TOURISM SECTOR PROJECTS Adventure Park Sunger MRKOPALJ LOCATION Project Holder The project is located in the small village of Sunger in Gorski Kotar, a wood- Obrt Bitoraj, Ivan Butković ed region of western Croatia. The village is only 2 km away from the munici- pal centre of Mrkopalj, next to a pine forest and a rock complex. Address 51 315 Mrkopalj, The area has good climate and a long tradition of winter tourism: the first ski Stara cesta 26, Sunger slopes were constructed in 1913, while after the completion of a ski jump in 1934 Mrkopalj became known as the cradle of Croatian skiing. Contacts Situated on a county road and 40 km away from the City of Rijeka, the seat Ivan Butković, of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, the village is easily accessible and very phone: +385 91 6109733, well connected to the Adriatic coast, making it a desirable destination for e-mail: [email protected] active holidays the whole year round. In addition to alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and sledding, other very Estimated value popular sports are biathlon, biking, hiking and walking, hunting, fishing and 3 million EUR adventure sports. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The current spatial plan envisages an adventure park as a multi-purpose sport and tourist recreational centre on an area of almost 7.75 ha, which unlike other centres will offer opportunities for skiing and sledding during the summer on an artificial surface, for which two trails of 300 m are planned. The Investment study envisages the construction of a cable car that will operate throughout the whole year. It also envisages hospitality and tourist accommoda- tion capacities – a hostel with 40 beds and 4 standard houses, for which the pro- ject documentation has already been prepared. Besides the obvious advantages of its proximity to the Adriatic coast and accessibility to the motorway, the pro- ject area is also attractive because the spatial plan envisag- es the construction of additional tourism and sport facilities on the adjacent land plots. These will include a large park- Rijeka ing lot for visitors, 10 highland holiday homes, an informa- tion centre, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a playground Sunger and restaurants with local food and beverages. ESTIMATED VALUE The first phase of the project is estimated at 3 million EUR. This phase includes the building of a hostel. ACCOMODATION AND OTHER CAPACITIES Specified for each objects Hostel Holiday home Land area 2,375 1,000 Gross developed area of the building 699.58 152.68 Ground plan projection of the building 600.35 118.55 Zagreb Number of floors 2 1 Number of units/beds 40 4+2 TRANSACTION MODEL The project holder is seeking a strategic partner. The transaction model includes lease of the land with the right to build for a period of 30-50 years. The Municipality of Mrkopalj is intending to offer additional incentives to investors (partial waiving of payment - 50 % reduction in municipal contri- bution and exemption of municipal fees for a period of 5 years). Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Ilica 49, 10000 Zagreb - Disclaimer: Information contained in this document has been provided by Croatian Chamber Trades and Crafts. Purpose of this document is to give short i information about companies and/or investment possibilities to potential investors. The profi le is for information purposes only. No responsibility or liability is accepted for the information in this document. REPUBLIC OF CROATIA | www.aik-invest.hr.