Możliwości rozwoju agroturystyki w Kazachstanie

Abstract

In the article the authors consider the development of agritourism in Kazakhstan and they show the prospect of using of Polish experiences. The main content of the article consists of three parts. The first part relates to the characteristics of natural and socio-cultural resources which are essential for the development of tourism in Kazakhstan. The second part presents the state of development of agritourism in Kazakhstan and the third contains the Polish experiences in the form of recommendations which may be relevant to the country described. The authors conclude that natural and socio-cultural resources of Kazakhstan show a high potential for tourism development, where natural tourism is particularly significant, and which provides a wide range of opportunities to develop various shades of ecotourism. Agritourism (rural tourism) is considered here as a part of ecotourism. In the early 2000’s academics gave a impulse to development of the agritourism and practitioners organized a network of guest farms on the territory of Kazakhstan. Actions taken show that Kazakhstan has a chance to become a leader in the agritourism development in Central Asia, and the study of the European experiences can help in this.