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Mountain rafting and steppe hiking
The Administration of the State Bio-control of the State Committee on the
protection of nature, works on the concept of developmenting ecological tourism
in Uzbekistan over the next few years. Attraction of eco-tourists and payment
for the use of natural resources will become one of the main profitable sources
for the national parks and preserves of the Republic.
Kreig Johns and Andreas Samada, Canadian nationals, are experienced rafters. For
the last several years there are no peers in this extreme sport. They have
passed all dangerous thresholds of all rivers in the mountains of North America,
Argentina and Indonesia. The Canadians were advised by representatives of the
national company "Uzbektourism" to subjugate the Chatkal mountains near the
Chatkal water reservoir.
"Chatkal amazed with its beauty and difficult thresholds", said the 26-year-old
Andreas during his interview with UT. "Your mountains are wonderful, even in
winter time. Unfortunately, the necessary infrastructure is not totally built -
which is a pity. In a few days we will be flying home to Vancouver, and when we
get there, we are planning to call some professional teams on mountain rafting
and organize mini-tournament at the end of this summer".
The rivers in the mountains of Uzbekistan have the level six of complexity, and
that is why it attracts the attention of the world's strongest sportsmen. There
is a great potential to attract foreign capital to this form of travel.
Meanwhile, rafting is not the only variety of ecological tourism. According to
the data given by "Uzbektourism" the active forms of eco-tourism like rafting,
hiking, hang gliding, paragliding, speleology, equestrian tours, and alpinism
occupy today up to 60 percent of all tourism in the Tashkent region. Locals, and
also foreigners like to do the sports mentioned. Historical-cognitive tourism is
about ten percent, ecological and inactive sport forms attract less than 30 per
cent of the interests of tourists.
The world travel turnover for ecological tourism reaches only seven percent,
although there are studies which proves that in different regions of the world
this number reaches 20 percents, says UT Alisher Akromkhodjayev, main specialist
of the State Bio-control of the State Committee of Nature.
According to David O’Nile, an expert of the international Ecotourism Society,
Uzbekistan has great potential for the developing almost all types of tourism.
Its nature gives it that chance. The system of protected zones in Uzbekistan
includes nine state reserves of 12.1 thousand square km and two national parks
of six thousand square km. The list also comprises the Republican Animal
Breeding Center ("Jayran" Ecocenter). The reserves of Uzbekistan make up more
than 20.5 thousand square km or 5.2 percent of whole territory of Uzbekistan. An
animal breeding project is developed (Bukhara deer and Asiatic wild ass) and on
establishing a national park.
"A Conception on developing ecotourism which is worked out by experts of State
Biologic Inspection must considerably change the reserves of Uzbekistan," stated
A. Akramhodjaev. Uzbekistan has more than 38 million ha. of land for hunting and
fishing. More than one million of it is water (lakes, rivers and reservoirs).
The fauna of Uzbekistan is unique: 97 species of herbivores, 424 birds, 58
reptiles, 83 fishes and more than 4.5 thousand plants.
The Conception developed by Uzbek ecologists consists of seven principal
positions. According to international experts, sporting ecotourism must be more
successful including safari, hiking, riding, driving and even camel riding. Its
main outline is such scientific excursion as botanic, zoological, geological,
ecologic, ethnographic and geomorphologic.
Most of the tourists visiting Uzbekistan are fond of ecology and often aspire to
learn more about the country not only from point of view of its history,
traditions and people's life but also about its nature and environment. If the
strategy is properly implemented, ecotourism can compete with historic tourism
in Uzbekistan. In addition, it may dominate in the home tourist market as well.
By Timofey Zhukov
Uzbekistan Today
№. 4 (15) January 26, 2007
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