Currently, rural green tourism is actively developing. This has a positive effect on the formation of citizenship and patriotism of citizens of the Russian Federation. What is rural tourism in Russia? This is a vacation option that allows travelers to live away from the metropolis, its constant traffic jams, exhaust gases, and dust. Tourists can enjoy the environmentally friendly climate in the countryside.
Rural tourism in Russia is also interesting for those citizens who have never lived in a village, but dream of getting to know the peculiarities of life.
Important points
Currently, green tourism in Russia is still developing, but its prerequisite is accommodation of vacationers on farms, in villages where there are no modern benefits of civilization: high-rise buildings, industry. Cottages or rooms are rented to tourists with simple furniture, kitchen utensils, bedding. You can rent a house for any period, starting from 1-2 days.
Relevance
Why is rural tourism in Russia becoming more and more popular? A vacationer choosing this type of vacation dreams of calm, harmony, silence. Residents of large cities want to try delicious rustic food made from natural products. The infrastructure of this type of tourism should have all the necessary conditions:
A plus will be the presence in the village (village) of a restaurant or cafe where vacationers can communicate with local residents in the evening.
Benefits
What are the advantages of rural tourism in Russia? This weather in the forest for mushrooms and berries, swimming in a lake or river, fishing, hunting, boating. No tourist can resist the traditional rustic cuisine and a real Russian bath. Travelers can taste rye bread, and kvass, and porridge, and honey, and borsch. Tourists can take part in agricultural work, and in harvesting, and in public holidays.
Anyone can learn how to milk a cow, weave baskets from a vine, and ride a horse.
The target audience
Who prefers rural tourism today? Where in Russia to rest such people? Let us dwell on these issues, given the growing popularity of this type of tourism. People who have already traveled the world and now want a measured and relaxing holiday prefer to spend a vacation to the village. First of all, these are residents of megalopolises, tired of systematic stresses, noise, frantic pace of life. They prefer European resorts and travel around the world to enjoy the rural fresh air, communication with nature.
Couples with toddlers are eager to enter the village. Children growing in large cities can not only enjoy the fresh air, but also learn various village wisdom: milk a cow, pick mushrooms, fish. This type of tourism is suitable for both older people and youth.
Pages of history
Rural tourism appeared in Europe in the 19th century - in the UK, Hungary, Czech Republic. Europeans were able to identify not only the advantages of such activities, but also the opportunity to receive a stable income. The greatest popularity in Europe and currently has a rest in ancient mills and in ancient monasteries. What is the secret of the demand for rural tourism? This type of vacation allows a person to change living conditions, to plunge into the harsh rural life.
While ethnic tours in Russia are not yet as developed as abroad, but the rapid growth of this type of recreation is observed in Karelia, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, Pskov Region. There are interesting offers for nature lovers in Altai. There are many unique places in Russia, so there are excellent prospects for the development of rural tourism. Travelers are interested in this particular vacation option, they tend to get into remote villages that are not touched by civilization.
Complex "Konovalovo"
Let us dwell on a brief description of some places in the Russian Federation where you can enjoy the fresh air and relax after the heavy city everyday life. The eco-hotel Konovalovo opened in 2009. It is located in the village of Stepankovo (Moscow region). The eco-hotel Konovalovo offers guests 25 rooms and cottages with their own access to the ponds. Regardless of the category of the room, it has modern furniture and appliances so that the rest of ecotourism fans will be carefree and comfortable. From the windows of the rooms offer beautiful views, which makes the atmosphere of relaxation unique.
There is a restaurant on site that serves farm-based organic products. On the cozy terrace you can sit with your family and friends, enjoying your own cooked barbecue.
Fans of dairy products can visit the production hall to try a variety of yogurts, sour cream, cottage cheese. The complex is equipped with free car parking, there is Internet access, a playground. In winter, having rented ski equipment, you can go for a walk through the fabulous forest. In the summer, fans of this holiday option enjoy fishing. Not far from the Konovalovo Hotel is the Alexander Nevsky Chapel. You can get to the complex from Moscow by road in 1.5-2 hours.
The eco-farm located on the territory of Konovalovo offers environmentally friendly food products:
eggs
fresh meat;
fish
honey;
Cheeses
vegetables;
cottage cheese.
Fans of fishing are offered the following services:
boat rental;
rod rental;
top dressing;
fishing gear.
Families who come to an eco-hotel with small children can use the playground with slides, swings, sandpit. While parents enjoy the fresh air on the benches, kids can “bake pies” and treat them to moms and dads. In addition to the playground, there is a small zoo with pets, a games room, a swimming pond in the summer.
Gastronomic journey
Gastronomic agritourism in the Moscow region is becoming increasingly popular. Zaraisky cheeses can be tasted at the Cosa Nostra farm. About ten years they have been involved in the production of goat cheese.
Animals feed on natural feed, graze along the Dubna River in flood meadows. They are bred on the farm of goats of the Anglo-Nubian breed, characterized by hanging ears. What attracts travelers agritourism in the suburbs? Zaraisk cheeses are a real delicacy, which many fans of natural nutrition dream of tasting. You can not only taste cheeses, but also buy one of the unique products. Among the varieties that are in demand among tourists:
The cheese factory is located in the village of Golovkovo-Maryino. When buying cheese, a farm tour is free. For a small fee, you can order a photo shoot with goats.
