Russia in 2011 may become a new tourist discovery
Earthquakes in Spain and Greece, as well as political instability in Arab countries and North Africa, have reshaped the tourist market this year. Despite all the efforts of the Egyptian authorities to keep the destination popular with tourists, the demand for Egyptian tours fell by half. In connection with the threat of a volcanic eruption on the Iberian Peninsula, all those who wanted to spend their holidays on the shores of the Mediterranean are ready to abandon their plans. In light of these developments, it is time to open new tourist destinations. Russia is ready to offer new and unusual programs, and may well be one of the discoveries of 2011.
Recent years in Russia have been marked by the rapid development of ecotourism. Tourists arriving in Russia are invited to visit individual and group trips (of 2-3 people) to Karelia. In addition, everyone will be able to travel along mountain rivers and visit Lake Baikal, the deepest and cleanest in the world. Ecotourism involves visiting places where no one has set foot. As for Central Russia, there are special ecological tours through the Moscow and Leningrad regions.
“Eco tours are divided into active, such as rafting, and educational, including trips to the Altai Territory, where tourists are offered accommodation in the country. Today, a large number of people would like to take part in agricultural work, plant something with their own hands and ride on horseback, comments Olga Kondratyuk, an expert on domestic Russian tourism.
Tours to Kamchatka are becoming more popular every year. Local travel agencies develop various types of active tourism programs, including hiking. speleo Tours, hiking in the mountains with a visit to volcanoes, camping and watching animals in the natural environment.
There are many interesting places, such as the Valley of Geysers, active volcanoes, Kuril Lake, tourists can watch bears catch fish, and swim in thermal waters, where the water temperature is kept at around 40 degrees throughout the year. Tourists can also travel across the Pacific Ocean. There are also volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group, which was discovered in 1975, and now tourists can see the mountains that arose only 40 years ago, says Anastasia Samarina, Lead Manager for Active Tours of Astravel.
In the Tuvan Republic, tourists can enjoy the famous Tuvan throat singing and even take lessons. The Southern Kuril Islands is another promising direction today. Those who prefer extreme tourism can go under a sailboat or watch local volcanoes. And all those who prefer a quiet holiday, choose geothermal waters and therapeutic mud of the island of Kunashir.
Source: tur74.ru