BiH to Host World Paragliding Championship in 2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina will host the 7th World Paragliding Accuracy Championships which will be held next year, August 18-25, 2013, on Mount Bjelašnica. Read more »

Rafting on Drina and Tara Rivers

RThe Drina River is created by the confluence of Montenegrin rivers of Tara and Piva and enters Bosnia and Herzegovina at Šćepan Polje plateau. It passes through Foča, Višegrad and Goražde, taking in along the way the waters of several smaller and bigger tributaries – the Lim, the Prača and the Rzav rivers. Read more »

Rafting on Una River

The legend has it that Una river was named by the Romans, who were so taken by its beauty when they first saw it that they named it “UNA” (lat. one, the only). It runs for 212.5 kilometres from the springs in Donja Suvaja and Donji Lapac areas, to the confluence with Sava river. The canyon in upper Una, upstream from Lohovo, the canyon of the lower Unac river – upstream from its confluence with Una to the Field of Drvar, and the area between the two rivers, makes up the territory of one of the three national parks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more »

Rafting on Neretva River

At 230 kilometres, the Neretva is the longest tributary of the Adriatic Sea in the Balkans. Its springs are located in the area of Čemerna. The natural beauty and the rich cultural and historical heritage along the river make it an increasingly attractive tourist destination, perfectly suited for eco and adventure tourism. That is especially true in the area of Upper Neretva, and the best way to get introduced to its beauty is to thunder downstream in a rubber dinghy – the popular rafting. Read more »

National Geographic Ranks BiH in the Top10 Adventure Tourism Desitanations in the World

National Geographic ranked Bosnu i Hercegovina among the 10 best adventure destinations for 2012. Among the destinations that offer excellent rafting, mountaineering, skiing and other adrenaline sports, BiH was named as offering the best mountain biking trails. Three years ago, Lonely Planet declared Bosnia and Herzegovina the state with greatest potential to become the top adventure destination in Eastern Europe.

Rujište Growing into a Tourist Centre

The winter season that recently started on Rujište has been very successful so far. Great numbers of visitors and fine weather conditions has made Rujište a popular destination, at least with BiH tourists. To illustrate that, we should note that booking and reservations for the celebration of the New Year’s Eve 2012 were opened since June 2011 and all rooms at the “Snježna Kuća” (Snow House) Hotel were already reserved by the end of October. Read more »

Bosanska Krupa: Exhibition of BiH Protected Heritage

The Commission for Conservation of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office for Protection of Cultural Heritage from Bihać and the City Gallery of Bosanska Krupa, organize an exhibition of protected heritage monuments aimed to remind the general public of the cultural wealth which is the foundation of our identity and has been, for a number of reasons, Read more »

New Year's Fair Bihać 2011

A meeting of the companies, about 50 of them, that aplied for participation in the „New Year's Fair Bihać 2011“, held a meeting at the Bihać Town Hall. This year’s Fair will be held on the Main Municipal Square in Bihać, under a 200 square-metres heated tent, with a whole day long music programme. Read more »

d5th Issue of Turizam BiH Magazine Hits News Agents

The main topic of this issue is the pilgrimage tourisma. It is covered in a series of very interesting articles in the “This Issue's Topic” department. Read more »

Tourist potentials of Jablanica

The oldest archaeological findings show that a settlement existed in Jablanica as early as the iron age. However, the area truly flourished in Roman times and in the Middle ages, as witnessed by a total of 42 dig sites with 683 necropolises and menhirs. The menhir sites were of no interest to the tourists in the past, since they were not properly marked and there was no infrastructure that would bring the tourists to them. Read more »