After three weeks of roaming around Europe from one historical location to another, this tour of Sarajevo was the equal of anything I’d experienced in six countries.
The sombre story of Sarajevo’s siege was brought dynamically to life by the personal testimony of Mustapha, our driver and guide.
Expertly narrated, with just the right balance of detail and personal insight, Mustapha took us through the streets of Sarajevo, past the Market where more than sixty people died on one day to the Tunnel of Hope Museum, where the story of how Sarajevo defied Serbian aggression almost alone for over three years was told.
It was a chastening and humbling experience to hear Mustapha’s testimony and to see what it took to survive in those dreadful times.
The tour continued with a visit to the former Winter Olympic bobsleigh runs and the Yellow Fortress, with its commanding views of the city below.
I couldn’t have wished for a better and more illuminating experience than this - visiting the Tunnel museum without an educator like Mustapha to help me to understand it properly would have been a terrible error.
Asim at the office was also excellent at coordinating the beginning of the tour and deserves a mention for his helpfulness.
Absolutely brilliant.
This tour was guided by Eddy. 4 persons in a small bus. Very interesting, which gave us you a very good, picture of the period of war. Eddy was best guide we have faced in years. Lots of information, energy, historic back ground etc. With nice views from different perspectives of the city of Sarajevo.
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04/22/2024
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Julien_N
The tour was very good, our guide Edin had extensive knowledge (and also spoke from personal experiences, which is a major plus!!!) about the history and hardships of what Sarajevo/Bosnia had gone through.
Very pleased with this tour.
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04/22/2024
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vancouvertravler
We had an amzing tour with Info Bosnia & would highly recomend them.
Our tour guide Edin was brilliant & probably the best tour guide we have ever had.
The fact that he was born there & knows about the history first hand made a huge difference.Edin's talks were not rehearse & came from personal experiences,
I felt like I learned so much about sarajevo & what happened during the conflict without feeling like we attended a boring lecture.
The whole experience from my first e mail inquiry with Asim was very professional & they could not have been more accommodating.
We took the "times of misfortune tour" and we culdn't be happier about it. Our tour guide Edin drove us around Sarajevo and its beautiful sorrounding hills as he explained us all the details about the city's most recent events. His explanations helped us understanding the recent history of this city better and he added stories of him or his family, making it more personal. We can't recommend this tour and Edin enough..
JLloydLondon