Top New Trips for 2012: O.A.R.S. -- Bosnia: Three Rivers
Join O.A.R.S. on a unique adventure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, combining spectacular rafting and hiking with compelling urban explorations.
O.A.R.S.: Bosnia: Three Rivers
One of Europe’s last hidden secrets, Bosnia is a country with diverse landscapes including a mass of emerald green mountains intricately divided with never-ending overground and underground rivers. Bosnia borders Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, creating a compelling mix of cultures which can be seen in the diversity of the architecture (and more). Home to the 2009 World Rafting Championships, Bosnia has some of the most impressive whitewater in Europe. This unique itinerary combines a cultural look at Bosnia and Herzegovina, including visits to the vibrant cities of Banja Luka, Jajce, Mostar and the dynamic and cosmopilitan capital of Sarajevo, with three days of rafting. Spectacular canyons, lush vegetation, tributary waterfalls of varying volumes and fun Class II-IV whitewater make this an adventure not to be missed.
As OARS’s Bosnia Tour Leader Richard Bangs says, “The Bosnia we know from images of the war — the bombed and bullet-ridden buildings, the scars from the 1,200-day siege of Sarajevo — has kept from view a Bosnia we don’t know, a place where nature has been bighearted with its gifts. The country hosts one of the two greatest tracks of primeval forests in Europe, unmatched biodiversity, daunting mountain faces yet to be climbed, deep gorges yet to be traversed, wild rivers with water so pure you can cup your hand to drink, some of the highest concentrations of wildlife, and perhaps the last highland tribes of semi-nomadic people on the continent. In many ways, Bosnia today has what the rest of the world has lost.”
Bosnia: Three Rivers: August 12-20, August 21-29; from $2,990.
