Nature guide · 2½–5 hours from Sarajevo
Bosnia’s great national parks: Sutjeska, with the Perućica primeval forest and Maglić, and Una, with the waterfalls of Štrbački buk and Martin Brod.
Bosnia feature
One of Europe’s last primeval forests, and a river that falls over a staircase of travertine.
Walk into Perućica with a ranger, stop at Tjentište on the road to Montenegro, or travel north-west to the waterfalls of the Una.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A primeval forest and the country’s highest peak in the south-east; a river of waterfalls in the north-west: Bosnia’s two great national parks.
The oldest national park
The oldest national park in the country, founded in 1962, with the peak of Maglić and the Tjentište memorial.
One of Europe’s last
One of the last primeval forests in Europe, with giant trees and the Skakavac waterfall.
A river of waterfalls
The national park of the Una river near Bihać, with the great waterfall of Štrbački buk and the cascades of Martin Brod.
By car
Sutjeska is 2½–3 hours from Sarajevo on the road to Montenegro; Una is about five hours north-west.
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