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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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Oscar N
It is a good tour and invites people to learn about these crimes and not keep them silent. Almir is the best guide and shows us this part of history with great respect.
Lejla B
I encourage anyone who is visiting Bosnia to do this tour, no matter where you are from or if you are traveling to Bosnia for fun it’s very important to learn the history. The genocide that took place in Bosnia is silenced enough and was hidden and not cared about in the media as well as not taught much in schools in America especially. Where do I even start…. our guide was Almir and was the most wonderful person to have on this tour. He spoke perfect english and me and my brother went on the tour to learn more about our peoples history, his story brought tears to our eyes. It was incredible to hear how much knowledge Almir had based on exact dates, names, etc. Me and my brother of course knew about the genocide Bosnians went through but Almir brought a whole new perspective of it as well as teaching us numerous different information. The car ride went by incredibly fast because of how captivating Almir was and how well of a story teller he is. The memorial of Srebrenica had heart breaking images, videos, audios and information where you can learn a ton about what occurred. Also visiting the graveyard really hit me, being able to see so many graves was absolutely heart breaking. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to go on this tour and encourage everyone to.
Patri Viti
The tour was Great. Almir was a perfect guide. He explained Everything about the ear and his own experience. I learned a lot about the genocide and I enjoyed the trip a lot. So I recommend this tour.
Mahin Islam Sheikh
It was Almir’s second day in this new job and he has already established himself as a great guide. It’s one thing to visit a place because of its history, but listening to personal experiences is something entirely apart. Really showcases how resilient the people have remained, despite the wrongdoings in their recent history. He was truly helpful and flexible. And made time to answer every question we had, while also driving and showing great spots to have lunch. He has a great personality – really extroverted so I hope you like to talk lol. He even helped if you have problems with cash payment (which is the norm in these countries). Overall: 10/10 would recommend🤗
Kalila
Our tour guide Ago made us feel immediately looked after and in good hands with his warmth and friendliness. Throughout the drive to Srebrenica, he shared lots of information with us and was really happy to answer our questions too. The tour was well planned out and we had enough time at each of the destinations, with Ago being extremely communicative throughout about the plan. Overall, the experience was unforgettable; the memorial museum was incredibly moving and informative, and visiting the cemetery was a surreal but necessary experience. Ago was a fantastic tour guide and his passion and care for the history he shared was very obvious!