foggy mountain summit

Building bridges through tourism

Eight days in Sarajevo where you don't study coexistence — you taste it, hear it, and touch it with your own hands.

foggy mountain summit

Building bridges through tourism

Eight days in Sarajevo where you don't study coexistence — you taste it, hear it, and touch it with your own hands.

foggy mountain summit

Building bridges through tourism

Eight days in Sarajevo where you don't study coexistence — you taste it, hear it, and touch it with your own hands.

  • Urban Hiking in Sarajevo
  • Trebevic Bobbahn im Herbst
  • Fünf Reisende blicken über Sarajevo
  • Schnee in Sarajevos Bascarsija
  • Frauen genießen die Sonne nach einer Wanderung
  • Blick auf Sarajevo im Winter

"Coexistence is not learned in a classroom."

But at a table in Sarajevo

"Coexistence is not learned in a classroom."

But at a table in Sarajevo

"Coexistence is not learned in a classroom."

But at a table in Sarajevo

This journey is a week in which you experience, hear and taste coexistence – directly in the daily life of people who have lived side by side for centuries and reached out to one another in difficult moments.

Our city stands for resilience and reconciliation. During this journey, both words become people.

You sit at a table with journalists, religious leaders, and former soldiers from different sides. With Vladimir Andrle of the Jewish NGO La Benevolencija you talk about trust after tragedy; with award-winning photojournalist Ziyah Gafić of VII Foundation about what happens when stories are told wrong.

The entire programme is designed with space for questions and moments of reflection. And for one day we take you out of Sarajevo into Herzegovina: Mostar, Blagaj, the Žitomislić Monastery. On the final evening, pita slow-cooks under the sač in the garden of a Bosnian family.

Part of the programme fee goes directly to the Interreligious Council of BiH – so these stories continue to be told and carried forward.

This journey is a week in which you experience, hear and taste coexistence – directly in the daily life of people who have lived side by side for centuries and reached out to one another in difficult moments.

Our city stands for resilience and reconciliation. During this journey, both words become people.

You sit at a table with journalists, religious leaders, and former soldiers from different sides. With Vladimir Andrle of the Jewish NGO La Benevolencija you talk about trust after tragedy; with award-winning photojournalist Ziyah Gafić of VII Foundation about what happens when stories are told wrong.

The entire programme is designed with space for questions and moments of reflection. And for one day we take you out of Sarajevo into Herzegovina: Mostar, Blagaj, the Žitomislić Monastery. On the final evening, pita slow-cooks under the sač in the garden of a Bosnian family.

Part of the programme fee goes directly to the Interreligious Council of BiH – so these stories continue to be told and carried forward.

This journey is a week in which you experience, hear and taste coexistence – directly in the daily life of people who have lived side by side for centuries and reached out to one another in difficult moments.

Our city stands for resilience and reconciliation. During this journey, both words become people.

You sit at a table with journalists, religious leaders, and former soldiers from different sides. With Vladimir Andrle of the Jewish NGO La Benevolencija you talk about trust after tragedy; with award-winning photojournalist Ziyah Gafić of VII Foundation about what happens when stories are told wrong.

The entire programme is designed with space for questions and moments of reflection. And for one day we take you out of Sarajevo into Herzegovina: Mostar, Blagaj, the Žitomislić Monastery. On the final evening, pita slow-cooks under the sač in the garden of a Bosnian family.

Part of the programme fee goes directly to the Interreligious Council of BiH – so these stories continue to be told and carried forward.

EIGHT DAYS, A WEEK THAT STAYS WITH YOU

Sample Programme

Our educational journeys are intentionally immersive. We favour encounter over lecture and invite everyone to ask questions and reflect together. Every programme is tailored to your group.

01Day · Arrival

Welcome to Sarajevo

◆ Airport transfer and hotel check-in

◆ Welcome dinner at a family-run restaurant

◆ Opening by .Cheyf: an overview of the week ahead

Welcome to Sarajevo
02Day · Culture & Everyday Life

Crossroads of Cultures

◆ City tour: Sarajevo as a crossroads of cultures

◆ Coffee break in Baščaršija — on the shared rituals of hospitality

◆ Mini food tour through the diverse influences of Bosnian cuisine

◆ Dinner with traditional folklore

Crossroads of Cultures
03Day · Coexistence & Faith

The Jerusalem of Europe

The Jerusalem of Europe
04Day · Memorial Culture

Srebrenica

Srebrenica
05Day · Herzegovina

From Sarajevo into Herzegovina

From Sarajevo into Herzegovina
06Day · Reconciliation

Reconciliation & Memory

Reconciliation & Memory
07Day · Closing

Shared Humanity

Shared Humanity
08Day · Departure

Farewell

Farewell

Impact

What this programme achieves

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Faith traditions — Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish — as real people in real conversations, not as abstractions.

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Voices of people who lived through the war and today stand for reconciliation.

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concrete commitment each participant takes home — and becomes part of the Sarajevo Stories Network.

HOW WE WORK

Simple, personal, tailored

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We invite you to a short video call and talk about your group, your goals, your timeline and your budget.

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We plan your educational journey according to your specifications. Every programme is individually tailored — with room for last-minute adjustments.

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From airport transfers to accommodation, we handle the logistics. .Cheyf is your single point of contact on the ground.

See how we travel at .Cheyf

German State TV joined us on a journey through Bosnia and Herzegovina. A loose production plan, but no stiff script and no staged moments–just a trip, the way we run them every day.

See how we travel at .Cheyf

German State TV joined us on a journey through Bosnia and Herzegovina. A loose production plan, but no stiff script and no staged moments–just a trip, the way we run them every day.

For whom

This journey is right for you if …

you are an NGO, foundation or civil society organisation

you work against antisemitism and Islamophobia

you are a university, academic programme or research group

you are a cultural institution or educational initiative

you are organising a delegation or exchange programme

you believe in an empathetic, shared future

At a glance

Duration8 Days · 7 Nights
GroupIntentionally small
RegionSarajevo & Herzegovina
LanguageGerman / English
LogisticsTransfers & accommodation incl.
DocumentationPhoto & Video included

Are you considering an educational journey?

Write to us directly. Together we'll figure out which programme fits your group.

Are you considering an educational journey?

Write to us directly. Together we'll figure out which programme fits your group.

Are you considering an educational journey?

Write to us directly. Together we'll figure out which programme fits your group.