Training for the Tour Guides
2014-03-15
On March 15, 2014, a training for the tour guides was organized in WWF Akhalkalaki office for beneficiaries of the project Development of Ecotourism in the Javakheti National Park Support Zone.
The training program focused on basic principles of interpretation tour guidance, importance of hospitality and its moderate demonstration in guide services, preparation of information booklet and illustrated text with explanations about the planned tour, as well as on preparation of simple questionnaires for visitors to evaluate the organized tour and consider evaluation results while organizing the other ones.
The project Development of Ecotourism in the Javakheti National Park Support Zone is implemented by the Biological Farming Association Elkana. The project aims to support development of ecotourism in the Javakheti National Park support zone villages (Patara Khanchali, Epremovka, Zhdanovo, Sameba, Dadeshi, Sulda, Miasnikiani, Filipovka, Bozali, Kartsakhi), and it is part of the Javakheti National Park Establishment project which is funded by the German Government through the Reconstruction Credit Bank KfW and is implemented by the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia in cooperation with WWF.
The training program focused on basic principles of interpretation tour guidance, importance of hospitality and its moderate demonstration in guide services, preparation of information booklet and illustrated text with explanations about the planned tour, as well as on preparation of simple questionnaires for visitors to evaluate the organized tour and consider evaluation results while organizing the other ones.
The project Development of Ecotourism in the Javakheti National Park Support Zone is implemented by the Biological Farming Association Elkana. The project aims to support development of ecotourism in the Javakheti National Park support zone villages (Patara Khanchali, Epremovka, Zhdanovo, Sameba, Dadeshi, Sulda, Miasnikiani, Filipovka, Bozali, Kartsakhi), and it is part of the Javakheti National Park Establishment project which is funded by the German Government through the Reconstruction Credit Bank KfW and is implemented by the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia in cooperation with WWF.