Sarajevo Siege – Tunnel of Hope Tour is a 2.5 hour war tour in Sarajevo which includes famous Tunnel of Hope – the only exit and salvation way from besieged Sarajevo.
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[email protected]Sarajevo Siege – Tunnel of Hope Tour is a 2.5 hour war tour in Sarajevo which includes famous Tunnel of Hope – the only exit and salvation way from besieged Sarajevo.
Sarajevo Siege – Tunnel of Hope Tour is a 2.5 hour tour to the famous Tunnel of Hope – the only exit and salvation way from besieged Sarajevo. In the tour we will also visit the Yellow Bastion and see some important war monuments in the city of Sarajevo.
Our city of Sarajevo suffered the longest siege in modern history. For 1425 days civilians suffered constant terror of bombing and sniper shooting as well as living without water, electricity and basic food supplies.
In this tour we will explain the most important facts about the War in Bosnia (1992-1995) focusing especially on Sarajevo Siege, as well as see the most important monuments from war period still evoking very strong emotions.
Our first stop will be Yellow Fortress- an Ottoman fortification known as place with the best panoramic view of Sarajevo.
Here, we will make the introduction telling about the Fall of Yugoslavia and how the War in Bosnia and Sarajevo Siege started. We will show you the most important strategic places of Republic of Srpska Army during the siege from here as well as one of the biggest defenders cemeteries in Sarajevo.
On our way from the city center to the Tunnel of Hope we will see some monuments important for the war history of Bosnia and the Siege of Sarajevo.
Firstly, we will see Catholic Cathedral which was bombed during the war. Just a few meters away, there will be Market Markale known as place of two worst massacres in Sarajevo. In one of them, 68 people lost their lifes.
We will also see the Memorial to Children Killed in the Siege of Sarajevo as well as the Building of Presidency.
On our way, we will also see the Bridge of Olga and Suada – place where first civil victims of Sarajev0 were killed.
Later on, we will pass through a 10 km-long street, street that was exposed to the sniper shootings for 4 years, street of death of life – Sniper Alley.
Tunnel of Hope, to which we arrive after approximately half an hour drive, is a very important part of Sarajevo’s war history. It represented life and salvation for the citizens of besieged Sarajevo. This TOP SECRET of Bosnian was constructed by Bosnian army during the war in order to make a connection between the besieged city and free territory. You will find out about fascinating numbers of people that crossed this tunnel, as well as food supplies, medicines, munition and arms that were tranported throuth it.
We will be able to pass through the original part of the tunnel that has been conserved until now, as well as see original videos about Sarajevo bombings and the tunnel construction. Our guide will also explain every part of the museum exposition – photos, maps and war rests.
After around an hour and a half we spend in the Museum of Tunnel of Hope, we will be on our way back to the city center, taking a different route – through East Sarajevo whey we will be expaining the current political situation of our country in more details.
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Appassionante visita a piedi della città arricchita dal pathos di Nermin. Guida eccellente, professionale, ma soprattutto in grado di trasmettere emozioni. Nermin ama Sarajevo e la sua gente e con il suo calore ci ha fatto rivivere tutta la drammatica storia di questa città. Adesso la amiamo anche noi e ci torneremo sicuramente ovviamente …. con Nermin
