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Year by year rural tourism is getting more and more popular in the world. This is because people are tired of daily routine, pollution, stress, traffic, standard city tours with sightseeing and visiting museums and discovering the city life and entertainment and even participating in the cultural events. Today city dwellers get more and more interested in rural experience rather than urban life. In the framework of “Promoting Innovative Rural Tourism” project funded by the European Union (and implemented by Heifer International Armenia with partners from Bulgaria, Georgia and Turkey), a Single Cross Border Visitor (SCBV) package has been developed. Tourists from all over the world will have the chance to discover the wonders of rural tourism visiting four countries with a single tour package. The tourists are only to decide what they want to explore, experience and enjoy by selecting any of proposed ten different itineraries- it can be a birdwatching tour, UNESCO heritage tour, wine tasting tour, culinary tour, agro and eco tours and many more. The official launch of the package was held on 19 March in Yerevan. This was a multinational event with more than 100 guests, including partners from Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey and USA. Representatives from RA Ministries, Government representatives from

partner countries, representatives of foreign missions and embassies, international and local partner organizations participated in the event. The event was flavored with folk music as well as displays of national and traditional products and art. Tourists from all over the world will soon see by Euronews and other international channels four fascinating infomercials (commercials) inviting tourists from all over the world to visit the region. PIRT is a regional project directed at supporting regional cooperation and cross-border partnerships for economic and social development in four Black Sea Basin countries via promotion of rural tourism. The project will strengthen regional partnerships and cooperation and enhance the standards of touristic product and service delivery. All this will contribute to economic and social development in the Black Sea Basin region. Interested in unforgettable experience in rural tourism and dream of wonderful moments from your next trip? Simply go towww.blackseatourism.org and look for a package that will take you to Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Turkey and will enable you to Explore, Experience and Enjoy!

Visit 4 Countries with 1 Tour Package

Author Tigran Mikayelyan