Slovenia lake swimming holiday

Planet

Slovenia is known as a land of pure water and greenery. 70% of the country is forested and most of the lakes and rivers are clean enough to drink. We encourage guests to drink water from the tap or lake. We escort swimmers on a human-powered rowing boats and canoes.

Our welcome pack that clients receive on arrival which includes info on the environmental code of conduct tourists are asked to respect. We separate our refuge into three different bins that are collected and taken to the local recycling point on a regular basis. We give back empty batteries, return bottles/glass and leave the paper to be picked up for recycling.

Customers have an option to change towels only when needed (put them on the floor), they use eco-friendly cleaning products for hotel services/ maintenance. The hotel also uses a water system from the rainwater collector-tank. Their lighting system is eco-friendly as well, bulbs etc. We look for hotels near the water where no motorised boat traffic is present. This is for our swimmers and the environmental impact motorised boats cause.

We don't litter the area and follow all the National Park rules. We keep our groups small, about 10-12 guests per trip. This is to minimise social and environmental impact and to allow us to travel around comfortably and safely.

People

We use local owned family hotel Jezero at the Lake Bohinj. They serve locally produced and sourced food. We encourage our guests to support the local people and regions by giving them tips for their service and buying their local products such as souvenirs and gifts.

All our qualified and experienced guiding team is 100% local. This allows our guests to be safe in good hands, as well as to learn about the region from someone who knows the area(s) intimately. Out hotel base is local and employs only the local people from the region.

We eat our meals at local places (traditional houses) to offer our guests the choice of local food, enjoyment and experience. Vegetarians are welcomed. We do not work with charities at present but we are starting to do so in the next year, with a Slovenian Lake and River keeper's organization. We inform all our clients about basic environmental rules and social behaviour.