5 Waterfalls 3 Days

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a land of water—its territory boasts more waterfalls than some of the largest European countries combined. This three-day tour will introduce you to a part of that treasure: five waterfalls, mountain rivers and home-cooked food.

Just outside Banja Luka, at the village of Karanovac, the Svrakava River flows into the Vrbas. Svrakava is famous for its canyon, which ends at a beautiful spot where the river forms several small waterfalls. In Krupa na Vrbasu—named one of the “Best Tourist Villages in the World” by the UNWTO—the Krupa River makes lovely cascades just before it joins the Vrbas. The waterfall in Jajce is a city landmark: an amazing, over-20-metre drop right in the town centre. The Janj Islands are a tiny water paradise—natural karst wonderlands reminiscent of Renaissance gardens, with lush greenery, cascades, streams and little falls. And near Sanski Most, the Bliha Waterfall plunges from a 56-metre cliff.

Day 1

• Pickup by driver in Banja Luka

• Waterfall Svrakava (20 km from Banja Luka in Karanovac)

• Along the Vrbas through the Tijesno Canyon to Krupa na Vrbasu: riverside stroll and refreshments

• Continue 70 km south of Banja Luka to Jajce: the city waterfall right in the centre, plus the charming “Čarobni mlinCiCi” mills between the Small and Large Pliva Lakes

• Dinner and overnight in Jajce

Day 2

• Breakfast and city tour of Jajce

• Drive to the Janj Islands: a complex of small islets and falls—a nature lover’s haven

• Light snack and walk along the Janj River (always around 8 °C, year-round)

• Freshly caught trout lunch, a local specialty

• Visit Pecka Visitor Centre and walk to the spring of the Sana River

• Swimming and overnight at Lake Balkana

Day 3

• Tour of the old fortress near Ključ

• On to Bliha Waterfall: one of Bosnia’s most impressive natural jewels, plunging about 56 m. Legend says the nymph Bliha, drowned in sorrow, leapt from the cliff and became the river that formed the waterfall, while her sister became the Sana spring

• Nearby is the natural phenomenon Bobijaško Eye

• Lunch, then return to Banja Luka