Highlights of the trip

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Low Tatra National Park - the largest natural park in Slovakia with well preserved ecosystems

The park and its buffer zone cover the whole Low Tatras mountain range between the Vah River and the Hron River valleys. It offers excellent conditions for sports activities throughout the year.

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Chalet of General M.R.Stefanik - chalet under the southern slope of Dumbier peak in Low Tatras

It is one of several true mountain chalets situated on the tourist trail called mountain road of Heroes of the Slovak National Uprising driving from Kralova hola mountain to Donovaly village in length of 100 km.

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Tatra National Park (TANAP) - diverse flora and fauna with many endemic species

Tatra National Park (abbr. TANAP) lies in the North of Central Slovakia in the High Tatras. The National Park covers an area of 738 km2. The park offers 600 km of hiking trails and several ski resorts.

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Strbske Pleso - ski, tourist, and health resort next to a glacial mountain lake in the High Tatras

Strbske Pleso village comprises several hotels and residential buildings. With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for popular hikes, including Krivan and Rysy peaks.

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Slovak Paradise National Park - eleven national nature reserves and eight nature reserves

The Slovak Paradise is plain with high plateaus. The highest mountain is at 1,270 m EASL. The area consists mainly of karst limestone and dolomite. Typical formations are canyons and ravines creating picturesque rocky scenes with waterfalls.

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Tomasovsky View - rock shelf known for its unique view of the main ridge of the High Tatras

Tomasovsky View (680 m EASL) is part of Slovak Paradise National Park, popular among rock climbers and hikers. The place is accessible by the marked tourist trail from the village of Spiske Tomasovce.

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Pieniny National Park - the smallest national park in Slovakia

Pieniny National Park is famous for its natural beauty, especially the Dunajec River Gorge, a popular rafting and hiking location. It lies in the Pieniny mountains on the north-eastern border with Poland.

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Cerveny Klastor - Carthusian Monastery

A unique cultural and historical relic hides in the natural environment of Pieniny under the majestic mountain Tri koruny. Nowadays, it serves as a museum.

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Muranska Planina National Park - 300 km of marked hiking trails and two educational trails

One of the youngest national parks in Slovakia. It is situated in the districts of Brezno and Revuca, in the Banska Bystrica Region. The core of the park consists of the limestone and dolomite plateau with karst formations.