Turystyka nad Bajkałem - ogólna charakterystyka destynacji

Abstract

This article presents an overview of the tourism system, formed on the coast of Lake Baikal. The most important factor of their creation are historical, cultural, natural and economical relationships, existing between the Irkutsk region and the Repu-blic of Buryatia. This neighbouring areas realise common tasks related to the preservation and protection of the unique ecosystem – the world's largest source of clean drinking water. The development of tourism on the coast of Baikal is cha-racterized by increase domestic tourist and growing inbound tourism. During last time emergenced a large number of new accommodation facilities (hotels, tourist bases), inclusion in the tourist branch of specially protected natural areas. Analysis of the existing tourist infrastructure allows to specify the main concentration of accommodation. Most of these objects is located in the coastal town with a small population, which in the nearest future may develop again only through tourism. The saving of a rational balance the interests of ecological, social and economic is considered the most important task of managing the regional tourist system.