Tourism
Tuva is a region with unique history, culture and nature. All native zones of the Earth except savanna and rain forest are featured in Tuva. Tuva is well known by its spa-tourism. There are more than 100 of mineral springs in Tuva. The biggest of them are warm mineral springs Ush-Beldir and Tarys, the temperature of water 52-85 degrees centigrade. Cold mineral springs and salty lakes are popular among tourists and population by their medicinal qualities. Geographical location of Tuva between east-siberian taiga and central-Asian landscape predetermined wealth of flora and fauna. More than 90% of the territory is chase. Rare animals such as sable, lynx, wolverine, weasel, maral, siberian goal and musk deer are only the part of Tuvan fauna.
Historical objects and ethnic culture are the top of interest: traditional habitat - yurta, national kintchen and handicraft, tuvan throat singing khomeii, national kinds of sport - wrestling competition Khuresh and horse riding. Annual festival "Ustuu-Khuree" and Naadym are the top of interest for tourists.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)