Abstract: The article describes a new kind of educational and extreme tourism – speleotourism. The author examines the question of organization and development of speleological tourism in Yakutia from scientific-educational perspective of studying the geographical peculiarities of the region – rupestral and runic-like inscriptions, as well as offers the methods and mechanisms for the development of this type of tourism, which is a promising direction of inbound and outbound tourism in Yakutia and attracts a large number of tourists-researchers. The article employs the methods of recreational zoning, SWOT-analysis, field observations, comparative-geographical method, analysis of the documents and fund materials of the institutions and organizations, as well as literary sources. The scientific novelty of this work lies in providing the analysis of development of speleological tourism in the Sakha Republic, determination of geographical peculiarities of its development, and formulation of recommendations for the advancement of this type of tourism in the region. Tourist routs, composed with consideration of geographical objects, contribute to protection of the environment, cultivate the sense of harmony with nature in a person, awareness of its fragility and vulnerability, forms environmental responsibility and culture.    

Abstract: This article describes the new type of educational-extreme tourism – speleotourism. The author examines the question of organization and development of speleological tourism in Yakutia from the scientific-educational aspect, studying geographical peculiarities of the region – rupestral runic and runic-like inscriptions. Recommendations are made on the mechanism of advancement of such type of tourism, which is one of the promising vectors in development of inbound and domestic tourism in Yakutia that attracts a large number of tourists-researchers. The following research methods are applied: recreational differentiation of territory, SWOT anslysis, field observations, comparative-geographical, analysis of documents and library materials, literary sources. The scientific novelty consists in the analysis of development of speleological tourism in the region, identification of geographical peculiarities, as well as recommendations on advancement of such type of tourism in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Tourist routes, comprised with the use of geographical objects, contribute to protection of the environment, cultivate the sense of harmony with nature, realization of its fragility and vulnerability, forms ecological consciousness and culture.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the river tourism as one of the promising directions in development of tourism potential in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). River cruises is a highly profitable sphere of activity of the river transport. Russian Federation is uniquely placed for organization of river travels. However, in recent years, the development of river tourism along with tourism in the country overall is constrained by difficulties of objective and subjective character. The distinctness of water resources of Yakutia along with natural and cultural resources of coastal zones of its navigable rivers form high tourism potential of the development of cruise travel. The relevance of this topic is substantiated by the increased interests to the region and associated with it dynamics in the industry. Methodological framework contains the scientific works of N. D. Alekseeva, N. L. Bezrukova, M. N. Voyt, D. Hader dedicated to river tourism in Europe and Russia, and normative legal documents on tourism development in the Russian Federation and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The scientific novelty consists in analysis of the current state of the global cruise tourism market, as well as river cruise tourism market of Europe and Russia. The authors analyze the cruise tourism potential on the Lena River in Yakutia; determine the problem and make recommendations on the improvement of river cruise tourism in the Sakha Republic.