Russian Arctic National Park Cruise Tourism Update
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Russian Arctic National Park Cruise tourism update National Park “Russian Arctic” was founded in December 2010 by the governmental prescription § “Franz Josef Land” Federal refuge 6780Arctic million hectares – total area Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise 85% - marine area Russian Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian § National park “Russian Arctic” 1.426 million hectares – total area 2 56% - marine area 2 3 3 Russian Arctic National Park RussianCruise tourism update Arctic Established for: Goal - conservation & sustainable use of unique and valuable natural and historical- cultural heritage Purposes: Arctic Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise • Conservation and protection • Monitoring & researches • Russian Support and development of ecological Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian and educational tourism • Education & outreach 4 4 5 Russian Arctic National Park Cruise tourism update Comparative statistics 2012-2015 statistics Comparative Statistics season 2015 Age 3 % 20 % 5 % 1-18 years 23 % 18-30 years 30-50 years 50-70 years 70-90 years 49 % Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 6 Statistics season 2015 7 cruises – “50 Years of Victory” to the North Pole 3 cruises – “Sea Spirit” from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise 1 cruise – “Bremen” North East Passage Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 1225 passengers 7 Park rangers group • The 3rd season the guards onboard cruise vessels - Park fulltime employees • Good cooperation with staff members and passengers. • Not only the bear guards and formal control but communication with the passengers, Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise workshops and lectures, dealing with parks souvenirs, help the expedition team with organizing the route. Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 8 Souvenirs Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 9 Main destinations: Tihaya Bay First Soviet polar station on FJL (1929-1957). National Park summer base from 2011. Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise Post office (2014) and souvenir shop (2016) Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 1225 visitors in 2015. 10 Cape Flora Remains of many expeditions. Vegetation. Bird cliff. Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise Historic monuments. Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian Ecotrail (2016-2019) 11 Regulations • FJL site guidelines: Bell Island, Tikhaya Bay, Cape Norway, Apollonov Island, Champ Island and Rubini Rock. • AECO regulations. • NPRA charter and bylaw. • New guidelines for companies and visitors are Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise in progress Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 12 Tourist infrastructure • Creating eco routes on Cape Flora and at the polar station Tikhaya Buchta • Developing the complex of visit center in Arkhangelsk and open air museum on the territory. After the cleaning - Hayes Island with Krenkel polar station, Alexandra land with German World War II military station. Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise • in Tikhaya – projects: 1-day stay in polar Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian station for the group of 20 people, audio guide and guided tours. 13 Permission from National Park • The document about united form of applying to the Park for the trip to the territory. (need to be reviewed) • The simple scheme of the process and the document itself will be on the Park website. (need to be reviewed) Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian • Border check-point started to work at Alexandra Land in test regime 14 Cruise tourism development 2017 – Border check point on FJL will start working in normal regime during summer season (June- September). 2020 – Military airport on FJL will start to take civilian flights from Russia. Cruise tourism update update tourism Cruise 2022 – Start of international charter flights. Russian Arctic National Park Park National Arctic Russian 15 Thank you for your attention! www.rus-arc.ru .