The subject of writing this final thesis is to describe the Žumberak Mountains and its peculiarities. The aim of this work is to present the characteristics of the mentioned area to potential tourists in the best possible way, since it is not one of the more popular and well-known locations. The desire for the development of tourism in the area of ​​the Žumberak Mountains and the underutilization of its potential in the form of underdeveloped infrastructure and the lack of new business opportunities were the impetus for choosing this topic. For the sake of clarity, the final paper is divided into six chapters. The first chapter consists of an introduction describing the subject and goal of the work, data sources and collection methods, and the structure and content of the work. The second chapter describes the earliest history of travel, definitions, variants and features of tourism, and characteristics of tourism. In the third chapter, general information about PP Žumberak and the Samobor Mountains is described, the date of declaration as a nature park is indicated, and the cultural-historical heritage and flora and fauna are briefly described. In the fourth chapter, some of the most interesting destinations, activities and events are described. In the fifth chapter, the infrastructure of the region, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the potentials of tourism development in the area of ​​the Žumberak Mountains are described. In the sixth chapter there is a conclusion and a list of pictures, literature and tables.