Caucasus.Russia presented the project of the Caucasus Trail
Caucasus.RF presented the project of a single tourist route "Caucasian trail" at the meeting of the working group on tourism development of the Coordinating Council under the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District Vladimir Nadykto.
General Director of Caucasus.RF Andrey Yumshanov, Executive Director of Caucasus.RF Hasan Timizhev, representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the governments of the regions of the North Caucasus and relevant departments took part in the discussion of the agenda issues.
The main issue of the agenda was the creation of an interregional tourist route "Caucasian Trail" as a promising project for the North Caucasus, which will allow combining the natural, cultural and historical objects of the district into one route from the Black to the Caspian Sea.
“The total length of the trail is 3300 km. It will pass through the territory of all the republics of the North Caucasus and the Krasnodar Territory, including 13 specially protected natural areas. Now we are working on a master plan for the development of the territories of the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District within the boundaries of the route, it will be ready in March next year. We already have an understanding of the corporate style of the Caucasian Trail, suggestions for marking and navigation,” said Executive Director of Caucasus.RF Hasan Timizhev.
The meeting also discussed security issues in the territories of the resorts of the North Caucasus and the macro-region’s readiness for the winter tourist season.
"Caucasian trail" - one of the tourist projects Caucasus.RF. The route will run from the Black to the Caspian Sea and will connect Sochi and Derbent. It will unite lovers of trekking, mountaineering, mountain biking, archeology, cultural and ecological tourism.
The total amount of investment in the creation of the “Caucasian trail” can be 6 billion roubles
Mineralnye Vody. 27 May. INTERFAX - "Kavkaz.RF" plans to send 3 billion the creation of the tourist route "Caucasian trail", while the order 3 billion RUB can also invest and private investors, said Deputy General Director of JSC "Kavkaz.RF" Vladimir Lapukhin.
“We have a two-stage implementation period. Once we adopt the necessary legislation, it will allow us to attract public and private funds. The total amount of money in the project, approximately, 3 billion Rubles, but we are still planning 3 billion We will build a huge number of glampings, campsites and other places of accommodation throughout the route, it is planned to equip other infrastructure facilities," Lapukhin said during the session "Tourism in the North Caucasus Federal District: from sea to sea" at the Caucasus Investment Forum on Tuesday.
All interchanges and branches of the trail, according to the deputy director, are planned to be designed so that tourists can get acquainted with agrotourism. The trail is expected to attract at least 3 Millions of tourists a year, this will require the creation of at least 8 Thousands of collective accommodation facilities.
“We have already, in principle, started [the implementation of the project]. On the territory of the Chechen Republic, 60 km of trails were implemented, on the territory of Elbrus a little less - 38 km. We see that they are actively in demand,” said Lapukhin.
He added that with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, a law is currently being worked out that will define the concept of an “ecotrope”, approaches to its organization and regulation.
“The main specificity of the trail is that it cannot just be interrupted somewhere and go back. It should be a complete route, which means that it must pass through different lands in one way or another. In general, there are all agreements, I think that the first reading (of the law) this year will be held,” said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov.
The route "Caucasian trail" will affect all the republics of the North Caucasus and Krasnodar region, including 13 specially protected natural areas. The 3,3 thousand km trail will pass from the Caspian Sea through the entire North Caucasus and will go to the Black Sea coast.
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