Small group tour package 1 day in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tour highlights

Day trip from Dubrovnik for wine tasting in Tvrdos monastery and see Vjetrenica cave. Small group tour by car from Monterrasol Travel. See also Zavala monastery, Radimlja, Stolac fortress.

Come with us to see few attractions of Bosnia-Herzegovina on the day trip from Dubrovnik. We going to see Tvrdos monastery and taste great white, red, and rose wines of its cellar. Next, we will see Vjetrenica cave (UNESCO Tentative List site) with unique animal called human fish and Zavala Orthodox monastery partially located in cave. After we will take a scenic road to see archaeological site Radimlja (UNESCO World Heritage site) and near by located Ottoman fortress Stolac (UNESCO Tentative List site).

The tour will start and finish in Dubrovnik (Croatia) and will take 1 day (0 nights). During this tour you will visit Tvrdoš, Zavala, Vjetrenica, Radimlja, Stolac located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

We will pick you up at any hotel or place, in or around Dubrovnik. Drop off is the same as pick up, or upon request in another place.

Overall, with this tour you will visit 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites and 1 site from the UNESCO Tentative List (sites that were submitted to the World Heritage Committee, and are awaiting to consider for nomination, and therefore suitable for inscription on the World Heritage List).

This page describes details of the multi-day small group car tour #700 offered by Monterrasol Travel. We, Monterrasol Travel, are an independent tour operator specialized in cultural and destination tourism. This sightseeing tour has been developed by Monterrasol Travel for small groups travelers based on our own experiences and belongs to the group of car tours with pre-designed itineraries. If you like this tour but you would like to change something, please do not hesitate to contact us and mention the ID number of this tour: #700. The custom itinerary will cost you nothing, it's free from our side.

We, at Monterrasol Travel, practice the Slow Tourism philosophy. That means that we work our tours at a pace that allows to our clients have a more authentic experience and a true exploring of each destination that features in our itineraries.

This small group tour is available for solo travelers as well. Please contact us for details.

We provide for this tour a special discount for pensioners (seniors citizens).

Border crossing for this trip

This route require border crossing. You must have valid travel document with you. Please check with your embassy which documents are requested for border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Money and payments

In each country of your trip you can use main credit and debit cards. You can use ATM to withdrawal cash or pay at purchase point with card. More information on currencies, payments, and use cards you can read on this our page: On the trip: currencies, payments, card use.

Last reviewed: 8 August 2021

Tour itinerary

Tour starts in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

day 1: travel to Tvrdos, visit Tvrdos monastery, travel to Zavala to see Zavala monastery, travel to Vjetrenica to see Vjetrenica cave (UNESCO World Heritage Site), travel to Radimlja to see Radimlja archaeological site (UNESCO World Heritage Site), travel to Stolac to see Stolac fortress (UNESCO Tentative List Site); return to Dubrovnik

Tour finishes in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Planned distance of this tour: 236 km.

If you like this small group tour and itinerary but you would like to change something, please do not hesitate to contact us and mention the ID number of this tour: #700. We do not charge for development a custom car tour itinerary, it will cost you nothing. We will be glad to discuss with you the details of your future trip and plan it following your ideas and wishes.

Visited places during the tour

Our tour will pass several towns and places along the route. Each town and place has something to offer from a tourist's point of view. We will stop in each place and explore its attractions. The exact attractions for each place or town can be seen in the tour's itinerary.

Here is the list of places visited during this tour, in the order they appear in the itinerary.

Tvrdoš (Tvrdos), Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for winery, orthodox monastery

The famous monastery Tvrdos, located about five kilometers from Trebinje, dates back to the Middle Ages and it is believed that it was founded by the Czar, Saint Constantine, and his mother Saint Helen. The Tvrdos monastery is renowned for its wine production and its wine cellars, with possibility to wine tasting.

Zavala, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for orthodox monastery

An important and historical Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala, approximately 50 km from Trebinje (Republika Srpska). Along with Zitomislic (located near Mostar) and Tvrdos (near the city of Trebinje), Zavala is one of the most prominent monasteries in East Herzegovina.

Vjetrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for cave; cave is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vjetrenica (the wind cave) is the largest and most important cave in Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the most important caves in the Dinaric Alps mountain range, which is famous worldwide for its karstic and speleological richness. It is a real treasure in biodiversity. Also, it is the home to the famous olm (cave aquatic salamander) and houses beautiful cave formations as well.

Radimlja, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for archaeological site; archaeological site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Radimlja is a main UNESCO World Heritage Site where is possible to see so called Stecci, a monumental medieval tombstones. Radimlja necropolis located near town Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is one of the most valuable monuments of the medieval period in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Known for ancient megalites, fortress, river, viewpoint, waterfall; fortress is a UNESCO Tentative List Site

Stolac and surroundings have been inhabited since ancient times due to the area's favorable natural environment. The rich grounds along with other natural benefits attracted prehistoric man, and later the Illyrians, Romans and Slavs, all of whom left a wealth of anthropological evidence. The area has been settled for at least 15,000 years.

#700 Tour map

Tour starts in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

day 1: Tvrdos monastery; Zavala monastery; Vjetrenica cave; Radimlja archaeological site; return to Dubrovnik

Tour finishes in: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Planned distance of this tour: 236 km.

Availability of this tour

Please check below for the availability of this small group tour for a specific month and year. In addition, for this tour, a 3 days cut-off period is in effect.

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