Tuesday, July 4 2017 15:00

ArmInfo. From July 8 to July 9, 2017, Festival of Ecotourism will be held in the village of Artavan, Aragatsotn district of Armenia, one of the organizers of the forthcoming event, the chairman of the Jermuk Development Center, Vazgen Galstyan  stated at a press conference in Yerevan on July 4.

The aim of the festival, Vazgen Galstyan continued, is to turn the  village of Artavan and the whole district into a center for  ecological tourism. And this is not accidental, since the Aragatsotn  district of Armenia, and in particular the village of Artavan, is  rich with its flora and fauna. According to him, unlike the previous  year's festival, in 2017 the participants of the event are waiting  for a rich and diverse program. In particular, the participants of  the event are waiting for an exciting game called "Treasure Hunt". In  the game will participate 10 teams with an average age of  participants from 18 to 35 years. Participants will look for  treasures, solving various problems and problems. Winners will  receive prizes as prizes. The participants of the game will  participate in the festival for free, and the remaining participants  will have to pay 11 thousand drams for 2 days of stay. In addition to  the game, excursions and observations of butterflies will also be  organized. There are guest houses in the village, where you can stay  at very affordable prices, and the residents of the village will  prepare food for a fee, in accordance with the preferences of the  festival participants. The participants will be provided with  ambulance cars, Armenian police and EMERCOM of Armenia, who will be  nearby and will be able to come and provide necessary assistance at  any time.

In his turn, First Deputy Chairman of State Tourism Committee of  Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia Mekhak  Apresyan noted that the initiative is of great importance from the  point of view of tourism development in the region. In this direction  roads will be renovated to provide more comfortable movement of  tourists and other participants of the festival. "Such festivals  allow us to introduce the nature and beauty of Armenia to foreign  tourists, and they can also become a platform for the development of  other types of tourism in Armenia." We always welcome such  initiatives, assisting in their implementation due to our  capabilities, "Mekhak Apresyan concluded.