Outdoor Center & Hostel MOJAN

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MOJAN The Outdoor Centre Mojan is situated in the building that once served as a border military base, called Dujo Puharic. This base housed up to 30 soldiers whose duty was to guard the border between the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Albania.

Within the quarters, you can still see some of the markings set back then – a guard house and border pyramid.

Besides these, the solders from the entire former Yugoslavia who used to serve army here were responsible for the maintenance of the patrolling trail that went along the mountain reef and summer watchtowers whose remains can still be seen along the entire trail.

The Outdoor Centre Mojan is situated in a village of an unusual name Japan and when approaching the village you will see a signpost where the name of the village is written in Montenegrin and Japanese language!

There are several versions of the story how this village was named, we are going to tell two, supported most by the locals. One of them is that the village was named thus because it’s situated right at the foothill of Komovi and the first rays of sunshine light up this village and that is why it resembles the Land of the Rising Sun. When the spring comes, an abundance of cherry blossoms, later on cherry fruit can be seen all around, same as in

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ROOM 1 - ETHNO

This is a triple room with motives that mirror the spirit of the surroundings. All our rooms are thematic; these themes are chosen through characteristic motives which can be found in this area.

This room is on the ground floor of the building, its view facing the Mojan river and it is decorated with traditional rural motives.

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ROOM 2 - APPLE This is a five-bed room, ideal for a group of friends or for family. It is decorated with apple motives since they abound in this area.

Two of the beds are bunk-bed and the rest are single ones. The room features a wardrobe, a wood stove and several bedside tables.

This room also faces the river.

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ROOM 3 - LOVE This is the only double room in the centre and quite intentionally its theme is love so it is decorated accordingly. This room also features a wood stove, a wardrobe, it’s located on the second floor of the building facing the yard. It is ideal for couples or friends.

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ROOM 4 - DAISY This is the only quad room, its theme being a daisy which grows abundantly during the spring, in the area as well as in the yard.

This room also has a wood stove and wardrobe but with a special feature – this is the only room in the building where you have a direct view at the massif Komovi upon waking up.

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ROOM 5 - JAPAN

This is a five-bed room whose theme is Japan, the country which bears the same name as the village where our hostel is situated. It is decorated with the motives of Japanese cherry and 50 trees of this cherry are planted in the area of the Outdoor Centre Mojan. This room is ideal for families or group of friends, it features a wood stove and it can be heated during the winter. It has a view over the Mojan river, whose gurgle might wake you up in the morning.

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ROOM 6 - TEA This is a triple room, two bunkbeds, and one single. Its theme are medicinal and aromatic herbs, you can find them anywhere in the area. The room also features the view of the river and it’s ideal for a group of friends or a family.

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ROOM 7 - MUSHROOM This is also a triple room, two bunk-beds and one single. Its theme is a mushroom because locals have been picking mushrooms in the woods of this area for decades and it represents a significant source of income for them. This room also has a view over the Mojan river.

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ROOM 8 - PINE This is a five-bed room, two bunkbeds, 3 single ones. It is situated on the second floor of the building and it features the view over the river. It has a wood stove so it can be heated. The theme is a pine, since there are a lot of conifers at this altitude, some even around the building.

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ROOM 9 - PLUM

This is the only single room in the building, its theme being the plum, a well-known fruit of the area. It is particularly important to mention that a famous plum brandy is made from it and almost every household of the village Japan and the entire area makes it. The room features a view of the front gate and sports terrains and it’s situated on the second floor of the building.

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COMMON ROOMS The Outdoor Centre Mojan features several premises intended for the common use of all the guests. The living room is also a dining room, and it is the most important common space and the largest one in the building. Every floor has two toilets and two showers. It is important to say that it is necessary to follow the rules of house order when the use of common rooms is in question so all the guests can feel comfortable.

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DvoriĹĄte

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THE YARD The yard of our Centre is as beautiful and cozy to stay as the inside of the building. We have given our best to find the purpose for every nook of the yard and to equip it with contents that will improve the time spent with us. We’ve got a sports field, table tennis sets, area for tents and campers, fireplace and barbeque, benches and tables. And all these things are placed within a kind of a park dominated by pine and birch trees that provide a pleasant shade.

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TENT CAMP The area of the centre is large and the plot is flat, scattered with different trees which offer a nice shade. Up to ten tents can be placed within the yard. The guests of the camp can use the bathrooms and other services of the centre and, in the yard, benches, tables, fireplace and sports equipment are available. We can also rent you tents, sleeping bags and sleeping pads, whether you want to camp in the centre or explore the surrounding mountains and spend the night somewhere in nature.

