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Highlights
  • enjoy the atmosphere of the olympic mt. trebevic and explore the abandoned bobsled, indulge in mind provoking history puzzles and understand the story of death of yugoslavia., save your money and optimise your time by joining the sarajevo total siege 4-hour tour, visit one of the oldest and largest jewish cemeteries in europe., walk the narrow man-made tunnel and understand why is it popularly called the “tunnel of hope”
  • enjoy the atmosphere of the olympic mt. trebevic and explore the abandoned bobsled., see the exhibits at the war tunnel museum, take in views of the city from trebevic mountain, travel comfortably by air-conditioned minivan, walk the narrow man-made tunnel and understand why is it popularly called the “tunnel of hope”

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Included
  • war tunnel entrance fee (5 eur per adult / 2.5 eur children & students) included, air-conditioned vehicle, peace of mind: our products always include admissions fees to essential museums/attractions we visit, sarajevo war veteran english speaking guide
  • experienced guide, free pickups, transport by air-conditioned minivan, war tunnel entrance fee, war veteran / driver

Version 19 – August 03, 2023 12:10

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Description Summary
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege (fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege (fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege – the Siege of Sarajevo.

Version 18 – August 03, 2023 11:37

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  • Traveler pickup is offered. We pick up from everywhere at every address within Sarajevo city.
  • We are located at Besarina Čikma 5, right in the old town of Sarajevo and are easy to find. Look for the orange sign "Funky Tours".
  • Traveler pickup is offered.We pick up from everywhere at every address within Sarajevo city.Besarina čikma 5, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • We are located at Besarina Čikma 5, right in the old town of Sarajevo and are easy to find. Look for orange sign "Funky Tours".Airports:Butmir Airport, Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaHotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.

Version 16 – August 03, 2023 08:58

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Guide type
  • Tour Guide

Trip difficulty
  • Easy

Health items
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers

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  • Europe/Belgrade

Version 13 – July 12, 2023 10:52

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  • Address: Funky Tours, Besarina čikma, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,


  • Address: Besarina čikma 5, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Version 12 – July 12, 2023 10:47

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Product Name
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Sarajevo Siege
  • Modern World Longest Siege - Siege of Sarajevo Half-day Tour

Description Summary
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege (fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege the Siege of Sarajevo.
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum. During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights that relate to the Sarajevo Siege. Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. Take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it related to the siege. Stop by the Jewish Cemetery, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. 

Description
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum
  • During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights related to the Sarajevo Siege. 
  • Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. 
  • Later, take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it relates to the siege of Sarajevo. Walk the Olympic Bobsled and understand the glory of Sarajevo during the 1984 Winter Olympics.
  • Stop by the Jewish Cemetery, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. The tour ends in central Sarajevo.
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege ( with fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege – the Siege of Sarajevo.

Version 11 – July 12, 2023 10:44

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Description Summary
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum. During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights that relate to the Sarajevo Siege. Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. Take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it related to the siege. Stop by the Jewish Cemetery, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. 
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum. During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights that relate to the Sarajevo Siege. Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. Take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it related to the siege. Stop by the Jewish Cemetery and go to Yellow Bastion, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. The tour ends in central Sarajevo.

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Version 8 – July 12, 2023 10:21

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Description
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege ( with fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege – the Siege of Sarajevo.
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege ( with fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege – the Siege of Sarajevo.

Included
  • experienced guide, free pickups, transport by air-conditioned minivan, war tunnel entrance fee, war veteran / driver
  • driver/guide, experienced guide (majority of our guides are all sarajevo siege survivors, capable for telling story from their own experiences. some of them have been involved as soldiers and others as honourable citizens of sarajevo), hotel pickup (if required by guests who stay out of the old town of sarajevo), transport by air-conditioned minivan, war tunnel entrance fee

Excluded
  • food and drinks
  • entry/admission - sarajevo war tunnel, food and drinks

Version 7 – July 12, 2023 10:18

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Version 6 – July 12, 2023 10:18

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Description
  • Sarajevo War Tour: A Veteran's Story of the Siege ( with fees included) is a guided tour by a local war veteran and is by far the most important half-day tour you can take when visiting Sarajevo. 
  • It will take you to the War Tunnel Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic mountain Trebević (with its most famous symbol – the Olympic Bobsled track), and a few other locations crucial for a better understanding of the modern World's longest siege – the Siege of Sarajevo.
  • Get a firsthand account of the Siege of Sarajevo from a guide who survived it on a half-day tour. Travel to the War Tunnel Museum in an air-conditioned minivan with a small group and learn about the breakup of Yugoslavia and the years-long siege. Visit Trebevic Mountain, the Jewish Cemetery, and Yellow Bastion.

