Mostar Day Trip (Fortica, Blagaj, Bunski Kanal, Počitelj & Kravica Waterfall)

On one of my days in Mostar I had decided to get an arranged tour to go and see a whole load more places. I had researched on a few tour booking sites beforehand and read the reviews and had decided on this one.

Adi, the guide, arranged to pick me up at 8:30ish, I was ready when he arrived. I was first to be picked up (there was 5 of us on the tour that day). Seeing as I got picked up first I got to sit in the front passenger seat, which was cool as I think I got to see more of where we were going etc.

I asked Adi to pronounce the places we were going so I could get them right.

We visited these places:

Fortica
Blagaj
Bunski Kanal
Počitelj
Kravica Waterfall

Stop 1: Fortica

As I mentioned in the Mostar post I was at one stage thinking of walking up there, but seeing as the tour had it on the itinerary that was not needed (whew!!)

Before we looked around we sat for about 30 minutes and had a drink and Adi told is all about the history of the country and how things came to be how they are now. He had some lots of personal memories to share which was pretty interesting to hear. After that we had sightseeing time.

Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tour group. Adi, our guide on right in green

Enjoying an Elderflower Cordial

Empty Fortica Viewpoint

Me on Fortica Viewpoint

Me with Fortica Viewpoint

I Love Mostar sign

Me with I Love Mostar sign

Selfie with I Love Mostar sign & Fortica Viewpoint

Fortica Viewpoint from below

Fortica Viewpoint from Mostar the day before

Some people have asked from the Instagram posts before what the letter spell out below the Fortica Viewpoint. From online:
When Josip Broz Tito died on May 4, 1980, young people from Mostar under the name of Tito labeled "WE LOVE YOU", and once again expressed their love for him, which was synonymous with the old Yugoslavia. The letters were 10 feet high and 8 meters wide. That name stood until the last war. Then, at Fortica, the stone was re-rolled. They left "WE LOVE YOU", and the name "TITO" has been changed to "BiH".
BiH being Bosna i Hercegovina

I took my GoPro and chest strap with and recorded that along with recording a video on my phone.

Three pics from the Mostar post just for context where the viewpoint is

Photo taken from Stari Most (Old Bridge) with the viewpoint circled, you can hardly see it

Zoom

More zoom

Stop 2: Blagaj

This was maybe the most picturesque of the stops we did. It is a historic village and protected heritage site. The most famous thing there is Blagaj Tekke (Dervish House) which is a monastery built for the Dervish. If it wasn't for the high water level (due to the floods) we would have been able to go into the cave on a inflatable boat.

Fortress on hill above Blagaj

Blagaj

Dervish House in Blagaj

Blagaj

Stop 3: Bunski Kanal

The Bunski Kanal is where the River Buna meets the River Neretva (the one that goes through Mostar). This is normally amazing to see but unfortunately due to the flooding in the north it wasn't as good when we were there. Adi shared 2 photos from a previous visit.

Bunski Kanal bridge/sign post

Adi's Photo what it should look like

Bunski Kanal

Stop 4: Počitelj

Next up was a town called Počitelj, there are only 15 permanent residents there. There are other houses and people who come and go. It was relaxing to look around the ruins and fort and things there. there would also be time if people wanted to order food (I had bought stuff from the Konzum [local supermarket] so I was sorted and ate my food while I walked around).

Most Hercegovina, impressive new bridge nearby

Počitelj

Šišman Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

Inside Šišman Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

The White Fortress (Pašina tabija) & Šišman Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

Šišman Ibrahim Paša Madrasa

Kulina (I think)

Heading up tower

Looking up at round roof

On my way up

Scenery through "window"

Help help help ... I'm falling !!!

Heading down tower

Tower from outside

Looking towards The White Fortress (Pašina tabija)

At The White Fortress (Pašina tabija) looking at Tower

Looking down on Počitelj from The White Fortress (Pašina tabija)

Počitelj and Most Hercegovina in distance

Tower

Enjoying a Sarajevsko Beer

Stop 5: Kravica Waterfall

Kravica Waterfall was the final stop on our tour. The entry fee wasn't included in the tour cost and was 20KM (local currency) which was €10. After having been to Plitvice, and seeing the lakes and waterfalls there, it was a little bit anticlimactic for me. Was still nice to see something else different. The sun was behind the falls unfortunately so it didn't make it easy to get nice photos. I took my swimming stuff with, but the water was WAY too cold for that, no chance was I getting in.

Kravica Waterfall entrance

Kravica Waterfall sign

Kravica Waterfall

Heading back to Mostar

After a full day sightseeing on the tour we headed back to Mostar. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and was well worth doing. I was playing taking pictures inside tunnels on the way home.

Entering tunnel

Inside tunnel ... cool effect

Exiting tunnel