Srebrenica tour from Sarajevo | Greatest war crime after WW2
What to expect from Srebrenica tour
The Srebrenica tour offers you an insight into the Past as well as the Preset and the Future related to life in Srebrenica. In that regard, this can be considered a study tour which will educate every participant about Genocide and post-war life in the city.
It is a special tour created in hope of raising awareness of the horrors that happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian war (1992-1995). On this full-day tour, you should equip yourself with understanding and patience, as this is quite complex and still a painful matter to the locals, yet due to that it’s extremely important. Undeniably, Srebrenica is the place of the worst atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II.
This terrible act of ethnic cleansing, defined as an act of genocide and recognized as such by The American Congress and the European Parliament, will probably change your perception of the war you might have had before visiting this place.
Starting our study tour from Sarajevo, we will pass through beautiful mountain regions in East Bosnia, as the guide provides more information and context of a situation in the 90s. Visiting Potočari Memorial Complex as part of research and study is highly important not only to learn about the tragedy but also to learn about how people live in present as well as their intentions with the Complex in the future. You will be able to visit an enormous graveyard, as well as the memorial exhibitions made by Srebrenica victims and an authentic photo-video exhibition at the former Dutch Batallion base.
As part of the study, we will make sure to arrange meetings with some of the survivors at your request, so you will be able to learn directly from the people who were present at Srebrenica at the time, and who live with the consequences of the human-committed atrocities. We will also show you the town and springs of healthy water in Srebrenica.
We will also show you the town and springs of healthy water in Srebrenica. Additionally, there is National Park, along with two medieval towns in close proximity. Srebrenica has a highly rich history that was unfortunately tainted by human-committed atrocities. On this study tour, we will do our best to cover the entirety of history and not just recent years.
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About Srebrenica tour
Understanding Genocide
By definition, genocide is the intentional destruction of people, usually defined by ethnic, national, racial, or religious groups and that is exactly what happened on a horrific July 11th, 1995. Srebrenica fell. The place that was guaranteed safety by the UN, was a protected area.
The fall of Srebrenica became the symbol of pain and the stage of the worst committed crimes against humanity since the Second World War. Armed soldiers and paramilitary units, separated locals, and murdered men, women, and children, with a total of more than 8000 victims.
That was not the end of the course, since their remains were mutilated and dispatched to various mass graves. Many were later on discovered and buried properly but never in one piece, usually a bone or two were found. Some were never discovered and are still considered missing.
Memorial Center
The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch established the memorial and the museum in 2001 as a part of the Foundation “Srebrenica-Potocari”. Today, the complex serves as a warning and a memory for all the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide.
US President, Bill Clinton officially opened the memorial in 2003, and from that year onwards, surviving locals managed to discover several mass graves with their family’s remains. The scale of this atrocity is such large that identifying mass graves and victims is still active. Each year, we make small progress. Many are waiting for that.
You are going to see a lot of original photo and video exhibitions in the Memorial that will help you understand the level of crimes that happened there.
Besides the memorials, this tour covers many tragic stories from the 90s. Surely, after meeting the survivor of the Srebrenica genocide your perspective of this human tragedy will affect you and will probably change the perception you had before.
Later, our guide will show you live after the genocide since this tour will continue towards Srebrenica town. We will show you the springs of healthy water in the area around the city. This water contains two-valency fero, cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese etc. It is very healthy and has big potential in developing this area in the future.
Materials for the study
At your request, we can provide more sources and literature for your own personal continued study. This is not included in the tour or tour pricing. Depending on the materials we can offer some free and/or paid content.
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Dr Tezcur
Almir was a gracious and generous guide. He provided excellent information about many aspects of the recent Bosnian history and sociopolitics.
Everything was superbly organized and went very well. Visiting Srebrenica is visceral experience and I am glad that we were able to witness and learn more about this dark side of humanity.
Jiakai Li
I took the Srebrenica Genocide Study Tour with Meet Bosnia, guided by Almir, and it was an unforgettable experience. Almir was exceptionally professional, attentive, and incredibly knowledgeable, sharing detailed insights throughout the long drive to and from Srebrenica. He patiently answered all my questions, making the experience even more meaningful.
The tour was well-paced, giving ample time at each location, and I appreciated the flexibility of the Meet Bosnia team. This is an excellent tour for anyone interested in understanding this significant part of history, and I highly recommend Meet Bosnia and Almir for their thoughtful and professional approach.
David N
I visited Srebrenica with Meet Bosnia Tours. Everything was outstanding. From the point I walked in to the office and helped by the professional, knowledgeable and serviceminded girls to the tour itself. Our guide was fanstastic and shared his experience from the war and responding to all my questions. He seemed to love what he was doing and made sure we all had a good time. Thank you for giving me the chance to learn about a sad but important part of your contrys history.
Ahu P
This trip was extremely eye-opening and poignant, but one you must do to truly understand its impacts. We went with the lovely Almir, who went out of his way to make us feel welcomed. It was saddening to hear of his personal experiences of the genocide and the impacts it’s had on him and others we also spoke to at the memorial. The museum and trip were really well planned and laid out, and gave us the time to explore and educate ourselves on the genocide and the global failures in preventing it. We also had the chance to visit the Srebrenica cemetery, where we were given the time to reflect on the awful events and ask questions to Almir, who provided concise, detailed responses to whatever we asked of him. I highly recommend taking this tour to broaden your understanding of this tragic genocide and to learn more first hand from survivors.
Hoda H
This tour is quite informative and eye opening to the shocking atrocities that happened in Bosnia. Almir is our tour guide. He is very knowledgeable about the history, the politics and passionate , he made a big difference to the tour especially the long drive to and from home. This tour is a must to anyone visiting Bosnia and wants to understand things in depth and see events from the locals point of view