The protected natural areas of Sarajevo Canton

Brus & Sunnyland

In just eight minutes, the cable car will take you from Bistrik to the “lungs of Sarajevo” – the protected area of Mt. Trebević – which you can also reach on foot by passing through Sarajevo mahalas, or by bike or car.

After walking through the deep forests, touring the war-devastated bob sled track built for the 1984 WOG or the former Čolina Kapa Observatory, be sure to refresh yourself at Pino Nature and Level Up Hotels; and the restaurants, Trebevićki Raj, Vila Andrea or Jure Franko Mountain Lodge.

Brus on Trebević is the outing spot that offer quad riding, tubing, a play area and mini zoo; and the Sunnyland Amusement Park has its zipline and Alpine Coaster, with a gorgeous view of Sarajevo.

You can reach the Skakavac natural monument, which covers 1,430 ha around the 98-meter-high waterfall of the same name, by passing through Nahorevo. You can come to the waterfall by walking through the forest, and you can rest in the Promaja mountain cabin.

Lakes and caves

On Sarajevo's southwest end, in Ilidža, a residential area known for ages for its spa tourism, there is Vrelo Bosne, a natural monument at the foot of Mt. Igman, with lovely walking lanes, the source to the Bosna River, lakes with swans, rest areas and a restaurant that serves its house specialty - fresh river trout.

Come by car on the Sarajevo-Mostar highway (M-17), take a left at St. Sava's Church in Blažuj; or come by foot or carriage via the chestnut and plain tree-lined Velika Aleja in Ilidža.

Covering 497 ha, the protected landscape Bijambare is located between the villages of Nišići and Krivajevići in the Municipality of Ilijaš, and can be reached via the Sarajevo-Tuzla highway.

Here visitors have attractions like the famous Bijambare Cave, which is full of stalactites; the Bjelila and Bradić Streams, with a lake and water mill; as well as the Mramorje stecći necropolis; plus there's the touristic train, a restaurant, biking and walking trails, playgrounds....