Aim of the study The paper presents a study on geomorphological processes and forms in mountain streambeds, which may be attractive for tourists interested in geotourism. In such case we propose in the paper a new name of such geotourism: geofluviotourism).The authors focused on the description of river erosion and accumulation in the context of potential geosites. Fluvial processes and forms were demonstrated in three streambeds in Orava region that run almost parallel to each other, although are under different anthropopression. Such selection of watercourses allowed to show the processes and forms of fluvial geomorphology in a valley with natural streambed and with artificial hydraulic structures. Material and methods The paper was based on field research. The first stage involved observing the fluvial processes and forms in the Zubrzyca, Syhlec and Lipnica streams. Then the analysed streambeds and related fluvial forms and processes were mapped. Results and conclusions Fluvial processes and the resulting forms of terrain may interest tourists who want to learn about a given region. However, such geomorphological geosites require appropriate tourist-oriented development. Initially, it may be limited to placing information boards next to hydrotechnical objects, marking a path to the geosites or a tourist route. Similar projects can also be undertaken in the Polish Orava in the vicinity of Zubrzyca, Syhlec and Lipnica streams.
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