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Safety

Travel safely — for yourself and for nature

The Vorokhta community is home to breathtaking nature — forest-covered slopes, rapid rivers, and stunning alpine meadows. On this page, you’ll find useful tips, warnings, and contact information for the services that ensure tourist safety within the community.

What you need to know before hiking in the mountains

  • Check the weather forecast — conditions in the mountains can change rapidly. Avoid hiking in fog, heavy rain, or strong wind, especially if you lack experience or are without a guide.
  • Choose your gear carefully: comfortable footwear, clothing for adverse weather, a first aid kit, and a map or GPS.
  • Inform the rescue services about your plans — your route and estimated return time.
  • Remember that mobile coverage is not always available in the mountains — it’s worth having an alternative means of communication (a radio or satellite messenger).

The Carpathian Mountains are unpredictable — never neglect safety when exploring them.

Inform the SES that you’re going to the mountains

Inform the local search and rescue unit before going hiking. To do this, you only need to take two simple steps:

01

Fill out the online form

Inform the mountain search and rescue units about your planned trip in the mountainous area.

Online Form
02

Save the rescue units’ contacts

Save the phone numbers of the mountain search and rescue units in the area where you plan to travel.

Rescue units contacts
If you’re starting from Vorokhta or Tatariv, take a screenshot of our rescuers’ contacts:
067 342 04 95
(Vorokhta village)
067 342 04 91
(Vorokhta village, Zaroslyak tract)
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If you find yourself in
danger or face a problem
in the mountains:

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Call the Mountain Search and Rescue Unit.

02

State your location or nearby landmarks.

03

Stay where you are (if it’s safe), conserve your phone battery, and signal your location with light or sound.

04

Wait for professional help — don’t risk your health unnecessarily.

Local rescue services contacts

Safety service Phone Address
Search and Rescue Unit (Vorokhta village) 067 342 04 95 Vorokhta village, 157 D. Halytskoho St.
Search and Rescue Unit (Vorokhta village, Zaroslyak tract) 067 342 04 91 Vorokhta village, 36 Hoverlianska St.
Police 102 Nearest station: Yaremche, 13 Rudnieva St.
Emergency medical assistance 103
Vorokhta Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) 4 13 83 Vorokhta village, 9 B. Khmelnytskoho St.
Tatariv Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic, Yaremche Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) 034 342 22 28 Tatariv village, 48 Nezalezhnosti St.
Rescue Officer in the Vorokhta Community 068 339 56 23 Vladyslav Fedorchuk
Vorokhta Village Council 068 254 03 40 Reception
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Rules of conductin
nature

Take all your trash with you — don’t leave even biodegradable waste. Use garbage bags, and in villages or near tourist shelters, dispose of waste only in designated containers.

No, picking wildflowers is prohibited. Many of them are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine (yes, including crocuses). Enjoy nature — don’t harm it.

Set up tents only in designated camping areas or at official stops along tourist routes.

Common mistakes
travelers make and how
to avoid them

Even with good intentions, people sometimes act carelessly. Here are a few examples of common mistakes and the right choices that help prevent harm to the environment.
Typical action
Why is it dangerous?
Leaving food waste Attracts wild animals to humans
Feeding squirrels with cookies Disrupts animals’ natural feeding habits
Washing dishes in the river with detergents Water pollution and destruction of microflora
Carving initials on trees Bark damage and risk of infections
Picking spring flowers Destruction of rare species
Based on materials from (CNNP)