River Prądnik valley - Ojców National Park

The Ojców National Park is waiting to be entered onto UNESCO' list of World Heritage. The scenic river valley with 60 meter high slopes is dotted with fantastic lime rock formations. There are also caves where numerous species of bats live.

Rafting through the Dunajec Gorges - Pieniny National Park

The Pieniny is a small but very picturesque limestone mountain range divided into parts by the Dunajec River with its spectacular gorge. From spring to autumn raft trips are organized for tourists and take them from Sromowce Wyżne via Szczawnica to Krościenko.
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Białowieski National Park

Established in 1932, the Białowieski National Park is one of the oldest nature reserves in Europe. It covers the central part of the Białowieski Forest which is known worldwide for its vast, virgin forest and the breeding grounds of the European bison. Today the largest bison herd to be found here is made up of over 300 animals.
The park's wildlife is particularly rich: the Białowieża Forest constitutes the nesting grounds for 120 species of birds and, in addition to bison, other larger mammals such as elk, red deer, wolf, lynx, and beaver are frequently seen here. In the special exhibition reserve, visitors can not only come in very dose contact with the bison but also elks, wild boars and red deer. The Białowieski National Park has been recorded on the UNESCO list of World Biosphere Reserves and on the UNESCO list of World Heritage.

Góry Stołowe

The park covers the Góry Stołowe (Table Mountains) massif located in the central part of the Sudety Mountain Range. The principal attraction here is the wild landscape of rocky plateaux with sheer cliff drops, which have developed as a result of the specific tabular geological structure of these mountains.
The most interesting clusters of rock formations can be seen in the "Błędne Skały" reserve and on Mount Szczeliniec Wielki (919 meters above sea level). The slopes and foothills of the plateau contain spruce and beech forests, while the high moors are covered with marsh plants growing in protected areas on the flat, table-like tops of the mountains.

Ojcowski National Park

The park is situated near Cracow and occupies the southern part of the Krakowsko-Częstochowska Plateau and the valleys of the Prądnik and Sąspówka rivers. Numerous caves, scenic ravines, rocky passes and spectacular rock formations, the famous "Hercules' Club", have been created here by nature.
Almost 400 caves are scattered around the park with the Łokietka, Ciemna and Zbójecka caves amongst the biggest. Forests, mainly mixed, cover the major part of the park. The insect population is extremely diversified (over 3,300 species) including 1,142 species of beetles and 520 species of butterflies. The caves are a perfect shelter for a multitude of bat species.

Pieniński National Park

The park encompasses the central park of the Pieniny Range with its highest Mount Trzy Korony (982 meters above sea level) and the breath-taking Dunajec River gorge. During the traditional raft and kayak trips down the Dunajec River, visitors are able to admire the picturesque crags and peaks, steep rocky walls and several hundred meter high precipices dropping down to the river.
Among the multitude of butterflies there are the Apollo Butterfly and the rarer Swallowtail Butterfly. Amphibians and reptiles under total protection include the triturus, the spotted salamander, the common European adder and others. Mammals are represented mostly by rodents and 17 species of bats. Among the bird population the wall creeper is to be specially noted.

Słowiński National Park

The greatest attraction of this park stretching along the Baltic Sea coast (between Rowy and Łeba) are the shifting sand dunes, which, as they move, uncover dead tree stumps - the fossilized remains of forests once growing here.
The park is inhabited by a number of rare bird species including the white tailed eagle, the eagle owl, cormorant, the black stork, and many species of aquatic birds. The park has been recorded on the UNESCO list of World Biosphere Reserves.

Tatrzański National Park

On the Polish side, the park surrounds and protects the whole Tatra massif with its highest peak, Mount Rysy (2,499 meters bove sea level), and is the only region of an Alpine character in Poland.
The highlands (up to 1,550 meters above sea level) are covered with spruce with a few stone pine stands. Dwarf pines (up to 1,800 meters above sea level) give way to Alpine meadows and pastures, but over 2,300 meters above sea level crags and peaks dominate.
The flora of the Tatra Range abounds in indigenous and Alpine plants and Alpine mammals such as marmot and chamois with a small population of bears. The Tatra Range is one of Poland’s last refuges of the golden eagle. The park has been recorded on the UNESCO list of World Biosphere Reserves.