Mostar, Kravice & Pocitelj: Private Day Trip from Dubrovnik

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What’s the experience like?

I’ll just say it: I forgot my passport. Not the best way to start a private day trip from Dubrovnik to Mostar, Kravice Waterfalls & Pocitelj. Our guide, Marko, just grinned and said he’d seen worse — apparently someone once showed up with only a library card. After a quick dash back (thank you, hotel pickup), we finally hit the road, windows down, that sticky Adriatic air mixing with the first hints of mountain pine as we crossed into Bosnia. The border guard barely glanced at us. I was still catching my breath.

Kravice Waterfalls was louder than I expected — not just the water crashing down but families laughing, someone playing Balkan pop on a tinny speaker. We waded in up to our knees (the rocks are slippery and cold enough to make you yelp), and I swear the mist smelled faintly of wild mint. Marko handed me a plum from his pocket — “Bosnian energy bar,” he joked. I’m still not sure if he was serious. If you’re thinking of swimming here in summer, bring a change of clothes or just embrace being damp for hours like we did.

Pocitelj felt like something out of an old postcard — stone houses stacked up the hill, grapevines curling over doorways. We wandered through narrow alleys while an old man sold figs by the handful (I bought some; they were sticky and sweet). In Mostar itself, there’s this moment when you first see Stari Most arching over the Neretva — it’s more delicate than photos ever show. The bazaar was busy with locals and tourists; I tried bargaining for copper coffee cups but mostly just ended up laughing with the shopkeeper when I fumbled my Bosnian numbers. Lunch was whatever we found: flaky burek and thick yogurt eaten on a low wall in the shade.

I keep thinking about that bridge — how people stop mid-step to watch teenagers leap into the river below or just stand quietly looking out over everything. It’s loud and peaceful at once. We made it back to Dubrovnik as dusk settled in, tired but kind of light inside. Not everything went smoothly but honestly? That made it better somehow.