Mountain guides for Kraljevo and Loznica - Connect with nature and get to know yourself

Although the roots of the mountaineering movement were born in Svilajnac back in 1875, mountain tourism in our country is not widespread. Namely, there are about 40,000 mountaineers in Serbia, and this activity is also engaged in by tourists and recreationists.

However, as Pavle Pavlović, a licensed tourist guide, mountain guide and consultant to tourist agencies of municipalities and cities, says for eKapija, the potential is enormous:

- Mountain tourism should be the core of our offer. For Serbia, as a landlocked country, the mountains are a basic resource along with "city breaks" and spas. We should seriously institutionalize adventure tourism in nature, for the sake of the health of the nation, for the sake of employment, staff development and for the sake of tourism itself.

Our interlocutor switched from words to actions - he turned the paths he took through Kraljevo and Loznica into two mountain guides. Local mountaineers helped him tour the terrain.

A total of 24 trails (14 in the Kraljevac area and 10 in the Loznica area) are divided into those intended for recreational users, as well as more demanding ones. Apart from the "identity card" of the trails - length, altitude, information about ascent and descent, you`ll get a pictorial insight into what awaits you, through text and photography, as well as interesting information from history and lore. By simply scanning the QR code, the GPS track is available for download. You`ll also find out what kind of equipment you need, and you`ll get tips for safe hiking as well.

He added that there are "1,000 reasons" why someone should start hiking, and one of the basic messages is that we need to pass through Serbia, so that we would love it more.

- Nature is medicine, one gets to know oneself better, the investigative spirit awakens in you, you learn something new, you feel good, burn calories, kilos, you feel healthy, you reconnect with nature. People only realize that when they start doing this activity.

He stated that guides are planned for other destinations as well and the dynamics is one guide per year, due to other obligations that he has. The only thing he could reveal to us is that negotiations are underway for a destination in the extreme southwest of Serbia.

- It`s the job I like the most, because it is creative, it involves a lot of social contacts and compromises with a large number of people from different sectors. I do writing, field research. We try to affirm new localities in nature and make them accessible to everyone. We did that in Loznica with the trenches from the First World War, where we even cleaned one trench, put up a sign and marked the path to it. We have confirmed some already known tracks - says our interlocutor.

Download the mountain guide for Kraljevo here, and the mountain guide for Loznica here and set off on an adventure with a mountaineer`s greeting - clear!