8 Cycling Days in Kupres - Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 Cycling Days in Kupres - Bosnia and Herzegovina

This tour gives you the opportunity to spend an amazing week in nature exploring the unforgettable beauty of Kupres, and its people. Cycle through valleys and forests, discover the natural phenomena Japage – big natural holes full of trees and rocks, an old village destroyed by Romans, 500 years old tombs, swim into our natural lake, climb our highest mountains, explore wild tour, visit ghost village, get to know and take part in the Kupres traditional games such as bow and arrow, tug of war, suck race, cutting grass with traditional hand mower and many more, visit 600 wild horses in valley nearby, enjoy freshly prepared lunch in the nature, try horse riding, visit the bee farm where you can see the production and try the natural honey and propolis, and many more… Fill your soul with so much beauty to last you until your next holiday!

Itinerary
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Pass By: Split Airport, Cesta Dr. Franje Tuđmana 1270, 21217, Kaštel ˆtafilić, Croatia

Day 1: Arrival
- Individual arrival. Dinner included. In case of early arrival, we will complete it cycling around our town by showing you up what makes our place that unique, and what you can expect during your vacation. Dinner will be served in your hotel.

Stop At: Japage, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 2: Karst Phenomena of the Japagas (31 km)
- Start around 10 am, after breakfast. On this tour, we will cycle to the huge holes in the middle of Kupres plateau, but will first visit the ghost village in the place which we call ‘’little Mongolia’’ – you’ll see why. Ghost village is an abandoned place from the war, now known as a touristic attraction. Japage are karst phenomena – huge holes full of rocks and trees, six of them. There will be our rest for some refreshments and after back to Kupres for lunch. Afternoon we will visit natural honey production (you’ll be able to buy natural Kupres’s honey for yourself, propolis and other healthy products if you want). Dinner at your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Kukavičko Lake, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 3: Black Peak (34 km)
– The start time will be the same as the day before. Black Peak is that one special day when we have our picnic time. We will first cycle to our natural lake called Kukavičko, our mountain pearl, where we swim during hot days in summer, a beautiful place. You can give a try too during your vacation! Pause for a short break. Then we will pass phenomenon – rock into the ground, popularly called ‘Asteroid’, during our short climb to picnic place. Picnic time – 2 or 3 hours of beautiful enjoyment in the middle of the forest. We will have our BBQ there and have a short nap in our hammocks! Why not! After that, there is a cool sightseeing downhill – an easy one. Back to the hotel for some rest and just before the night we will visit wild horses in the valley nearby (top recommended – you can thank us later, additional cost – 10€ ). Dinner at your hotel.

Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Plazenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 4: Plazenica tour (27km)
– The start time will be the same as the day before. We will first cycle through a few villages, where people mostly live from agriculture and cattle, so you will see that part of Kupres too. Then, easy climb on top of Kupres gate and after that, deserved downhill time around Plazenica mountain. A short break will be on top of the Kupres gate on our – Hollywood! You will see some hidden places during your ride and after that, you will arrive at the horse ranch and meet some beautiful people from around the world who’s on their vacation too! Back to the hotel for lunch. Rest time. Afternoon we will be back at the ranch for some horse riding and to play traditional games. Dinner will be served in your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Hotel Adria Ski, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 5: Ski resort tour (40 km)
– The start time will be the same as the day before. This tour will lead us to the place where thousands of people every winter are having fun with their favorite winter sports. We will climb on half of that ski resort and lead the road around it. After some downhill, we will visit a monument of Kupres defenders during the war and cycle trough fields with thousands of balls of hay. Back to the hotel for lunch and some rest time. Afternoon we will visit some old monuments and get you in a part of rich Kupres history and old tradition that goes back in the 14th century. Dinner at your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Stožer, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 6: Climbing tour (25 km)
– Despite the number of kilometers, this route might be the hardest one. Central is climbing the Stožer mountain, located next to Kupres town. When we finally arrived at the top at 1758 meters above sea level we will get a beautiful view over the area and see far away in the distance to the nearest town. One hour break. Back to Kupres for lunch and some rest. Afternoon you can give a try with ATV rides(additional cost – 25€), if not we can go for a swim in our lake (we can go before/after your ride too). Dinner at your hotel.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Zahum, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 7: Rama lake (50 km)
– This tour is the longest one, it is not so hard but how long it is, but it will pay off. We will cycle over Kupres plateau all the way up to the place called Zahum in Rama, where you will get in touch with the sad history of a young girl called Diva Grabovčeva, and then well-deserved beautiful sightseeing over magnificent Rama lake. Pause for some rest and our lunch enjoying the view. After lunch, there is an additional option to go on a boat ride around Rama lake and after a visit to the old Rama museum where you’ll get to know about Bosnia tradition (not only Kupres’s, because every place has different tradition). Back to Kupres for our dinner.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Kupres, Kupres, Canton 10, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Day 8: Hiking on Plazenica mountain and Pločata vrila (10 km)
- Our activities on your last day will depend on your departure time. Planned activity is to hike on Plazenica mountain and after on Pločata vrila (eng. Pločata spring) where legendary said that one who once drinks water from Kupres will always glad to be back. We will find an equivalent solution for that day no matter on your departure time.

Duration: 3 hours