We took the bus from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik and even though it is only a 4 hour drive by car it is over 6 hours by bus. We certainly took the long way around, doing the border crossing into Croatia at Metkovic and then going back into Bosnia and out again at the coastal strip near Neum.
Once we left Croatia and entered the narrow strip of Bosnian coastline we expected the bus would be on some type of Transit visa, where we would just travel through and back into Croatia on the other side but this was not the case. Although we didn't have to leave the bus we still had to formally enter Bosnia, and do the same thing at the Croatian border, all this took time with the police coming on the bus and checking, which seemed a little silly when no one had left or got on the bus and it was only 20 km from one border crossing to the other. We were later told that it isn't unusual for it to take hours as the traffic banks up along the entire 20 km strip.
Our accommodation in Dubrovnik was right outside the city walls and only a minute's walk to the Ploca Gate. As soon as we entered the old town around 6pm we were struck by the cleanliness and pristine condition of everything, it was like Kotor on steroids. There are many large beautiful churches and ornate doorways and arches, the number of people at this time seemed quite manageable and the lighting was very sympathetic giving it a beautiful atmosphere.
Once we left Croatia and entered the narrow strip of Bosnian coastline we expected the bus would be on some type of Transit visa, where we would just travel through and back into Croatia on the other side but this was not the case. Although we didn't have to leave the bus we still had to formally enter Bosnia, and do the same thing at the Croatian border, all this took time with the police coming on the bus and checking, which seemed a little silly when no one had left or got on the bus and it was only 20 km from one border crossing to the other. We were later told that it isn't unusual for it to take hours as the traffic banks up along the entire 20 km strip.
Our accommodation in Dubrovnik was right outside the city walls and only a minute's walk to the Ploca Gate. As soon as we entered the old town around 6pm we were struck by the cleanliness and pristine condition of everything, it was like Kotor on steroids. There are many large beautiful churches and ornate doorways and arches, the number of people at this time seemed quite manageable and the lighting was very sympathetic giving it a beautiful atmosphere.
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