Record number of tourists visit the coal safari in Czechia's Most region this year

This year, 3126 people went on excursions to the brown coal mines in the Most region as part of the Coal Safari, the highest number since tours began in 2009. Eva Maříková, spokesperson for the mining companies of the Sev.en Czech Energy group, informed ČTK (the Czech News Agency). Visitors could choose from seven routes leading to the active ČSA or Vršany open-pit mines and to reclaimed areas.

This season, the organizers held 166 excursions for visitors. Over the past 14 years, more than 30.000 people have learned about brown coal mining technology and the subsequent restoration of the landscape this way. The Coal Safari ended this year on the last day of September, and the next season will open on 1 May 2024. „Alongside the record number of visitors, we also see the Coal Safari's placement in the Krušnohorská NEJ competition as a major recognition. The public chose the safari's new reclamation routes as the best new tourism attraction,“ said a spokesperson for Sev.en Czech Energy.