Bosnia and Herzegovina, beyond the towns
Villages, hosts, trails and local produce across the country. Find a place, arrange it directly with the host and take something home.
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Explore places
Places to start with
Five ways into the same country
Start from a place, a bed, an activity or a product. Each one leads to a real village and a real host.
Approximate village elevation, Bjelašnica
A place up close
Lukomir, where the road ends
Stone houses with shingle roofs and a tradition of woollen handwork. Lukomir is a place to learn how life on the mountain works.
What to see
Before you go
Local goods and makers
Take something home
Cheese, flour, preserves, pasta and woollen socks. You buy directly from the person who makes them: call, agree, then collect or order.
Plan your visit
How this works
You arrange it directly
For stays and visits we hand you to the host’s own contact or booking page.
Hosts confirm the details
We call the host, confirm the details and enter their corrections. Those pages carry the Verified mark.
No commission
Rural.ba does not book or charge. You arrange and pay the host directly.
Check the road locally
Snow, trails and phone signal change quickly. Look for current local information before you set off.
Where to eat in the countryside: Eastern Bosnia
Rural restaurants and households that cook for guests. For a meal at a household, call ahead.
- Etno naselje Kum Stay · Taline, Sokolac
An ethno village with a restaurant a kilometre from Sokolac, on the Sarajevo–Belgrade road.
- Domaćinstvo Ziličina Stay · Ziličina, Rogatica
A guesthouse for ten beside a river, in the village of Ziličina near Rogatica.
- Pansion Baša Stay · Ustikolina, Foča-Ustikolina
A guesthouse with twenty rooms and a pool at Ustikolina, where the Kolina meets the Drina.
- Zlatni sir Stay · Zlatni Bor, Foča
Mountain huts and farm cheese on a plateau above the Tara canyon, at about 1,200 metres.
- Makadam Tjentište Stay · Tjentište, Foča
Accommodation and an ethno-style restaurant at Tjentište, in the Sutjeska National Park area.
- Simovića kuće Stay · Vlaholje, Kalinovik
A village household at Vlaholje, five kilometres from Kalinovik, on the way to Treskavica.
- Planinski kamp Izgori Stay · Izgori, Gacko
Four bungalows at 1,180 metres in the village of Izgori, inside Sutjeska National Park.
- Bijele vode Stay · Prača, Pale-Prača
A hunting and holiday centre near Prača, with bungalows, a restaurant and a small ski lift.
- Seosko domaćinstvo Milošević Stay · Dobrak, Srebrenica
A working farm at Dobrak near Skelani, close to the Drina. Guests can join the family in the fields and the barn.
- Kamp Stari Brod Stay · Đurevići, Ristići, Višegrad
Accommodation and local cooking beside the Drina in Đurevići near Višegrad.
- Rafting kamp Highlander Activity · Bastasi, Foča
A camp on the Drina near Foča, offering day and multi-day rafting, meals and accommodation.
- Kamp Sutjeska Stay · Popov Most, Tjentište, Foča
A camp beside the Sutjeska, with bungalows, tent and camper pitches, and organised outings.
- Restoran i pansion Pogled Restaurant · Han Pogled, Han Pijesak
A restaurant and rooms at Han Pogled, with traditional food and access to forest trails.
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