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.
Maker
Berry Tale
Gornji Podgradci, Gradiška
A blackberry plantation on the slopes of Kozara, turned into Trn wine, Lepa liqueur, brandy and cold-pressed juice.
Berry Tale began in 2020 with about 2,000 Loch Ness plants, which it raises itself. Trn is a blackberry wine at six per cent alcohol, Lepa a liqueur at eighteen, and the blackberry brandy is distilled twice. The juice is pure blackberry, with no added sugar or water. There is a fruit syrup too.
Local goods
Vrbas and Banja Luka
- Bungalovi Krupa na Vrbasu Stay · Krupa na Vrbasu, Banja Luka
Bungalows in the village with the waterfalls and mills on the river Krupa.
- Vuk tartufi Maker · Krupa na Vrbasu, Banja Luka
Truffles from around Krupa na Vrbasu: hunts with trained dogs, tastings and products.
- Konoba Pastir Kanjon Restaurant · Karanovac, Banja Luka
Konoba Pastir Kanjon in Karanovac, in the Vrbas canyon area.
- Guideline rafting Activity · Karanovac, Banja Luka
Vrbas rafting based at Rafting Center Kanjon in Karanovac.
- Kuća za odmor Jasik Stay · Grabovica, Kotor Varoš
A house with five rooms and a tavern at Grabovica, on the upper Vrbanja, 22 kilometres from Kotor Varoš.
- Planinarski dom Grabovačka rijeka Stay · Grabovica, Kotor Varoš
A mountain hut with 25 beds beside a stream near Grabovica, in the Kotor Varoš area.
- Etno selo-muzej Ljubačke doline Heritage · Ljubačevo, Banja Luka
An open-air museum at Ljubačevo, 17 kilometres from Banja Luka, with some thirty old farm buildings.
- PG Dunjica Maker · Donja Piskavica, Banja Luka
Seasonal fruit, vegetables and preserves from Donja Piskavica near Banja Luka.
- Herbalrefresh Maker · Čardačani, Laktaši
Natural cosmetics and teas from herbs grown on a holding at Čardačani, ringed by forest.
- PG Mijatović Maker · Šušnjari, Laktaši
A pear and plum orchard at Šušnjari near Laktaši. The Williams pear rakija is also bottled with a whole pear inside.
- PG Tomić Maker · Dragočaj, Banja Luka
Stanko Tomić's organic orchard at Dragočaj, below Gradina hill, 17 kilometres from Banja Luka.
- Farma Eko DM Maker · Debeljaci, Banja Luka
The Tripić family farm at Debeljaci near Banja Luka: goats, cows, hens and vegetables from polytunnels.
- Blueberland Maker · Memići, Banja Luka
Blueberry growing in Memići near Banja Luka.
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