Nature in colour is the name under which Institute Symbiosis organises exclusive wildlife holidays and nature tours in Slovenia. We are a local social enterprise, and a licensed tour operator, dedicated to nature conservation and education. By developing ecotourism, we seek to preserve nature and provide new business opportunities for rural communities. The guides on all our tours are specialised local naturalists, who take you to lesser-known areas and help you explore the diversity of animals and plants of Slovenia.
To be able to offer the best nature experience, most of our tours are designed for small groups of 8 people or less. With larger groups, a second guide will be present. In the natural environment, we walk quietly and slowly, taking time to observe and photograph landscapes, plants and animals.
Slovenia is a small country, tucked between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is this geographic position which gives the country’s flora and fauna a special dimension. Occupying only 0,004 % of the surface of the Earth, Slovenia is populated by 2 % of all land species.
We specialise in nature guiding, we are biologists by profession and we have dedicated ourselves to nature conservation in Slovenia for more than 15 years. We will not only tell you which species you see, but also curious aspects of their behaviour and their roles in Slovenian folklore.
Nature in colour is the brand under which Institute Symbiosis is running ITS ecotourism business. We are a non-profit company with the status of a social enterprise, which underpins our commitment to work towards broad environmental and social goals. We invest our profits in nature conservation activities.
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In 2017 we received the Bear friendly label. This label was developed within the LIFE DINALP BEAR project, which is working to manage and conserve the brown bear. The Bear friendly label is awarded to practices which contribute to better coexistence between large carnivores (bear, wolf and lynx) and humans.
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We started working on our ecotourism programs in 2015. By 2016 we had developed it into a real product and began marketing. In 2017, we were awarded third place in the national Sejalec (“sower”) competition for innovative tourism products and received the title “Finalist of Sejalec”.
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