Highlights
  • enjoy the atmosphere of the olympic mt. trebevic and explore the abandoned bobsled., see the exhibits at the war tunnel museum, take in views of the city from trebevic mountain, travel comfortably by air-conditioned minivan, walk the narrow man-made tunnel and understand why is it popularly called the “tunnel of hope”
  • see the exhibits at the war tunnel museum, take in views of the city from trebevic mountain, travel comfortably by air-conditioned minivan

Version 4 – July 12, 2023 10:07

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  • EUR

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Version 2 – July 12, 2023 10:05

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Description Summary
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum. During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights that relate to the Sarajevo Siege. Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. Take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it related to the siege. Stop by the Jewish Cemetery and go to Yellow Bastion, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. The tour ends in central Sarajevo.
  • Meet your Sarajevo Siege survivor guide in Old Town, or arrange for hotel pickup. Begin your small-group tour by heading to the War Tunnel Museum. During the drive, learn about the history of the breakup of Yugoslavia from your guide. While traveling, observe the Markale Massacre sites, the Bosnian Presidency building, Sniper Alley, Marshall Tito Barracks, the Bosnian Parliament, and other sights that relate to the Sarajevo Siege.
  • Arrive at the tunnel and learn about its history. Explore the museum exhibition, and then learn about post-war and post-siege Sarajevo. Hear stories about the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. Take in views from the top of Trebevic Mountain and understand how it related to the siege.
  • Stop by the Jewish Cemetery and go to Yellow Bastion, a beautiful viewpoint above the city. The tour ends in central Sarajevo.

Description
  • Get a firsthand account of the Siege of Sarajevo from a guide who survived it on a half-day tour. Travel to the War Tunnel Museum in an air-conditioned minivan with a small group and learn about the breakup of Yugoslavia and the years-long siege. Visit Trebevic Mountain, the Jewish Cemetery, and Yellow Bastion.
  • Get a firsthand account of the Siege of Sarajevo from a guide who survived it on a half-day tour. Travel to the War Tunnel Museum in an air-conditioned minivan with a small group and learn about the breakup of Yugoslavia and the years-long siege. Visit Trebevic Mountain, the Jewish Cemetery, and Yellow Bastion.

Highlights
  • see the exhibits at the war tunnel museum, take in views of the city from trebevic mountain, travel comfortably by air-conditioned minivan
  • see the exhibits at the war tunnel museum, take in views of the city from trebevic mountain
  • , travel comfortably by air-conditioned minivan

Additional Info
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Infant seats available
  • A low amount of walking is involved
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Infant seats available
  • A low amount of walking is involved
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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  • adult:
  • from: '18'
  • to: '64'
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  • from: '5'
  • to: '11'
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  • from: '0'
  • to: '4'
  • child:
  • from: '5'
  • to: '11'
  • youth:
  • from: '12'
  • to: '17'
  • adult:
  • from: '18'
  • to: '64'
  • senior:
  • from: '65'
  • to: '120'

Starts notes
  • Traveler pickup is offered.We pick up from everywhere at every address within Sarajevo city.Besarina čikma 5, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • We are located at Besarina Čikma 5, right in the old town of Sarajevo and are easy to find. Look for orange sign "Funky Tours".Airports:Butmir Airport, Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaHotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • We pick up from everywhere at every address within Sarajevo city.
  • Besarina čikma 5, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • We are located at Besarina Čikma 5, right in the old town of Sarajevo and are easy to find. Look for orange sign "Funky Tours".
  • Airports:
  • Butmir Airport, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.