Ecological tourism is developing in the Omsk region

In 2017 This year, new tourist routes will appear in the region with visits to natural monuments, zoological sanctuaries, and arboretums.

The day before, the first such route was tested, developed by the Department for the Protection of Wildlife of the Omsk Region in cooperation with the Tourism Development Center. «I'm passionate about it too». Recently 50 Omsk pathfinders studied the life of wildlife in a zoological reserve «Luzinskaya cottage».

Tourists went skiing 12 kilometers. In the forest, they were shown a feeding area for ungulates, explained how winter route registration of forest inhabitants is carried out. The tourists were taught to identify the tracks of animals. Someone was lucky enough to see a hare and a roe deer, and everyone enjoyed communicating with nature and a useful walk in the fresh air. At the finish line, tourists were greeted by a delicious lunch cooked over a campfire and real Siberian Ivan tea.

In 2017-m, declared the Year of ecology in Russia, a tourist program is being launched in the Omsk region, which will introduce residents of the region and guests to local attractions. The plans of the branch Ministry - conducting information tours, ecological excursions, and expeditions to specially protected areas, natural monuments, and wildlife sanctuaries. Already, specialists from the regional Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, together with rangers and community activists, are developing routes to Lake Lenevo, the Batakovo floodplain, and the Ishim Plain. «ecological trails» in nature parks, forestry areas, and arboretums in Omsk and the Omsk region.