Authors :
Nana Bliadze; Magdana Kvabziridze
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24AUG280
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Abstract :
With speleotourism potential, Imereti region
is an outstanding region throughout the country.
Effective, reasonable utilization of the mentioned
resource can bring significant economic and social
benefits. From the point of view of tourist motivation,
modern speleotourism is divided into 3 main directions:
extreme, spectacular and healing tourism. Imereti
region has the opportunity to develop all three
speleotourism destinations. As for the speleotourism
potential of Tetra cave, along with extreme and
spectacular destinations, it is also interesting from the
point of view of speleotherapy. In general, healing
speleotourism is related to the unique microclimatic
conditions of caves: particularly dry or humid air,
constant temperature, concentration of mineral salts.
The air of Tetra Cave is characterized by high, negative
ionization and a relatively high background of natural
radioactivity, these properties give it important healing
properties and provide the opportunity for the
development of speleotherapy.
Keywords :
Speleotourism, Speleotherapy, Microclimate, Protected Area.
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With speleotourism potential, Imereti region
is an outstanding region throughout the country.
Effective, reasonable utilization of the mentioned
resource can bring significant economic and social
benefits. From the point of view of tourist motivation,
modern speleotourism is divided into 3 main directions:
extreme, spectacular and healing tourism. Imereti
region has the opportunity to develop all three
speleotourism destinations. As for the speleotourism
potential of Tetra cave, along with extreme and
spectacular destinations, it is also interesting from the
point of view of speleotherapy. In general, healing
speleotourism is related to the unique microclimatic
conditions of caves: particularly dry or humid air,
constant temperature, concentration of mineral salts.
The air of Tetra Cave is characterized by high, negative
ionization and a relatively high background of natural
radioactivity, these properties give it important healing
properties and provide the opportunity for the
development of speleotherapy.
Keywords :
Speleotourism, Speleotherapy, Microclimate, Protected Area.
