sport tourism

Nature Park

Upon an invitation from a friend from the Zavidovici club “Atom” we came to visit the Tajan Nature Park and ride our bikes from Kamenica (not far from Zavidovici) to Ponijeri. What used to be a part of a mountaineering association “Tajan” became so active over time that it developed into a real club.

New bicycle routes

Cyclotourism has been growing more popular worldwide in the past few years, including Croatia. The bicycle map of the Tourist Association (TZ) of the Split-Dalmatia County offers only one route from Hvar to Milna and a ride across macadam roads from Milna to Grablje, followed by the road leading over Brusje and then back to Hvar. The total length is 24,1 kilometers.

It was a journey to prevent forgetting the genocide that happened at our doorstep. A slow bicycle ride allows us to meet the places and the people in a world so close and yet so different from ours. This was an experience of pleasant physical strain of pedaling for 900 kilometers and seeing the country building its future against constant problems.

The eyes of the Sarajevo mountain biking lovers have been sparkling for a while now at the mention of the name Zelengora, especially the eyes of those who have had a chance to see its dense forest and mountain peaks from the Maglić. Aside from the tales about the partisans hiding on Zelengora, most people still perceive it as something distant, beyond reach, mystical and – beautiful.

Walking is good for you…but do you know where to go?

People used to carry guns on their shoulders when roaming the mountains around the Rugova valley in the western part of Kosovo. In more recent years, the guns have been replaced by brushes and buckets of red and white paint and volunteers who started marking the trekking paths.

The call to adventure

Vrbas Adventure Resort is a project funded by the European Union and implemented by the Tourist Organization of the City of Banja Luka (TOBL) in cooperation with EXIT Center and the Tourist Organization of Republika Srpska (TORS). The aim is to develop sustainable and competitive adventure and eco tourism

Get a taste for the skies above Bosnia and Herzegovina

Paragliding is free style flying on a parachute-like craft. Paragliding is gaining more and more popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina and among visitors from the neighboring countries who wish to experience paragliding in BiH. Naturally, this success is the result of local paragliding clubs’ activities during the summer.

The one and only

The Una Regatta is an international tourist / sport / cultural event. It is a central event aimed at promoting the tourist potential of the river and its surrounding nature. The Regatta consists of three stages, and lasts four days. This year’s 37th Una Regatta is taking place from 20 until 25 July, and a portion of the atmosphere can be seen in this video.

“Do not ever forget and do not let it happen to anyone ever again”

The participants of the fifth bicycle marathon Bihać - Srebrenica under the motto “Do not ever forget and do not let it happen to anyone ever again” arrived in Srebrenica last night to attend the funeral of 534 genocide victims.

Youngsters on Wheels

Civil Association for the Promotion of Urban Cycling Giro di Sarajevo continues to promote cycling as a sport, recreation and an alternative transport in the city of Sarajevo within its regular annual activities and as a logical continuation of last year’s projects.