Bosnia and Herzegovina Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Bosnia & Herzegovina Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Bosnia & Herzegovina and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Etymology: The larger northern territory is named for the Bosna River, the smaller southern section takes its name from the German word "herzog," meaning "duke," and the ending "-ovina," meaning "land," forming the combination denoting "dukedom".

Capital: Sarajevo.

Independence / foundation: Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs.

Population: 4 million.

Currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM)
1 USD = 1.79 - 1.82 BAM
1 EUR = 1.96 BAM

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Bosnian (official) 53%, Serbian (official) 31%, Croatian (official) 15%, other 2%, no answer <1%.

Religions: Muslim 51%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, atheist <1%, agnostic <1%, other 1%, undeclared/no answer 1%.

Climate: Hot summers and cold winters. Areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters. Winters along coast are milder.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $54 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $16,700.

Main airports: Sarajevo International Airport.

World heritage sites in Bosnia & Herzegovina

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 4.

Top world heritage sites:

- Old Bridge Area of Mostar.
- Mehmed Paša Sokolovic Bridge.
- Stecci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards.
- Janj Forest, which is an extension of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, which is shared among 18 European countries.

Interesting facts about Bosnia & Herzegovina

- Bosnia and Herzegovina is conformed by two Entities; the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic Srpska.

- Sarajevo was the first city in Europe to have a full-time electric tram functioning in 1885.

- Land mines are still a real threat throughout the country. Even after 2 decades since the Bosnia civil war ended, it's estimated that over 180,000 land mines are buried.

- The constitution of Bosnia did not recognise any official language and all Bonians speak Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, all three are the exact same language only Sebian is spelled in Cyrillic.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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