CAMPER PARK Between the main building and Mojan river, tucked between the pines, there’s an area for campers. It can easily host 6 campers and they wouldn’t disturb one another. We have supplied electricity outlets and the toilets, showers and washing machines can be used in the centre itself. The yard is also provided with wooden benches and tables, all of these can be used by campers. We also have a common fireplace where, as we’ve seen, a lot of our guests like to spend time.

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BARBEQUE

There is a common fireplace within our yard which can easily be used for preparing picnics, for example, for baking sausages or potatoes in its crust. We also have a barbeque which can be used by our guests if they want to prepare food by themselves.

BOTANICAL GARDEN Since this was a military, border base earlier, the military have paid a special attention to planning a yard and planted a lot of different trees and decorative plants. Unfortunately, years of abandonment and ill maintenance have brought to disappearance of decorative plants but the trees brought and planted by the soldiers are still here to offer shade to our guests. Beside these, we plan to plant some species characteristic for the area of the Regional Nature Park Komovi in certain parts of the yard, in order to complete a kind of botanical garden we have here and create an attractive feature for our guests.

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View from Mojan mountain

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N AT U R E

What’s special about our location is its proximity to the famous mountain Komovi whom most people have heard about and recently this zone has been declared a Regional Park of Nature. However, what we consider equally important and attractive places are other, unknown mountains, a whole range of mountains that extend from Komovi towards Prokletije, along the very border with Albania. These are the places tourists rarely choose for a simple reason that this is an unfamiliar territory but easily accessible if you stay with us. And when you slowly start exploring, you’ll realize why this region is declared a nature park, why this is the Emerald Zone and natural heritage that should be preserved and protected. You’ll find a true wilderness here, real virgin forests, you’ll feel as if you’re the first person who stepped on unknown and untouched territory. This isn’t a marketing tale, this is the fact and you’ll see it for true when you visit us.

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KATUNS Katuns are a cultural heritage of this region, the settlements of the nomadic farmers who move their herds to high mountain pastures during the summer and make temporary, authentic settlements there which are very characteristic in architecture. This tradition almost died off in Europe and it slowly subsides in Montenegro and there are less and less stockbreeders who are going to katuns. But, they still exist and some can be found close to our Centre. We shall gladly direct you to some of the katuns worth the visit and you can see and enjoy katuns’ food which is widely appreciated for it excellent taste and exceptionally healthy and practically organic ingredients used in preparation.

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PA C K A G E S MOUNTAINEERING PACKAGES When mountaineering packages are concerned, we offer several options. Our guests can come and plan their own tours and we shall provide all the necessary information and advice for your better stay, if you are interested in mountaineering. And if you need a more substantial assistance and more of our participation for you trip to be better planned and used, we can offer several types of deals. We organize one or several-day tours of surrounding mountains Komovi, Mojan, Asanac, etc.

BIKING PACKAGES This area is highly attractive for mountain biking and, depending on the amount of adrenaline you search, we can offer different options. We make one or several-day deals, in accordance to your desires and needs (www.pedalaj.me).

HORSE RIDING If you desire a real adventure, we can make a deal for you which will include mountaineering and horse riding, and the horses will be rented in the village.

They are equipped with traditional pack saddles so you will have a chance to try on an activity practiced by the locals for centuries and to get to know this area on horseback. Locals can accompany you if you have no experience with horses or if you need help in orientation.

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RESPONSIBLE TOUR Our center and the surrounding area need a lot of hard work in order to enrich the sustainable touristic offer as well as to improve possibilities for better income and better life conditions of local population. So those who want to spend their holiday doing something good for rural area are invited to use the responsible tours and to help us spread the network of trails for biking and mountaineering, to plan some important places and to have some great time all together!

OUTDOOR CAMPS For young people, for students who want to try out different activities in order to choose one best for them and with the aim of healthier lifestyles in mind, we offer outdoor camps where we can organize several activities, depending on the time of year.

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS For business people, for large and small size companies or organizations, who want to get away from their offices for team building activities or for getting new knowledge, making important deals that need certain peace and isolation, our center is an ideal place! In between the meetings or trainings, you will find numerous opportunities to fill in the time and to have some fun, to maintain the positive energy of your group and encourage them for good business ideas.

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OPENING OF OUTDOOR CENTER MOJAN

Nikola Janovic, Minister of Sport in Government of Montenegro

Srdjan Masovic, Mayor of Andrijevica