news from the national Tourism organisation of Montenegro

13th December 2006
NEW COASTAL MOUNTAINEERING TRANSVERSAL ROUTE COMPLETED
- Montenegrin Mountaineering Association in cooperation with IRD –

Today the President of the Montenegrin Mountaineering Association, Brano Perovic , the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Keith Simmons, and the International Relief and Development (IRD) Montenegro Chief of Party, Robert Harris, presented the recently completed “Coastal Mountaineering Transversal Route” project.

With the aim of extending the current tourist offering through promoting mountaineering and hiking as an opportunity for an active and interesting holiday, as well as providing an opportunity to view the natural beauty of the Southern Montenegrin hinterland, still mostly unexplored by many tourists, hikers and mountaineers, the Montenegrin Mountaineering Association, together with several mountaineering clubs and NGOs, initiated the Coastal Mountaineering Transversal Route project.

This one-year long project included:

-          the re-creation and development of the 138 km long hiking route and
150 km of access paths; 

-          the preparation and printing of a Guidebook that includes a Transversal map,

-          a promotional leaflet in English and local language;

-          the organisation of marking and guiding courses. 

This project will contribute significantly to the diversification of the Montenegrin tourism offerings. The result is a great opportunity for an active holiday throughout the year to the coastal mountains from Orjen (North of the Bay of Kotor) through Lovcen down to Rumija in the southern part.

The printed guide is available through the clubs involved in the project. Please refer to the contact details on this leaflet: [Part 1/Part 2]. In addition to the numbers listed, below is the area of responsibility for each club and the name of the contact person:

PK "Subra",  Zeljko Starcevic:         
from Herceg Novi to above Risan (Ledenice),

PK" Pestingrad", Marko Zornija:       
from Risan(Ledenice) to above Kotor (Krstac),

PK "Cetnje", Joco Ivanicevic:          
from Kotor (Krstac) to above Budva (Brajici),

PK "Komovi", Dragan Bulatovic:
from Budva (Brajici) to above St. Stefan (Monastry Ogradenica),

NGO "MMM", Ratko Popovic:           
from St. Stefan (Monastry Ogradenica) to above Petrovac (Pastrovska Gora),

PK "Gorica", Aco Djuraskovic:         
from Petrovac ( Pastrovska Gora) to above Sutomore (Sutorman),

NGO "Ahil", Ilija Vukotic:      
from Sutomore (Sutorman) to Lisinj (Lunje)

Guide services are available by contacting any of the associations and clubs directly at the numbers listed.

For additional information, please contact IRD's PR Manager, Sanja Stanisic, at +381-69 319 701. For more information on IRD activities, please visit www.ird.cg.yu.