Free tour

War Scars & Sarajevo Today Free Tour with Neno & Merima

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Excellent (429 ratings)

Sarajevo

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Neno & Merima

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Registered on 15 February 2020

We are Neno & Merima and we want to share stories of our amazing city and country. In our tours we will show you all the must see sights but also some of the beaten path sights. In each of our tour we also infuse our personal stories ans experiences. Our motto is: Come as guests and leave as friends :) Our tours are listed in Lonely Planet guidebook and highly recommended by TripAdvisor community with certificates of excellence and more than 800 excellent 5 stars reviews. More about us :) Neno I'm 38 years old, born and raised in Sarajevo. I have a degree in political sciences, so history and politics are my passion. As a young boy, I also experienced the siege of the city so I decided to share my stories and to tell my guests more about the recent war. But I will show you more than that. For me the history of my country and city is more than just the recent war. In free time I also like to travel and so far I visited 40+ countries. Merima Im 38 years old. I have degree in fine arts. Im very interested in culture and history. In free time passionate painter. Im happy to share my experiences and the stories from Sarajevo, old and recent ones. I cant wait to meet you.

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Learn about the siege of Sarajevo and the war in Bosnia from your guide personal experience in smalI and personal groups. In this 2 hours tour we will share our war experiences, visit memorials, discuss what life was like during the war and outline our modern political set-up and post-war recovery challenges and tell you about the life today. We will take you to the parts of the city not covered in any other tour! We cover different landmarks and sites on this tour, with an ITINERARY that includes:

-Sarajevo roses
-Children memorial
-Snipper alley
-Holiday Inn hotel
-Parliament building
-Presidency building
-Canned beef memorial
-Post office
-Romeo & Juliet bridge ( war frontline)
-War acrobats art instalation

For any other info about the tour etc feel free to contact us :)
Above this description click on "GURU: Neno & Merima" and you will find contact form.

Please come to the meeting point 5-10 min before the start of the tour.

We require a valid phone number to verify your reservation (Whatsapp, Viber,SMS) This helps to prevent fraudulent bookings. Providing a fake phone number may result in the cancellation of your booking!

If you decide not to participate please cancel your tour on time so other guests can participate.

Thank you :)

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Pozorišni trg - Susan Sontag, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

National theater square also known as Pozorisni trg - Susan Sontag. Guide will be at square side of the National theatre (Narodno pozoriste). DONT WAIT at the river side! Guide will hold A4 size blue foot print logo. If its busy on the square ( some event, manifestation etc) guide will wait on the sidewalk next to square where pharmacy is( Apoteka)!

Outside visit

War acrobats art installation

We will tell you stories about resistance and how was the daily life during the siege.

Outside visit

"Nermine Come" Srebrenica genocide sculpture

The Srebrenica Genocide was the massacre of approximately 8000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica.

Outside visit

Memorial to the Murdered Children of Besieged Sarajevo

The Memorial to the Murdered Children of Besieged Sarajevo is a monument that honors the memory of the children killed during the Siege of Sarajevo. Join our tour to learn more about symbolism of this memorial.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).