Croatia activity vacation, Dubrovnik region
How this vacation makes a difference
Environment
The Konavle Cliffs Educational Trail, where we hike, shows the local endemic species of the region. We work with small groups with maximum of eight participants, making sure that their stay is in accordance with the local community habits and nature protection. Our guides emphasize on the importance of leaving the environment as it is. We observe the wild life life but we do not disturb it.
In our tour packages we include the tourist tax which is collected by the community of Konavle and is used for financing the local projects for protection of the flora and fauna in Konavle valley. We also include the entrance fee to the Nature Park Ljuta River and thus support financing of maintenance of the Nature Park. Every year during the off season our guides participate in marking the hiking trails in the mountains of Konavle.
Part of our program also includes sea kayaking. We support the slogan: Help Us Keep the Adriatic Clean. If we find plastic objects in the sea while kayaking we collect them and proceed for recycling. Our kayaks are made of recycable plastic. They do not cause any form of air or water pollution and they do not produce noise that could be disturbing for marine life.
Community
Konavle valley is rural area south east from Dubrovnik, where people have still preserved traditional way of living. The chief economy is agriculture and during the last ten years local authorities are working on development of rural tourism which is becoming an important source of income for the local inhabitants. Recently rural tourism is creating many jobs and helps development of small entrepreneurship among the local people: restaurants, bed & breakfast facilities, art galleries, family owned wineries, adventure activities. In our program we only include the service providers from the local villages.
We work with local, family owned restaurants where the food is prepared with fresh ingredients from the farms and gardens in Konavle valley. The local homes we chose for our guests offer genuine Mediterranean charm. We employ only local guides who are familiar with nature, people and tradition of the region. We include the visit to the museum that celebrates local traditions and folklore heritage. The money collected from the entrance fees is used for reconstruction and maintenance of the cultural monuments of Konavle region. We closely cooperate with local cultural institutions and we point our visitors towards local cultural festivals (Dubrovnik Summer Festival) and similar manifestations. We suggest to our travelers visits to historically, culturally and environmentally important sights
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