Visa
For most countries there is no tourist visa required. Check the requirements for your specific country.
Money
They use the Bosnian marks which you can easily get from the ATMs but they also accept euro in many places. But if you’re going to shop at very small places like a kiosk or a gas station or very tiny coffee shop it’s probably better to have the local currency. The larger stores and many shops catering to tourist will accept credit cards so that can be the major means of payment but I recommend carrying some local cash or euro for smaller places that may not have credit card machines.
Transport
There are airports in the most significant towns but bus travel is pretty good and seems to run pretty much on time. For shorter distances taxis are a good way to go. The roads are pretty good so if you’re going to rent a car you should be OK driving most anywhere. There are many Rent-A-Car companies available in towns like Mostar and Sarajevo. People seem to drive carefully and slowly.
Hotels
Like with the other Balkan countries like Albania, Croatia and Macedonia most of the available rental rooms are in privately owned apartments which list on the major booking sites since there seems to be a shortage of standard hotel rooms. The apartments generally seem to be pretty good and the owners, for me at least, have been very attentive and honest. You can get a pretty good idea of the quality of the accommodation and service from the reviews on the booking sites.
Food
I have found the food to be very tasty and there is a fairly strong focus on meat, especially kebab, sausages and a fairly good variety of preserved meats. The quality of the food even in the less expensive restaurants and cafés seems to be very good and it is not expensive. On the whole you can expect prices of 1/2 to 1/3 what you pay in most EU countries. Service also seems to be very good in most places, employees with very good attitudes towards customers.
People
Generally people are pretty friendly if you are are able to communicate. People generally seem to keep to themselves though they will readily talk with you if they understand what you’re saying.
Language & Communication
The middle age to older generation don’t seem to have great language skills with EU countries though there are people here and there who understand one of the languages, probably English being the more popular international language. Even though it might be difficult to communicate verbally generally people are very Helpful if you find other ways to communicate such as gestures and very simple words.
Excursions (Entry fees)
I haven’t been on any excursions here since it’s winter and many of the places I wanted to visit or either closed or difficult to get to.
Shopping
There are many namebrand stores and large grocery stores with smaller food, vegetable and fruit stands throughout the non-tourist areas. There are also many stores which cater to the local community for buying clothes and other things at reasonable prices. Shopping is not a problem.
Environment
The country is generally very clean and hygiene is a priority. The general environment seems to be very good with low levels of pollution and garbage but that might greatly be due to the small population. In general it’s a very well managed environment.
Be Careful (Scams)
I haven’t come across scams in general however in Sarajevo, on the Gras tram, you have to make sure that you have a ticket which is approved by or purchased from the driver. I was warned after getting on through a website I was reading about what someone considered a scam. I didn’t know about this before getting onto the tram. There are payment machines with the Wi-Fi credit card mark on them for payment but they were not working for some reason. Just as I was going to pay for a ticket after I found the machines were not working, a fellow stopped me while I was going up to the driver and asked for my ticket. I told him I was trying to use the payment machines (he didn’t speak English) but he told me he was the controller and the TV monitor has proof of me getting on the tram without paying and he insisted I pay 15 times the normal fee as a fine. there was no way around that. And you have to be careful about this because I was informed by a local person that the wording on the tram company website is very clear that this is a violation that could require police intervention. So make sure you buy the ticket from the driver or you have a ticket approved by the driver as you get on the tram. Do not try to ride the local transport without paying. Outside of that one event I found everybody to be very upfront and honest about transactions. the local people in Sarajevo warned me to be careful of pickpockets. Remember always too keep your valuables secure where nobody can reach them, for men at least in your front pockets and no valuables in your rear pockets.
https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/destination/bosnia-and-herzegovina