"HAJDUČKE VODE" – OASIS OF PEACE AND PRESERVED NATURE

KOTOR VAROŠ, JULY 20 /SRNA/ - The "Hajdučke Vode" /Hajduks' Waters/ Sports and Recreation Center on Mount Borja is a tourist pearl at 810 meters above sea level, surrounded by a coniferous-deciduous forest.

It is 25 kilometers from Kotor Varoš and about 60 kilometers from Banja Luka.

The "Hajdučke Vode" sports and recreation center is ideal for athletes' fitness training, and visitors have at their disposal numerous walking, running and cycling trails in a pine forest with a total length of 2,500 meters, volleyball, basketball, tennis and handball courts, football fields, as well as a fitness center and a gym.

Hotel "Hajdučke Vode" offers visitors various types of recreation, and the divine landscape, pine forest and mountain air make them unique in their surroundings. For relaxation of the soul and body, there is a wellness and spa center. An oasis of peace in the heart of a pine forest and the center of an air spa will rehabilitate and refresh every visitor in the best way. With the construction of an indoor swimming pool and additional development of the ski resort, the offer has been expanded in all segments. All this has further contributed to the motto of this hotel: "An oasis of peace, preserved nature and healthy food, a place where you will find yourself".

Due to its affordable prices and natural beauty, this tourist destination is visited by an increasing number of tourists. The "Hajdučke Vode" hotel organizes seminars and various celebrations.

The sports and recreation center, with its diverse facilities, has significantly enriched this picturesque place, where anyone who wants to escape the hectic city life will find peace in the freshness of the pine forest and an ideal place for recreation.

For winter joys and enjoyment in the clean mountain air, there is a ski slope with a cable car. One of the attractions of this tourist complex is the Hajdučka Voda spring, which can be reached by a well-maintained path and for which there is a legend that people washed themselves there so that the mountain would give them strength before the battle with the Turks.

The hotel has 24 modernly equipped rooms, a fitness and sauna center, and the restaurant is decorated in an ethnic style and offers gourmets rich and delicious dishes of national and international cuisine. Parts of the daily menu are traditional dishes of this region, such as fritters, gruel and homemade sour cream.

On Mount Borja there are ideal conditions for hunting tourism and in the clearings within the Sports and Recreation Center "Hajdučke Vode" complex there are many medicinal herbs and forest fruits. When it comes to medicinal herbs, mountain germander and yarrow grass stand out.

Mountain germanders are abundant on Mount Borja, and the medicinal properties of this plant are best described by the folk saying "Yarrow makes the sick alive". In autumn, it is possible to pick boletus, also known as king's mushrooms.

Legend has it that the greatest Greek hero, the invincible Achilles, treated his wounds with yarrow. Achilles' recipe was also known to the outlaws, who always carried finely ground yarrow powder with them in silk bags. Science has confirmed that the heroes were right, and yarrow is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants among this people.

This area has been known for decades as a kind of air spa, and everyone who sets foot on Borje always returns.

A diverse gastronomic offer, sports and entertainment facilities, corporate facilities, and a central location overlooking the historical site where outlaws once gathered in groups make the experience of this mountain place complete.