Cycling Tours: Railroad Of Ciro Alongside Neretva River

Cycling Tours: Railroad Of Ciro Alongside Neretva River

ITINERARY

1. 09:00 

Start point: Mostar

2. 09:00-18:00 

Cycling: Mostar - Blagaj - alongside of Bunica and Neretva rivers - Počitelj - Mogorjelo - Čapljina - back to Mostar

3. 11:00 

Sightseeing: Ottoman village Blagaj

4. 12:00 Option 

On request: Lunch and tasting speciality of Herzegovina, near the spring of Buna

5. 15:00 

Sightseeing: Ottoman village Počitelj

6. 16:30 

Sightseeing: Mogorjelo, Roman Villa Rustica

7. Option 

On request, vice versa trail: Capljina - Mostar

The proposed itinerary is for information purposes only, and is subject to change depending on the participants and the situation on the field.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Herzegovina Travel, Milana Shuflaja 58, Mostar 88000 Bosnia and Herzegovina

EXCURSION'S INFORMATION

We offer guided cycling tours on the old Ciro railway converted into a bike path. This path offers cycling through history in total distance of about 250km on some of the most beautiful coastlines, old railroad paths and tunnels where Ciro traveled in history. Bike trail is combination of gravel, unpaved and paved roads.

The Railroad of Ciro is historically remembered for it's steam locomotives, it passes through the landscapes of Hercegovina starting in Mostar alongside the Neretva river all the way across the border of Croatia, ending in Dubrovnik. The construction of this trail started in 1898 and ended in 1901. Today this trail is reconstructed into a cycling track.

The excursion starts in Mostar and ends in the town of Čapljina Beginning the tour our first stop is in Blagaj .

A beautiful village-town situated 12 km from Mostar at the spring of Buna river and a historic relic: tekija of Derviš monastery. Shortly after follows a lunch in one of the restaurants nearby and then we continue into Počitelj.

After a brief visit to the Old town of Počitelj and it's historic monuments, the trip carries on in the direction of Mogorjelo where there is an overnight stay in accommodation.

Mogorjelo is a Roman villa rustica that dates from the early 4th century. It is situated on a hill off the Neretva branch

Lastly after a visit to this unique archaeological monument 

we end our tour in Čapljina,a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina located about 20 km away from the Adriatic Sea.

Overall this stunning tour provides everything for any nature lover: the opportunity to unveil a culture rich in history and all the beauty it has to offer.