WaterWays

LL-00011

Development of the water routes network in Latvia and Lithuania by further expanding the cross-border tourism product www.riverways.eu

Common territorial challenge (s) that will be tackled by the project

The project capitalizes on the Est-Lat programme RIVERWAYS project. The riverways.eu website is a comprehensive & the only cross-border information source for water tourism routes in rivers. However, there is still no single source that would cover also the recreational lakes in Latvia and Lithuania, as well as riverroutes in Lithuania. Also not all rivers in Latvia have been mapped. Therefore, the website shall be expanded to cover the lakes and rivers in Lithuania, as well as watersites & routes in Zemgale & Latgale.

Project objective

Project objective is to develop the waterways network in Latvia and Lithuania by further expanding exiting cross-border tourism product riverways.eu through designing of a network of lakes for recreational activities and rivers for kayaking in whole Programme area and promote water based activities as nature friendly and safe active tourism.

Planned activities

- Lake & river expeditions to collect to upload the accessed and qualifying recreational lakes & rivers on www.riverways.eu with GPS, photos, descriptions; - Introduction of a Safe&Green Concept through service providers to promote environmentally responsible behaviour during the water-based recreation near by lakes &rivers; - Improvement of access to water bodies: 4 in Kurzeme & 2 in Klaipeda region; - Marking of destinations with RIVERWAYS brand; - Events for tourism stakeholders - workshops on safety, environment, product development etc.; - webpage upgrade & Branding of waterways network - RIVERWAYS symbol; - Travel Guide on lakes in Latvia & Lithuania.