Foreign media reps, tour operators get acquainted with ornithological tourism opportunities of Azerbaijan

In order to demonstrate Azerbaijan's ornithological tourism potential, the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau organized a promotional trip for media representatives and tour operators specializing in bird watching from Turkiye, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland and the UK on November 9-14, Report informs, citing the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.

During the visit, the tourists visited the "bottleneck", a passageway for birds between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea, located in the territory of the Beshbarmag Mountain State Historical-Cultural and Nature Reserve. They observed the autumn migration.

They also visited Shirvan, Gyzylaghac, Hirkan and Aghgol National Parks, Mahmudchala and Varvara lakes, as well as other areas, which are known as the main bird-watching areas in Azerbaijan, and rare bird species in Azerbaijan were observed.

Within the framework of the program, along with ornithological tourism, presentations were made about other types of tourism developed in Azerbaijan. The trip participants tasted samples of Azerbaijan's national cuisine, got acquainted with tea and citrus plantations, their cultivation and production process.

Development and promotion of ornithological tourism opportunities as an important direction of ecotourism in Beshbarmag State Historical and Cultural Reserve and other relevant areas under the State Tourism Agency has been defined as one of the priority directions.