Orphan cheese factory
It opened in the fall of 2015 in the village of Dubrovskaya, Moscow Region. On the initiative of the owner of the cheese factory Oleg Sirota, annual cheese festivals are held in Istra district. In the farm store, fans of gastronomic tourism are offered about ten varieties of cheese, milk, natural yogurts with berries, kvass. The cheese factory has panoramic windows, so during the tour tourists can watch the process of making cheese. You can also chat with rabbits, kids, calves, which are in the home zoo.
EcoDerevushka Complex
It is located near Kolomna. Having been here, you can get to know different animals: from snails to crocodiles. An excursion to the snail farm is dedicated to the features of growing and processing snails. If you wish, you can attend a master class, bake French delicacy with butter and spices with your own lessons. Nutritionists claim that snails contain magnesium, calcium, iron, which are easily absorbed by the human body.
Cheeses are also made in small quantities on the farm, so travelers have the opportunity to try a tasting set of brine cheese, ricotta, suluguni. Eco-Village Goat Farm offers fragrant and healthy goat cheeses. While parents are busy with tasting and a master class on cooking snails, kids learn the technology of milking goats, get acquainted with the features of the farmer's profession.
The Eco-Village is located in the Moscow region, in the village of Parfentievo.
Holiday options in Crimea
This region is one of the most attractive for fans of unique natural landscapes. Tourism in Crimea is developing every day. Earlier, fans of beach vacations sought here, in recent years, travelers choose other recreation options instead of rehabilitation and sunbathing.
For example, pedestrian trism in Crimea involves walking along mountain trails, the opportunity to enjoy the unique nature. Many travel companies offer several routes for fans of such a vacation.
The main attraction of the Crimea are the mountains. Tourists are offered an excursion to unique caves with several floors, underground rivers, lakes. Speleotourism involves the study of caves from a scientific point of view, and the acquisition of positive emotions from the landscapes seen.
Climbing fans strive to Crimea to improve their physical skills and test their psychological readiness for difficult routes. The season begins in April and lasts until the fall. It is in the Crimea that various climbing competitions are held.
Among the types of outdoor activities offered in this region, cycling is also of interest. The best place for beginner cyclists is considered the southwestern part of Crimea.
Professionals rush to the southern part of the Crimean peninsula, where there are many narrow mountain paths that only masters can drive along.
Another type of tourism in Crimea is aeronautics. There are many air routes that allow ecotourism fans to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Russia is rightfully proud of this region. The tourism sector in the Crimea is in the process of recovery. Travelers from different parts of the globe rush to Feodosia, Kerch, Simferopol , dreaming of admiring the magnificent nature with mountains and rocks, swimming in the Black Sea.
Feodosia hosts annual aeronautical sporting tours. Demand for this type of tourism is growing. “My Russia” is a travel agency offering a variety of leisure options in Crimea. For example, you can learn to fly a paraglider, and then see with your own eyes the inhabitants of the seabed: mollusks, fish. It offers underwater excursions that fascinate travelers from the first minutes, “My Russia”, a travel agency specializing in organizing “green relaxation” inside the country. You can not only pick up an excursion with diving elements, but also take a master class on teaching this type of tourism.
Analyzing this region, equestrian tourism cannot be ignored. On the territory of the Crimea there are quite a lot of equestrian centers that offer travelers an additional set of services: overnight, meals.
Rural tourism is also becoming an interesting and sought-after destination. Travelers relax in villages that are characterized by ecologically clean nature. Once in this settlement, the tourist finds himself in a peaceful and measured village life, devoid of city bustle.
To summarize
How can green tourism be organized in Russia? Residents of large industrial cities tend to leave after difficult working months and constant stress as far as possible from civilization. The fact that for the villagers is the usual rhythm of life, the townspeople call exotic, for which they are willing to pay money.
Demand creates supply. Ecological rest is considered a trend of our time. The settlement should be located away from industrial facilities and high-rise buildings. Travelers give preferences to picturesque landscapes, opportunities to swim in a lake or river, enjoy the clean air and perfect silence, walk along mountain or forest paths.
A house set up for ecotourism should not have modern things. Foreigners and townspeople, accustomed to luxury, admire the wooden walls, natural furniture, a well, a bathhouse, and pets.
An additional bonus will be the inclusion in the menu of natural home-made products, the ability to milk a cow (goat), pick berries (strawberries, raspberries, strawberries) and harvest livestock feed (mow grass).
Vegetables and fruits from the garden, fresh milk and meat from the nearest farm, natural honey, homemade pickles - these are mandatory attributes of quality rural tourism. It is important to think over the entertainment program, taking into account the requests of the guests, their willingness to spend time participating in workshops and ethnic festivals. Those classes that seem ordinary and routine to the villagers are a fascinating activity for the townspeople. That is why ecotourism includes the traveler’s ability to milk a goat or a cow, feed livestock, remove manure, and weed out weeds in a bed with strawberries.
In the Russian Federation there are many territories with a unique nature, where citizens would love to go. That is why green tourism is currently a promising area, numerous routes are being developed, and eco-settlements are being built.