The winners of the youth competition for the best tourist route in Kazakhstan have been announced

12 youth teams from Kazakhstan were awarded for creating the best tourist routes within the framework of the project of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs "Youth and Heritage". The project involved 178 teams with the participation of representatives of youth and UNESCO clubs aged 16 to 29 from 14 regions of Kazakhstan and cities of republican significance - Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent. They learned all about the compilation of tourist routes, learned how to create audio and video guides, deepened their knowledge in the field of cultural and natural heritage of Kazakhstan. The project provides for the promotion of domestic national tourism, the popularization of sustainable tourism, the opening of new tourist routes and the dissemination of knowledge about cultural and historical heritage sites. In the practical part of the project, the teams had to draw up a route, write a text document with information about the points and make a map. With the help of mentors, they further created promo videos and audio guides. 12 works reached the final. 1. Pavlodar - "The revived streets of the old city"; 2. East Kazakhstan region, Katon-Karagai district, Katon-Karagai village - "Altai is a delicate matter"; 3. Pavlodar - "traces of Bayanaul legends"; 4. Zhambyl region, Kordai - "Tulgalar tugyry"; 5. Nur-Sultan - "Walking on Yesil"; 6. Akmola region, Akkol - "Eternal memory"; 7. Petropavlovsk - "Cultural and historical route"; 8. Semey - "Zhidebai-Borili koryk Museum"; 9. Karaganda region, Karkaralinsk - "Karkaralinsk"; 10. Kyzylorda - "Kyzylordanyn tarikhi zherleri" 11. Almaty - "Medeo - peak Furmanova"; 12. Ust-Kamenogorsk - "Markakol Nature Reserve". Introduce readers to the most interesting works of the participants of the contest "Youth and Heritage". The winners were awarded with official diplomas of the winners. A special prize for the winners was participation in the cultural and educational program "Sacred South". "Sacred South" is an educational trip to three southern cities of Kazakhstan with rich places of cultural and natural heritage. The trip took place from October 22 to 24 and covered Shymkent, Turkestan and Taraz. During the trip, the participants visited the main cultural and historical monuments of all three cities, which gave new impressions and awareness of the significance of our rich history and culture for all participants who first beheld majestic monuments and sacred places. One of the main ancient monuments that caused great delight was the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, which struck with its scale and significance of cultural and historical heritage for our country. The participants also visited the ancient city of Otrar, which was located at the intersection of caravan routes and was a center of trade and exchange of cultures. The program of the trip included the famous mausoleum of Aisha-Bibi, whose legend touched the hearts of all listeners during the guide's story, and the most mysterious place - the ruins of Akyrtas, the secrets and mysteries of which have not yet been revealed. Комплекс "Керуен-сарай". Фото КГУ "Туристский информационный центр Turkistan Tourism Center управления туризма Туркестанской области" This project was implemented within the framework of the UNESCO participation program with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty, the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO and NC Kazakh Tourism JSC and was aimed at promoting the cultural and natural heritage of Kazakhstan among young people. At the end of November, an application will be launched, where all routes developed within the framework of the Youth and Heritage project will be added. This application will provide an opportunity for both local and foreign tourists to explore new cities and areas of Kazakhstan without the accompaniment of a special guide or to turn to young caring guys, the authors of these routes, to explore the region from the words and vision of a local resident. Информация взята с сайта Tengritravel.kz