Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track Hike: Lost Places, Olympic History, & Local Meze｜Bosnia and Herzegovina

A hike through Sarajevo's eventful history: Just a few minutes from the Old Town, you take the cable car up to Trebević, the city's local mountain, where nature, art, Olympic anecdotes, and the traces of the siege in the 1990s come together.

You'll hike right along the abandoned bobsled track that was built for the 1984 Winter Olympics. Once a symbol of national pride and the Olympic spirit, today it is one of the most impressive 'Lost Places' in Europe: covered with graffiti and murals, it is slowly transforming into an open-air gallery – and we are walking right along it!

On the hike, your guide brings the spirit of Olympia to life with anecdotes and videos and also makes the siege of Sarajevo more tangible. Of course, there is always time for photo stops!

We will take a break halfway through at a local restaurant overlooking Sarajevo, where we will enjoy Bosnian meze. Because after a hike, it always tastes twice as good.

The final descent takes you through the Mahalas – Sarajevo's historic Ottoman neighborhoods – and back to the City Hall. If the weather is good, we can see the sun setting over the city.

This tour feels like an excursion with a good friend — and shows you parts of Sarajevo that not everyone gets to see.