The Prokletije National Park (NP) was visited by about 30,000 tourists by mid-September, which is a record number of visitors since its establishment.
As the season is still going on, it is to be expected that this number will be significantly higher in the end.
From that park, they reminded that about 24,000 tickets were sold for the whole of last year.
Boban Redžepagić from NP Prokletije said that the National Park is mostly visited by mountaineers who are looking for untouched nature and a significant number of mountain peaks.
“There are a slightly smaller number of excursionists who are looking for easier walks and enjoying nature,” Redžepagić said.
When it comes to the structure of visitors, Redžepagić stated that the main visitors this year were from the countries of Western Europe, but it can be said that Prokletije was visited this year by tourists and mountaineers from all countries of the world.
“According to the analysis carried out, the most guests were from Germany and Poland, while the fewest were domestic guests. Most of the foreign guests have information about Prokletije and they are usually people who are active mountaineers and come with a clear goal of what they want to see,” said Redžepagić.
He said that this year they focused on less visited localities, and made some of them accessible to the public for the first time.
“This year, in cooperation with TO Plav, we made a walk to the so-called Dry Lake, which until now was a location completely unknown to tourists. National Park Prokletije also has a great cultural and historical heritage. There are also prehistoric drawings in the park. One such site is located in Volušnica, and it is about remains from the Neolithic period,” said Redžepagić.
The Tourist Organization of Gusinje is also satisfied with this year’s season. Director Irfan Radončić stated that they already have about 35 percent more overnight stays compared to the whole of last year.
NP Prokletije will be open to visitors as long as the weather conditions permit, that is, until the first snowfall.
