The learning behind it.
Sarajevo and Herzegovina tell a story of empires, faiths and recent war. Students explore Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo, the siege and its memory, and Mostar's rebuilt Old Bridge as a symbol of reconciliation, alongside mosques, churches and a synagogue that have stood side by side for centuries. A longer version adds highland villages, Travnik, Jajce and the Kravice waterfalls.
What students take away
- Conflict, resilience and post-war memory
- Religious and cultural coexistence
- Identity, migration and food
- Landscape, karst and community
An indicative outline
- SarajevoBaščaršija and the old town's Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian heritage.
- Siege & memoryThe Tunnel of Hope, Mount Trebević and how the city remembers.
- HerzegovinaMostar's Old Bridge, the Blagaj dervish house and the Buna spring.
- Faith & foodA walk through four faiths in one city, and a Bosnian food experience.
- HomeReflection and flight home, or continue into rural Bosnia on the longer version.
BFC signature Can include our Walking Hunt, a gamified challenge in place of a standard tour, and a Photo Marathon shot on disposable analogue cameras. How they work ↗︎
Every journey is designed around your brief. Length, activities and accommodation change with your group.
Students record short interviews and reflections, then present how the city has chosen to remember its past.
Practicalities
- Accommodation
- Chosen for the destination and your budget. Hotel accommodation; 5-day and 7-day versions.
- Transport
- Private for your group throughout, with flights or rail where needed.
- Access & medical
- Planned case by case from the first conversation, so every student can take part.
- Dietary needs
- Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and allergies catered for; kosher and other requirements on request.