Tunnel of Hope Tours: The 9 Best Ways to See It

1.Fall of Yugoslavia, Sarajevo War Tour with Tunnel of Hope Museum and Frontlines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,314 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $36Our pick

This four-hour Sarajevo tour combines the War Tunnel Museum, Sniper Alley, Yellow Fortress, Trebević viewpoints, Olympic bobsleigh track, cemeteries, and wartime landmarks. Guides such as Ayoub, Almir, Tarik, Ago, Emin, and Kristian explain the siege with clear history and personal memories. Hotel pickup, transport, fuel, and water are included.

“highly recommended , very insightful tour specific to the Bosnian war and siege of Sarajevo…. Kristian was a great guide , recommended for solo or groups”

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2.Tunnel Museum: Bosnian & Yugoslav Wars Tour with War Veteran

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 551 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $36

This four-hour Sarajevo tour combines the War Tunnel Museum with key siege sites and city viewpoints. An English-speaking driver-guide, often a war veteran such as Adis, Ibrahim, Enes, or Mustafa, explains the conflict through personal experience. Transport is by air-conditioned car or minivan, with hotel pickup available outside the Old Town.

“Our tour guide Enes is the best tour guide I’ve ever had while doing tours. Charismatic. Honest. Engaging. Smart.”

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3.Tunnel of Hope Tour – Survival and Resilience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $25Best value

This 2.5-hour English tour combines a drive past Sarajevo’s wartime landmarks with a visit to the Tunnel of Hope Museum. Guides such as Nermin, Safet, and Haris share personal memories of the siege, while the museum and reconstructed tunnel show how residents moved supplies under the airport runway. Transport is included, but museum admission costs extra.

“The tour was good but the tour guide was perfect was the best, the name of tour guide is HARIS, is the best Spanish tour guide in Sarajevo, but also you can take this tour guide in other languages. Thank you so much Haris from Barcelona, Spain. Esteban and Toñi”

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4.Sarajevo Grand Tour: Old Town, War Tunnel, Olympic Sites & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $47

Explore Sarajevo by foot and private vehicle with an English-speaking guide such as Elvis, Enes, Edis, or Zulfo. Walk the Ottoman Old Town, visit the War Tunnel and Olympic bobsleigh track, see wartime sites, sample Bosnian coffee, and finish above the city at Yellow Fortress. The tunnel entry fee is extra.

“This is a great way to navigate yourself in Sarajevo and kick start of your stay. My guide was Elvis and he was absolutely brilliant, full of knowledge, banter and professional. The time flew by in a flash because the tour covered so much and was so insightful. It ranged from a walking tour, driving tour, and historical. If you’re going to do this with anyone please select this company for sure. 5 🌟 all the way!!!”

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5.Times of Misfortune – Life Under Siege and the Tunnel of Hope

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $32

Spend 3.5 hours tracing Sarajevo’s siege with a licensed English-speaking guide and transport. You’ll see the Yellow Fortress, Kovači Cemetery, Olympic sites, Sniper Alley, and the former maternity hospital before visiting the Tunnel of Hope Museum. Guides such as Nermin add personal wartime memories. Museum entry costs extra.

“My guide Nermin was extremely knowledgeable and authentic as someone who lived through the war. The Tunnel of Hope was moving. For me, the tour framed my memories of the siege in the news and books that I’ve read so that I understand it all in a completely new way.”

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6.Tunnel of Hope Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $34

Visit Sarajevo’s Tunnel of Hope Museum with an English-speaking guide and comfortable air-conditioned transport. You’ll see Sniper Alley and other war sites before entering the tunnel museum, where the guide explains how this narrow passage kept Sarajevo connected during the Bosnian War. The tour lasts about two hours and returns to Ferhadija 19.

“We were picked up nearby where we stayed. There were no others on the tour. A nice large van picked us up. We saw several buildings and monuments from the van. The guide talked to us and explained things the whole half hour drive. He then went to the tunnel museum with us and explained things more.”

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7.WAR TUNNEL – Sarajevo’s only way of a communication during the WAR – Top secret

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30

Follow Sarajevo’s wartime story from Markale and Sniper Alley to the Tunnel of Hope. Meet Bosnia Tours provides a licensed guide, driver, bottled water, and hotel pickup. Guides such as Aid, Adna, Argan, Eddie, and Amir have shared personal stories that give the tour a human scale. Tunnel admission costs 15 BAM extra.

“The tour Is about the fall of Jugoslavia and the siege of Sarajevo, it includes a lot of strategic and important places of this period. Our guide, Adna, explained us in details the history of his country and city making us understand the feeling of this strange and horrible war. Recommended”

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8.SARAJEVO SIEGE TIMES ’92-’95 / Sarajevo Roses & Tunnel of Hope /

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $47

Join Faruk on a private 3 to 4-hour Sarajevo war tour shaped by his experience as a teenager during the siege. From the Yellow Fortress to the Tunnel of Hope, Jewish Cemetery, Trebević viewpoint, and Olympic bobsleigh track, you will connect personal stories with the city’s wartime geography. Hotel pickup is offered.

“This was a very personal tour in as much as Faruk has lived through the war as a young teenager and was able to share his personal experiences. I was deeply affected by his descriptions of that time and gained an understanding of the geography of the area and how it was used to surround the city. All of the places we visited were interesting and thought provoking. It wasn't all serious stuff as Faruk is a genuinely friendly man with a good sense of humour and is intelligent and knowledgeable. I would book his tours again if I come back.”

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9.A City Under Siege – War Tour With Tunnel Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $40

Spend 3 to 4 hours tracing Sarajevo’s wartime story by air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the Tunnel of Hope, Sniper Alley, Jewish Cemetery, Olympic bobsleigh track, and Yellow Fortress. Guides including Edis and Elvis bring clear historical context and modern Sarajevo insight. The Tunnel Museum admission costs an extra €10.50.

“Really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was so knowledgeable and explained as well what it’s like living in modern day Sarajevo. The places visited were so interesting and we just wouldn’t have had the same experience without the guide. Excellent and completely recommend”

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