Presentation about Soomaa - tourism seminar in Imatra

Presentation about Soomaa national park, the Fifth Season and Estoninan ecotourism on the tourism seminar in Imatra.

1. Ecotourism in Estonia, “The fifth season”
Aivar Ruukel
26th of June 2024 - Imatra - Finland

2. -Canoe trips operator &
Nature Guide in Soomaa
soomaa.com
-Dugout boat builder & user
haabjas.com
-Board member of
-Soomaa Tourism Association
visitsoomaa.ee
-Estonian Nature Tourism
Association
loodusturism.com
-Global Ecotourism Network
globalecotourismnetwork.org/

3. Soomaa - Land of Bogs
Photo: Kristjan Lust

6. 1993 Soomaa
National Park

7. 1989
2019
2009
2001
2012
1993
1997
2004
2013
2021

8. Fifth season of Soomaa
Photo: Mati Kose

9. video: visitestonia

10. The Story of Fifth Season .

13. video: Mikk Mihkel Vaabel

14. Ecotourism is responsible
travel to natural areas that
conserves the environment,
sustains the well-being of
the local people, and
creates knowledge and
understanding through
interpretation and education
of all involved: visitors, staff
and the visited.

Global Ecotourism Network,
2016
Photo: saimaageopark.fi

15. 1993 - Kodukant Ecotourism Initiative
1995 - Estonian Ecotourism Association
2000 - EHE - Quality Labelling Scheme
2009 - Estonian Ecotourism Cluster
2010 - European Conference in Pärnu
2018 - Estonian Nature Tourism Association

16. Photo: Karl Adami
Certification for Sustainable Tourism

19. Soomaa National Park

21. https://visitsoomaa.ee/

24. Logboat building camps 1996-2000

25. Jüri Lükk Jaan Rahumaa

26. Aleksander Olev

27. Logboat building camps 1996-2000

29. Logboat heritage
Foto: Toomas Tuul

35. video: Priidu Saart

37. Kiitos!
Q & A