For anyone who wants to learn something about the Nature Park, besides having an active holiday in the green oasis of Papuk, we offer guided tours of educational and hiking trails. The programs are tailored to suit visitors of all age groups. Learn more about the remarkable biological and geological diversity and rich cultural and historical heritage of magical Papuk. Our educational programs allow children to spend their lessons in the natural environment, learn about living beigns and inanimate nature phenomena, discover its diversity, connectivity and changeability, and develop respect for the natural and cultural heritage as well as responsible attitude towards the environment. Our programs are held throughout the year, outdoors or at the premises of the Jankovac Eco Point and the Pannonian Sea House, so adequate clothing and footwear as well as sufficient amount of drinking water are required. Educational programs are carried out by our staff, and advance notice and for a reservation is required
Edukativni program Jankovac
The 2260 meter long educational trail in the most beautiful part of Jankovac Forest Park begins in front of the Eco Point. The most important biological, geological and cultural historical sites within the boundaries of the Park are interpreted in an interesting and educational way by using a map. A pleasant walk continues beside the Mountain Lodge an alongside two mountain mirrors – the beautiful lakes of Jankovac. Enjoying the scents of a century-old beech forest, we reach the spring of the Jankovac stream. At this exact spot, Papuk’s endemic snail of the scientific name Graziana papukensis found its ideal home. The trail goes up to the caves – in the rock above the lake, in the natural semi-cave, there is a restored tomb with a marble sarcophagus of Count Janković, with an inscription in Hungarian and Old Church Slavic. Just above the tomb there is a narrow, dark, about 20 meters long cave of Maxim, named after the former Haiduk Maksim Bojanic. The journey continues by passing the forest queens (two enormous beech trees) on the way to the “Glassmakers’ Cemetery”, the place where the first inhabitants of the Jankovac Valley were buried – glassmakers who settled there in the late 18th century, coming from present-day Austria. From the ridge, the trail descends towards the largest natural phenomenon of Slavonia, Skakavac Waterfall, which, due to the abundance of water and its height, provides a magnificent sight, especially during strong winters when it turns into an attractive ice pillar.
Program price per person:
- students, university students, pensioners and mountaineers (with a membership card) – 30,00 kn
- adults – 35,00 kn
The program includes:
Educational program Jankovac +
If you want to visit several educational trails in one day, we have designed the ‘’Jankovac + ‘’ Educational Program for you. For example, your day at Papuk Nature Park can begin with a tour of the Ruzica educational trail located near the town of Orahovica. The guided tour lasts about one hour. After learning about the history of one of the largest and best preserved medieval aristocratic towns in Croatia, you may continue your journey towards the pearl of the Slavonian Highlands – Jankovac Forest Park, where you will walk alongside the award-winning Count’s Trail for 2 hours. If you choose the first geological monument of nature Rupnica near Voćin as a starting point, you will learn more about the phenomenon of rocks on Rupnica – volcanic columns, and hear an interesting story about the volcanoes of the world. The tour lasts about 45 minutes, after which the journey continues to the Jankovac Forest Park.
Program price per person:
- students,university students, pensioners and mountaineers (with a membership card) – 40,00 kn
- adults – 45,00 kn
Program includes:
Educational Program ‘’Meet Papuk’’
Program price per person:
- students, university students, pensioners and mountaineers (with a membership card) – 30,00 kn
- adults – 35,00 kn
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