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Armenian Tsakhkadzor among top 3 CIS mountain resorts

17.05.2017, 17:09
The Russian TurStat agency has included the Armenian resort town of Tsakhkadzor in the list of the top three most popular mountain summer resorts across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose union of several former Soviet republics.

Armenian Tsakhkadzor among top 3 CIS mountain resorts
YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. The Russian TurStat agency has included the Armenian resort town of Tsakhkadzor in the list of the top three most popular mountain summer resorts across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose union of several former Soviet republics. 

The top five popular mountain resorts are in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. They are Chimbulak (Kazakhstan), Shahdag (Azerbaijan), Tsakhkadzor (Armenia), Chimgan (Uzbekistan) and Karakol (Kyrgyzstan).

The rating is based on the data of online hotel reservation systems. According to TurStat, tourists plan an active holiday in mountain resorts on average for 7 days.

The least expensive rest, including accommodation and meals, is offered by Karakol and Chimgan (less than $70 per day), while the most expensive one is in Chimbulak (more than $ 100 per day). In Shahdag – it is $90, and in Tsakhkadzor it is $80 per day.

Activities in the mountains include mountain trekking, mountain biking and quad biking, horseback riding and fitness. -0-