Slovak Karst is by far the largest karstic area of the region. It is the most important bat area in Slovakia and for some species even in the whole Europe.
Drienovska cave is home to a breeding bat colony of Greater and Lesser Mouse-eared Bat and Bent-winged Bat, one of the very few reproductive colonies of its kind found in caves.
Slovakia is a small country that comprises large proportion of West Carpathian mountains, the backbone of Eastern Europe that curves east and then south in an arc through Ukraine to Romania. Lowlands and hills along the southern border already belong to the warm region of Pannonia.
Not many people are familiar with an issue of Slovakia and its dragonflies. Despite this still limited knowledge the country offers wealth of species and habitats ranging from lowland rivers and marshes to the glacial lakes in the high Carpathians. Thus the dragonfly fauna is represented by eastern, southern and northern/alpine species which make Slovakia an extremely interesting destination.
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This tour offers the best cross-section of Slovak flora in June. The country boasts large areas belonging to the Western Carpathians and marginal areas of Pannonian basin are found there too.The holiday is ideally balanced. Rich steppic flora on limestone is combined with typical Carpathian forest flowers, marshy areas and at the very end also with the alpine zone of the High Tatras.
This tour aims at several attractive butterflies. Most of them cannot be seen in July and some stand very high on many personal lists as attractive and fast disappearing species. Pleasant weather, gorgeous landscapes and short distances should be other features of this early season holiday. Brief journey takes us from the foots of high Carpathians south to the hills of Pannonia.
Slovakia belongs to the longest established birdwatching destinations in eastern Europe. This century has not seen many tours to this beautiful country. Thinking of the bird highlights we certainly have to start with woodpeckers and owls. All Europe´s woodpeckers have populations over 1000 pairs each. Tengmalm´s, Pygmy, Ural and Eagle Owl breed in hundreds of pairs each. The ever increasing population...
This tour brings a brand new blend of water and plain habitats combined with an ancient Carpathian forest and a submontane landscape of exceptional beauty. It may look a somewhat old-fashioned combination but these areas are largely unknown to foreign visitors. We will be allowed to stay right in the middle of everything. Walking has been restricted to a necessary minimum as well as driving distances....