1st workshop block
„Where to start from - Where to reach?“
held on March 17th 2006 in Croatian Chamber of Economy in Sisak - conclusions

2nd workshop block
“How to conduct active recreation?”
held on March 24th, 2006 in „Moslavačka klet“ in Voloder - conclusions

3rd workshop block
«How to get known on the tourist market?»
held on March 31st, 2006 in Hotel «Central» in Hrvatska Kostajnica - conclusions

4th workshop block
«How to explore Lonjsko Polje Nature Park ? » and «Where to reach?»
held on April 7th, 2006 in Hotel «Panonija» in Sisak - conclusions

Defined specific objective

1st workshop block „Where to start from - Where to reach?“

Suggestions and proposals of the I working group „Where to start from?“

• to adopt the Land planning of Lonjsko polje Nature park
• to adopt the Regulations for
• clear of mines all Park’s area
• complete the map of traditional fishing zone with Repušnica polje
• designate a secondary entrance from the north part of Lonjsko polje Nature park (Repušnica or Kutina)
• extend the hiking trail from Osekovo to fishing excursion centre on Stara Lonja River
• define and restore pasture trail from Suvoj
• consider a possibility to extend a recreational fishing zone on Strug River
• consider a possibility to extend a visiting zone to pasture Krndija
• promote the horse-breeding activities to tourist activities
• in co-operation with the Ministry of culture establish a system of entrance payment

Suggestions and proposals of the II working group «Where to reach?»

• in co-operation with the Sisak-Moslavina County prepare and establish a Development program for tourism
• investment in tourist infrastructure, especially signs, is priority
• stimulate a development of rural tourism by financial support
• organize a meeting with local people and explain the regulative for rural tourism
• in co-operation with relevant Ministry improve a possibilities of financial support for nature protection
• to educate a local people all the time
• include local people to interpretation
• develop the tourist branches which have a positive relation to ecology and environment ( rural, active, natural, educational and cultural tourism)
• integrate a tourist offer of Longstop pole Nature park and vine roads of Moslavina
• establish a system of walking and biking trails using the wooden roads and embankments
• in co-operation with Port of Authority in Sisak include tourist boat «Juran and Sofija» for visiting Lonjsko polje
• in co-operation with the Forestry Faculty include the Opeke in educational and tourist offer
• in co-operation with the Forestry Faculty and Croatian forest establish a forest museum
• in co-operation with the Croatian roads and Croatian forest restore the local road Lipovljani – Kraljeva Velika – Trebež for connecting the biking trails of Lonjsko polje and Moslavina and promoting the entrance in Lonjsko polje from north side

2nd workshop block “How to conduct active recreation?”

Suggestions and proposals of the I working group „The trails inside the Park area“

• working group made a proposition of biking trail and put them on the map; they suggest two kind of trail – some of them will be connect with the biking trails of the other regions and it will be possible to use them all year: some will be circle trails inside the park and because of flood it will be possible to use only in dry period
• to elaborate a biking trail guide in co-operation with the Croatian forest, Croatian roads and Croatian water
• to write in all official documents «biking route» (not «biking trails», because a notion trails involves some specific criterions )
• to use existing roads, wooden roads and embankments for biking trails
• to put a signs resistance of water and made hard for steal

Suggestions and proposals of the II working group „Entrances to the Park“

• Sisak City and Tourist Associations of Sisak have to organize info-center and tourist
acceptance behind the Old town Sisak
• to consider a possibility of inclusion The Residence of Keglević Counts to tourist offer
• except of two official entrance in Nature Park from Sisak and Jasenovac, it could be possible to mark another official entrance from Osekovo and Lipovljani
• to reconstruct the road Kraljeva Velika-Trebež
• to ensure the rest area in Repušnica polje
• to demand a location for eco-camp in village Trebež
• to foresee some tourist activities in Uštica village (the mouth of Una to Sava River)

3rd workshop block «How to get known on the tourist market?»

