Dear visitors, welcome to the Tatras National Park
The National Park is the heritage of all mankind. Mount Krivan (2495m) is the national symbol of the Slovak people. Since 1993 the mountain range Tatras, together with the Polish part of the National Park, has been identified as natural, biospheric, reserve of UNESCO.
Whilst enjoying your visit in the National Park, please help us to protect its natural beauty.
Information notice boards about the National Park serve you, the visitor - please do not damage them. (paragraph 4, item 2 of the Visitor's Charter)
In order to enjoy your visit please use marked hiking tracks, footpaths and cycling tracks as well as Tourist Information Centres. (paragraph 4, item 3 of the Visitor's Charter)
Picked flowers will wither, captive butterflies will die, chicks of an eagle could fall from their nest if disturbed. Therefore touch the nature by your heart only. (paragraph 4, item 4 of the Visitor's Charter)
In order to protect the nature and to ensure your safety, hiking tracks in the mountains are not accessible to public between 1 November and 15 June. (paragraph 4, item 5, addendum 3 of the Visitor's Charter)
Enjoy your hiking in the daytime, between an hour after sunrise and hour before sunset. (paragraph 4, item 5 of the Visitor's Charter)
Hiking away from marked tracks, under the supervision of experienced guides, is available between 16 June and 31 October. (paragraph 4, item 5 of the Visitor's Charter)
In order to protect endangered species of birds of prey, paragliding and using rogallo is permitted only in specifically designated areas. (paragraph 4, item 9 of the Visitor's Charter)
It is not permitted to camp or bivouac anywhere in the National Park. It is prohibited to light fires anywhere in the National Park other than in designated sites in tourists villages. (paragraph 4, item 12 of the Visitor's Charter)
If you are enjoying your stay in the National Park with your pet dog then the dog should always be on a lead and muzzled. In specifically designated nature reserves dogs are not permitted to enter at all. (paragraph 4, item 10 of the Visitor's Charter)
Peacefulness of nature is there for you to enjoy. It should not be polluted either by lights effects or loud music, or any other noises. (paragraph 4, item 11 of the Visitor's Charter)
The National Park provides also for winter sports such as alpine and cross-country skiing on designated slopes and tracks as well as mountain and rock climbing, and ski-alpinism in purposely built facilities where picnic areas are set aside for an open fire barbecues. (paragraph 4, item 12 of the Visitor's Charter)
Please do not pollute the environment. Take your rubbish home with you. To avoid fires please refrain from smoking during dry periods. (paragraph 4, item 14 of the Visitor's Charter)
Protect the underground beauty of the nature. Do not try to enter inaccessible caves and gullies. (paragraph 4, item 14 of the Visitor's Charter)
You are welcome to visit the Management of the Tatras National Park and make new friends there. You can obtain more information about the Visitor's Charter from any Tourist Information Centre in the area.
