Duration: 7 days
Pace: Balanced
Car-free: Mixed
Family friendly: Yes
Season: June to September
Budget: €80 to €140 per day, indicative
Travellers who want shade-and-water planning: city mornings, lake or cave middays, late-light decks, and one soft-rafting day, with realistic overnights near the water.
Sarajevo → Mostar (Herzegovina day for Blagaj, Počitelj and late-shade Kravica) → Bihać (Una decks and soft rafting, two nights) → Sarajevo slow finish.
~18 to 22 hours across seven days, spread over transfer days.
On foot and tram in the city, cable car to Trebević, guided transfers or self-drive between bases.
Day
Walk Baščaršija Old Bazaar for copper lanes and kahva (Bosnian coffee) sets, then step into the Gazi Husrev-beg complex courtyard and cross to Vijećnica for a short exhibition loop.
Pause for a small plate on Ferhadija. If heat builds, use a cool house museum (Svrzo House or Despić House) for an hour.
Ride the Trebević cable car for a city panorama and short signed paths to safe bobsleigh track viewpoints. Keep to paths in heat; save long walks for late light.
Simple lane loop and a riverfront drink.
Keep ground-level viewpoints; avoid long stairs in heat.
Cable-car stations are step-free; paths can be slick after showers.
Day
Flat paths and low bridges at Vrelo Bosne before the day warms. Add the Roman Bridge loop if shade holds.
Pick two:
Use shaded breaks and water stops; cafés are close by.
Springs are mostly level; museums have mixed access with lifts or short stairs.
Day
Drive or transfer to Mostar. Stop at Blagaj Tekija, then a short, steady climb to Počitelj terraces for a broad river view. Finish at Kravica Waterfalls for terrace views and a late-shade swim in roped zones. Overnight Mostar.
Keep Počitelj short; save energy for Kravica.
Blagaj paths are level; Počitelj steps are worn; Kravica uses marked paths and terraces with rails.
Day
Mostar to Bihać about 4.5 to 5 hours total, including the Jajce stop
Transfer north. Pause at fenced decks at the Pliva Waterfall and the Pliva lakes and mills boardwalks, then continue to Bihać. Overnight Bihać.
Use rails and shade at the decks; short boardwalk loops suit children.
Decks are level with rails; boardwalks can be damp.
Day
Bihać to Štrbački Buk about 50 to 70 minutes; Bihać to Martin Brod about 50 to 70 minutes
Walk the platforms at Štrbački Buk, then shaded bridges and channels at Martin Brod. In late afternoon, take a family-friendly soft-rafting run near Lohovo with licensed guides. Overnight Bihać.
Children sit in centre seats; bring water and sunscreen.
Boards and stones can be wet; shoes with grip help.
Day
Bihać to Sarajevo about 4.5 to 5 hours
If you did not visit Ostrožac Castle on Day 5, stop for ridge views over the Una bends, then make the long return to Sarajevo. Overnight Sarajevo.
Keep the stop short and shaded.
Parapets at Ostrožac are low; supervise children.
Day
Choose a café and a house museum, then add a lake block if you have time: Boračko Lake for pines and a shore loop, or Prokoško Lake for a grassy spur and lookout. Keep walking short and timed for breeze.
Choose beaches with shallow entry and shade.
Track conditions vary; check before you drive to high bowls.
Plan city walks early and decks late; use caves, springs, and lake shores for the middle of the day.
Distances look short on maps, but mountain and valley roads are slow. Allow buffer time; guided transfers reduce fatigue.
Kravica posts swim rules in season; parks use entry gates and small deck fees. Book rafting and long-day tours in advance.
Per person, excluding accommodation; rafting and transfers add to the range.
Quiet voices in memorial rooms; phones on silent; no flash; no drones in old towns or over rivers; swim only in marked zones and keep back from low parapets.
Keep Počitelj short, extend Kravica shade, and add Vrelo Bosne or Ilidža wellness on Day 7 instead of a lake drive.
Run intercity legs with private transfers and all day trips as guided tours with hotel pickup; the rest is on foot, tram, taxi, and cable car.
Add a Tvrdoš tasting if you extend the Mostar stay by a night and transfer south next day
Second day on the Una for more decks or a Kozara forest loop.
Drop Day 7 lake option and keep the slow finish.
No. Stay in Bihać for at least one night to enjoy decks and a rafting or castle stop.
About 4.5 to 5 hours from Sarajevo, depending on route and traffic. Plan stops at Jajce decks or similar to break the day.
Yes in late shade. Swim only in marked zones and avoid midday heat.
Yes with rests and shade. Keep children inside rail lines at decks and bridges and choose shallow entry beaches at lakes.
No. Use private transfers between bases and guided day trips from each base; city days are on foot, tram, taxi, and cable car.
