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Mountain climbing without a guide must be prohibited

Biogradska gora

Every year, a large number of tourists get lost in the Montenegrin mountains just because they often go on tours on their own. According to experienced mountaineers, one must respect laws of the country where they come, as well as its territories regardless of the dangers in the mountains. However, Montenegro still doesn’t oblige tourists to use services of licenced mountain guides, writes Dnevne Novine daily.

Last year, there were four cases of rescuing foreign tourists in the National Park Biogradska Gora, while this year, there were two. According to the Director of the National Park Biogradska Gora, Mr Marko Vlahović, all these tourists didn’t use services of professional guides but went off the marked walking trails. No mountain rescue service has been charged. Ever.

The region, on the other side, has this well regulated. In case a tourist gets lost or seeks for a guide’s help, he/she is obliged to pay for this service. Moreover, a group who’s coming to a country needs to hire a guide from that country, while in Montenegro tourists still organize climbing tours on their own.

In this regard, Mr Vlahović urges the tourists coming to MNE to hire a mountain guide who knows the walking tours well as in that way it will be impossible to get lost!

 

 

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