Foreign princes traveled to Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia at the invitation of the former President of the Republic of Kalmykia, President of the World Chess Federation FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the billionaire. (more…)

European tourists have meeting with simple kalmykian people near KGB office in blessed Kalmykia, write KalmykiaTour paper.

European tourists learned stories about Soviet Union and soviet period. (more…)

Foreign tourists have come to Elista driving BMW motorcycles. On 9 of June the city of Elista (Kalmykia) has been visited by the foreign tourists with BMW motorcycles Hannes Grundner and Karola Kien both coming from Vienna (Austria), says the Kalmyk information and tourist centre “Kalmykia.EU”.

In the blessed Elista, he Austrian tourists Hannes Grundner and Karola Kien had been met by the official Kalmyk representatives from the companies KalmykiaTour and KalmykiaNews.

The mototourists (more…)

Head of the NATO Information Office Robert Pszczel visited the Republic of Kalmykia. It was an unofficial visit, reports KalmykiaNews.

Head of the NATO Information Office Robert Pszczel visited the Republic of Kalmykia and during a television interview in detail answered (more…)

Foreign tourists banned from Tibet on anniversary of riots

The Chinese government has banned foreign tourists from entering Tibet on the third anniversary of violent anti-government protests in the region.

Anyone who intends to travel to the troubled region requires a special permit but such permits will be refused to foreigners. The ban could last for up to three months.

Travel agencies in the region say they have been ordered not to allow foreign tourists into Tibet in March.

The Xizang Tourist General Company in (more…)