Suggestions and proposals of the I working group „Regional marketing“

• Before thinking about elements which compose successful marketing ( products, prices, communication and distribution) the group has come to conclusion that thinking about the presentation of the tourist products, it is necessary to standardize the products and services of the whole region and present them as one product. Directing the tourists towards neighboring tourist destination. The recommended tourist products are in protected areas: Protected landscape Lawland River Kupa - Zrinska gora, Toplice Topusko – Town of Sisak – Lawland River Una – Lonjsko polje Nature Park – Moslavačka gora.
• Product – to unite tourist products and services in one standardize product for whole region; to coordinate and to include in work all participants according their activities; to research existing product and services according the categories; to make a data for sold entrance tickets; to select the priorities; it is suggested a new product - adventurism
• Prices – the join opinion is that the price of the product should be determinate by the quality of the service and the relationship of the interest and supply. There is possibility of the influence of the lower prices through the financial support; search a help from the governmental organizations for data of concurrence; up keeping of the round tables and guests questioners (Kunz)
• Communication – to make Marketing plan and presentations; production of catalogues and flyers; advertising by means of the media; web-site; educational travelers for journalists; opening the information offices in all centers of the region in which tourists can get the information on all destination in region and outside it
• Distribution – distribution of products is possible to order at fairs which have to be selected towards directed groups ( financial support from County); by manifestations and Internet; the main subjects of distribution are the tourist offices, travel agency-tour operator and private sector

Suggestions and proposals of the II working group „Marketing in the Park“

• Tourist product of LPNP comes from laid down strategies in selective tourism in rural environments ( active holiday in nature, walking, biking routes, fishing, canoe, education, anthropological education, etc)
• As special tourist product there should be organic food (cheese, honey, horse meet)
• to offer a traditional cuisine through order, but a basic food option would be available upon request
• it is necessary to develop continuous communication between Public Service and private tourist houses
• price should be determined by the value of the service
• working with the Public Service and tourist office of the Sisak-Moslavina County it is necessary to determine a local standard of tourist service
• It is necessary to form a special tourist agency which would offer a 24 hours service on all tourist options in region
• Public service and Sisak-Moslavina County have to be the Head promoter of this region ( prospects, Internet, fairs and media)

4th workshop block «How to explore Lonjsko Polje Nature Park?»
and «Where to reach?»

Suggestions and proposals of the I working group „Education“

Education in visiting system as an important element of the tourism development make a base for recognizing values and possibilities and offer a possible life and work in Nature park. Work group based on some fundamental questions – why education?, to whom educate?, about what? and who will educate?

• Why education? To explain to beneficiary all values of the Park and compare to countries which do not have those values; education about basic principals of the natural and cultural protected values; possibility of development of tourist product, recognize market's trends and build up the level of the services; values of the organic agricultural
• To whom educate? Local people, beneficiaries of the Nature Park (farmers, hunters, fish-hunters, Croatian forests, Croatian roads, Croatian water), Local Boards, People Associations, workers of the Public Service, visitors, private tourist managers and medias
• The way of the presenting the education Seminars and workshops – combining educational subjects with conservation projects and the surrounding areas of the Nature Park (local people and beneficiaries of the Park): educational programmes and guides (visitors, tourist employers and medias); education on the basis manifestations of the village or groups, education by the web and placates
• Who does educate? Lonjsko polje Nature Park Public Service

Suggestions and proposals of the II working group „Interpretation“

• Interpretation has to be varied and professional
• Everywhere possible one has to include the local people in the interpretation
• As a result F the extreme value, it is necessary to present Posavina costumes
• It is necessary to organize the workshops «From lien to lien» and workshops based on traditional way
• To organize educational programme on the theme «Posavina traditional cuisine»
• To build up the stork museum and amphibians museum
• Like a special educational programme, there can be theme on «The Water in Lonjsko polje»
• To educate the local people about traditional horticulture
• To organize the games on the principle of finding treasures
• To organize a unique educational programme with the historical meaning of this area
• In co-operate with the Tourist Office in Kutina to organize an educational programme about wine production («From vine to wine»)

Final consultation on the strategically goals of the consultants of the workshop:

In the goal of preserving the natural and cultural values, and on the basis of the tourist strategy of Sisak-Moslavina County in the Nature Park Lonjsko Polje, one has to develop maintain selective tourism (rural, active, cultural and educational) with the inclusion of local people in an authentic interpretation of the partnership offering tourist possibilities of the Posavina and Moslavina Regions