Julian Alps short break hiking holiday, Slovenia

We are a local agency, providing active holidays in the river Soca valley of Tomlin. This lovely and unspoilt part of Europe is not on the traveller's top list of places to visit yet and we are fully aware that respecting the environment, avoiding mass tourism and integrating local businesses and guides is the way to keep it as it is. In such a fragile and clean environment as this, regulated tourism has already been proven as the best solution.

As a local agency we work with local guides and qualified sports enthusiasts who are all well trained and above all friendly and helpful. Our philosophy has always been that, next to the destination, a genuine human touch is what makes a fantastic holiday. It has been proven to be so.

Tolmin itself lies just next to Triglav National Park and it has happened in the past that tourists have disrespected the landscape near roads by parking their vehicles on the pastures and fields as well as using motorbikes and quad bikes on mountain tracks. There were issues regarding massive collecting of endangered mountain flora too.

Our agency is a strong fighter against eco problems in the valley with constant organization of events such as the annual cleaning action and conferences about excessive extraction of gravel from Soca river, printing T-shirts with eco topics.

Due to minimizing any negative impact on the landscape, we keep our groups small with a maximum of 12 clients. In this way we reduce our impact on the landscape. This close to nature, guests don't even think of any littering and become aware of a fragile balance in the nature. Even when driving quad bikes, we only use tracks, approved by local municipality and with permission of land owners and competent institutions.

This is also an area where the landscape and people have been seriously affected by both World Wars. To make people aware of this fact, we show clients all 'must see' places in the valley, especially the award winning museum in Kobarid and Tolmin. Entrance fees also contribute to restoring and maintaining both war sites such as bunkers, front lines, charnel house and nations cultural and historic places of all kinds.

On this holiday, only local accommodation providers are used who employ local staff in all areas. Recycling is essential wherever possible. All the private accommodations serve local delicacies such as well known Tolmin cheese and Bear blood spirit. In this way they help to contribute to the local economy. All transfer services are local too.