and we are living vicariously through all your adventures. Thank you for all your hard work, we know this is a huge effort. We are all fantasizing that you get an offer to do your own show and that you don't have to go back to regular jobs.

[@WaypointofView]

Thanks so much for the kind comment!! So happy to know you are enjoying our videos!! We are in Turkey now and plan to keep traveling for several more months so there are many more adventures to come!!!

[@phoebescherer3908]

Love the videos, please keep them coming!! Really appreciate all the hard work you guys put into them. I discovered you channel while in lockdown in NZ 🇳🇿 it has kept my travel dreams alive ❤️🧳

[@WaypointofView]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! So glad to know you enjoy our videos! And you should know New Zealand is one of our favorite countries we have ever visited! We went to the South Island many years ago, long before our KZbin channel, so no videos of our time there but we LOVE NZ!

[@akepatinagaraju8564]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@carolekelly7034]

Absolutely love your videos. Please keep them coming.

[@WaypointofView]

Thanks so much!! We really appreciate it! And Don’t worry we aren’t stopping making videos, we were just in a funny mood after watching that dung beetle in slow motion so we picked up the camera… I hope it didn’t sound like we were complaining 😀!

[@sonnysantino7849]

Go to Sarajevo..you will see and experience one of the most beautiful and unique cities in Europe!

[@WaypointofView]

We did go to Sarajevo! We spent a couple days there near the old town! It is a beautiful city! We did not make a separate video on Sarajevo but we did enjoy it very much!

[@libertas5005]

I subscribed after the "turd up the hill joke". That was hilarious

[@WaypointofView]

🤣🤣🤣 glad you enjoyed it! 😉

[@Aqva78]

👍FROM BOSNIA

[@WaypointofView]

Your country is beautiful!

[@jaredhorneministries]

Thanks for all the videos! My wife and I get to travel a lot with our work and lifestyle and we get a bunch of ideas for places when we're in the area from your videos. Also my wife says all the time how much she loves yall and wants to be friends!

[@WaypointofView]

Awww that makes us so happy to hear, thank you so much!! ☺️🥰☺️

[@marycaats]

Amazing views! And I love your fluffy jacket! Hi from SPb

[@WaypointofView]

Haha thanks so much! I am mildly obsessed with that jacket now! 🤣🤣

[@hasnijahrustic7557]

❤🇧🇦

[@naeemmohammad7220]

you guys are amazing , Love the video how you connect viewers with your communication we feel like we are traveling with you guys . you guys are such a Nice couple , keep enjoying and keep it up . Thanks for sharing , Love to go and see Bosnia ,

[@WaypointofView]

That is so nice of you to say, thank you so much!! 🥰🥰

[@hasan1182001]

Love your videos and travels. I am just surprised how come such amazing vlogs have such low number of viewers. I love traveling Balkans, though your way of traveling is not budget-friendly (on my level of budget standard), still I watch them before going to travel. Keep traveling and keep posting for us. All the best wishes...

[@WaypointofView]

Thank you for watching and thanks so much for the kind words of encouragement! ☺️😍

[@lorrainec5097]

If you are in Kyrgyzstan, I hope you make it to Uzbekistan. We went to the 5 Stans in 2019 and it was an awesome trip. Safe travels!

[@WaypointofView]

We loved Kyrgyzstan and we would have loved to see all of the Stans but many are closed due to covid. We did plan to visit Uzbekistan but when we went to get our E-visa, the site was down and the embassy in Bishkek told us it was take a week to get a visa through them.. so we left the Stans for Turkey but we might circle back 😉

[@libertas5005]

5:47 Cevapi served with fries is a crime. I honestly think you picked the worst place to try that in Bosnia haha :) Cevapi is not a specialty in the south of the country, but Sarajevo, Travnik and Tuzla are Cevapi capitals of the country.

[@balkanadian5376]

Hey guys ! Really enjoy the video. I was born in the balkans and am currently in Canada trying to make videos like these as well! Ill be staying tuned, would love a follow back :) caoooo i dobrodosli

[@vishalsaneja12]

I like you guys... Thank you for all the wonderful videos. Why does jess remind me of Julia Roberts #pretty woman

[@WaypointofView]

☺️☺️ Thanks so much, so sweet of you to say!! 😍