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Tourism and Nature Experience
The World Conservation Union defines national parks as areas that are principally open to the public and should offer “spiritual and recreational opportunities“. Consequently, tourism in national parks must be in line with these objectives. Recreation in national parks is primarily derived from encountering and experiencing undisturbed nature.
16.02.2007, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: NP Oö KalkalpenPrinciples
It is a priority for the national park administrations to offer visitors an authentic experience of nature combined with environmental education. Adequate regulations must ensure that mere sports activities are clearly subordinate to these protection goals. > more about: Principles
02.11.2005, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: HollingerNature in "Spirit of Nature"
Not only nature in the strict sense, in other words' animal and plant world, benefited from nature, but the man himself, but the extent to which man is not even part of nature? And how much of human nature requires for his mental and physical wellbeing? > more about: Nature in "Spirit of Nature"
15.10.2008, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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Photo: NP Hohe TauernVisitor Programmes
In the national parks, visitor streams are controlled in order to ensure a better protection of ecologically sensitive areas and draw the visitors’ attention to special attractions or representative parts of the national park. > more about: Visitor Programmes
30.01.2008, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: Archiv NP Kalkalp...Links
Links to national park visitor programmes: > more about: Links
05.11.2008, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: LammerhuberEconomic Importance
A study published in early 2005 by the Institute of Tourist Land Use Planning ITR (at the request of the Ministry of Life) confirms the outstanding role of the national parks. > more about: Economic Importance
13.02.2007, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: NP Neusiedler See...Visitor Numbers
As our national parks are freely accessible, no precise numbers of visitors can be determined, of course. The figures that can be recorded refer to participants of excursions and guided walks, visitors to information centres and exhibitions, participants of events, and school groups. > more about: Visitor Numbers
13.02.2007, Lebensministerium II/4
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Photo: KrobathMinimum Standards for NP Visitor Guide Training
The curricula for the training of National Park guides are subject to minimum Austria-wide standards that are to ensure high quality and comparable levels of education. > more about: Minimum Standards for NP Visitor Guide Training
22.03.2007, Lebensministerium Öffentlichkeitsarbeit