Licensed Mountain Guide

Igor Bujas

I've been walking Croatian mountains since before I could read a topographic map. Now it's my job to make sure you do it safely, confidently, and with a story worth telling.

Based in Zagreb, I guide hikes across Croatia — from the beech forests of Medvednica above the city skyline, to the raw limestone wilderness of Velebit, to the coastal heights of Biokovo where the sea meets the sky at 1,762 metres.

I also lead trips into the Julian Alps and beyond for those who want to push further. Every route I offer is one I've walked dozens of times. I know where the weather turns, where the path disappears, and where to stop for the view that changes everything.

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12+ Years guiding
400+ Guided hikes
18 Active routes
0 Serious incidents

"The mountain doesn't care how fit you are. It cares whether you're paying attention."

I don't believe in rushing summits. The best days in the mountains are slow ones — where you notice the way the limestone changes colour in morning light, where you hear the wind before you feel it, where the group finds its own rhythm and the city stops existing for a few hours.

My job is to create the conditions for that. Safety first, always — but safety in service of the experience, not instead of it.

Licensed Mountain Guide Croatian Mountain Rescue Service · HGS
Wilderness First Aid Advanced certification · renewed annually
HPS Member Croatian Mountaineering Association · since 2010
Alpine Club PD Sljeme Zagreb · active member
Navigation & Meteorology Advanced mountain weather interpretation
Leave No Trace Certified instructor · low-impact practices
Medvednica Zagreb's mountain · year-round · all levels
Velebit North & South · Premužić · Paklenica
Risnjak Gorski Kotar · old-growth forest · karst
Biokovo Dalmatia · coastal heights · Sveti Jure
Julian Alps Slovenia · Triglav · high alpine routes
Custom Your route · your pace · get in touch

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