Alpacas, ostriches, and grapes: where to go in Tatarstan for new experiences
Travel guides throughout the country—to the Central Russian North, South and North Caucasus, the Volga region, the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East—as well as ready-made itineraries, are available on the website https://puteshestvuem.rf/. They offer the opportunity not only to admire nature but also to make a personal contribution to conservation.
The Tatarstan farm guide "Alpaca Therapy and Pony Rides" shows how you can pet adorable alpacas from faraway Peru, observe the habits of giant camels, feed African ostriches and Australian emus from your palm, and take a photo shoot among sika deer. You don't have to travel halfway around the world to experience all this. Tatarstan is rich in authentic farms with rare animals. The guide features the Pacha Mama Alpaca Park, the Wild Farm Ecopark, the Tatar Ostrich and Bilyar Ostriches farms, the Raduzhny Equestrian Club, the Sarsaz-Agrotour Farm, the Kingdom of Camels nursery, and the EkoNiva Dairy Farm.
The "Through the Pages of History: Discovering the Secrets of Tatarstan by Car in 4 Days" road trip includes a visit to the Kamsky Vineyard, the only vineyard in Tatarstan where this exotic berry, unique to the region, is grown on an industrial scale.
The idea to plant grapes came to an entrepreneur from Chuvashia. A suitable plot was found in Kamskoye Ustye, and just a couple of years after planting the first vines, the project bore fruit. Today, over 120 varieties of table grapes and 45 varieties of wine grapes grow there. On the tour, you'll learn about the creation of a vineyard, take photos surrounded by grapevines, and, of course, sample the juicy berries and wine made from them.
During the "Tatarstan Road Trip: From Picturesque Laishevo to Yelabuga in 5 Days," you can visit the Biosphere-Fish fishing complex. Here, fish fry are raised for sale and stocked with fish. You'll be able to witness firsthand how sterlet, sturgeon, and trout are bred. The "Fisherman's Luck" club operates on the Biosphere-Fish grounds, with three artificial ponds with jetties for comfortable summer and winter fishing.
These areas are not only a place of recreation but also a space for nurturing environmental awareness in support of the national project "Environmental Well-Being."