Spend an unforgettable week in an area rated as one of National Geographic’s best destinations - for a good reason
Explore the ancient crossroad civilisations of Mostar and Sarajevo and discover the brilliant blues of the Adriatic Sea
Hike into the untouched and under-visited Dinaric Alps and experience the history, culture and hospitality of Bosnia and Croatia.
Day 1
Travel to Skradin, a quaint town nestled at the foot of the Dinara Massif. You’ll spend two nights here, so settle in and explore the area before sitting down for dinner with the rest of your team.
Day 2
Explore the beautiful blue and green waters of the Krupa river as it snakes its way through the Dinaric karst valley. Hike along the canyon, have a picnic by the river and then return to Skradin in time for dinner.
Day 3
Hike to Badanj Peak (1,281m), known for its rocky outcrops and quiet, limestone landscape. Bask in the sweeping views, the descend to the Brezovac, a mountain hut on the western slopes, where you’ll spend the night.
Day 4
Begin your ascent of the Dinara mountain’s highest peak, Sinjal (1,831m). Stop for lunch overlooking the valley and then head to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, home of the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge).
Day 5
Enter the beautiful Blidinje Nature Park and walk through the beech forest to Čvrsnica mountain, delightfully dubbed ‘the sleepy giant.’ Climb to the summit of Vilinac (2,118 m) where you’ll stay in a mountain hut just 15 minutes from the peak.
Day 6
Wake up with the sunrise, then head east to Drinaca Peak (2,038 m) and Hajdučka Vrata - a natural arch over four metres wide that's home to some of the most special views of the entire trek. Descend 1,500m into the valley of Diva Grabovica and then drive to Umoljani village where you’ll rest up and enjoy a local, homemade dinner.
Day 7
Explore the Bjelašnica Massif and Lukomir - Bosnia and Herzegovina’s highest village (1,469 m), a place that's seemingly frozen in time. Follow the long flat valley of Studeni Fields to the Cascades of Studeni Potok and then village hop from town to town before being driven back to Sarajevo for your final night.
Day 8
Enjoy a final breakfast with your guides and fellow explorers and then head back to the airport in time for your journey home.
Want to continue the Via Dinarica Trail through Bosnia and into Montenegro? Let us know when booking.
Experienced, English speaking guides
6 nights in mountain huts and local guesthouses
Munch on tasty food throughout
To and from the airport and everything in-between
All National Park entrance fees and access to the Omis fortress
So just hike with a daypack of essentials
Lunches will consist of picnic-style treats, like bread, cheeses, meats and sausages, pate, salad, chocolate bars, cookies, trail mix and coffee/tea. Dinners meanwhile will mostly be taken in restaurants known for their tasty, local delicacies. Umolj…
Catherine September 2021
Neil September 2021
“Guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and fun, was the highlight of the trip. Would enjoy more hiking from mountain hut to mountain hut if possible on the route, bus transfers were long some days”
Nikki September 2019
“Iva, our tour leader was amazing. She was knowledgeable, fun, offered practical advice and I felt in safe hands the whole time. She carried lots of provisions to make sure we always ate well and went above and beyond to ensure we were looked after in all ways. Our mountain guide Keenan was also really good and the two made an excellent duo. I would happily go on another trip run by them. The scenery was stunning and it was a really special trip.”
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The distances between accommodations are too long to hike every day so there will be some small transfers for the group. They are all under an hour and enable you to see the best bits of the route.
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We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre program, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
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It works out on average at 304kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
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Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
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Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
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