TIRANA, May 21 /ATA/- Over 100 students from Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands visited the Visitors Center of Karaburun-Sazan Maritime National Park.
The aim of this study visit was to get a glimpse of the visitors’ management practice in the park, challenges and issues arising from tourism development in protected areas.
The students had the opportunity to get acquainted with the work that the administration does in cooperation with artisan fishermen and UNDP Albania in treatment of sea turtles in first aid center for sea turtles.
The visit was part of the studies in our country with main focus on appraisal of tourist development impact on natural habitats.
Declared in 2010 a Maritime National Park, Karaburun-Sazani is one of its kind in Albania. The park boasts numerous natural, cultural, historical and tourist attractions. This park during the summer tourist season in 2018 was the most impressive destination for 45,000 local and foreign tourists.
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