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.
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.
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.
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.
Srebrenica’s history ,experienced in war details ,listen to the tracks left by the people and to this so beautiful city was very informative and impressive.
Beautiful people of Bosnia seem to say that peace and justice is as valuable as a bread!
Edin is warm and fun like the other Bosnian people.
Thank you so much for the beautiful trip to Edin.
You think you know having watched it on TV at the time, but boy was there so much more. Outstanding storytelling and insights into a thoroughly depressing period in history. History was brought to life by Agan and ably assisted by his driver.
Me and my girlfriend had an amazing time on this tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the topic and answered all of our questions, her English and French language skills were excellent and she was very friendly and accommodating, would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone interested in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Balkan history in general.
We were a group of 30 persons studying the crimes that actually took place in Srebrenica and I want to personally recommend Meet Bosnia because the tour was as spiritual and educational as much as it was fun.
This trip takes you to the heart of the Bosnian War and gives you a moving inside to one of the darkest moments of European history in the last three decades. The museum is very well organized and being able to talk to contemporary witnesses is an experience that no-one will ever forget. Meet Bosnia is a great tour company. I joined them on various tours and was impressed by their reliable service and profound knowledge of the region. Samir, who took me to Srebrenica, is a great guide and knows absolutely everything about Bosnia, its history, its culture and its modern day situation. He will make sure that you will have a unique experience, will put a program together that fulfills your individual interests and will thoughtfully provide for your every need during your stay.
