WATER OBJECTS OF THE ALTAI AS THE TOURIST RESOURCES OF CROSS-BORDER TERRITORY
An analysis of status and prospects of use of water objects of major interest in the context of their use to organize cross-border tourism in four States around the Altai Mountains (Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China). Showing examples of modern effective involvement of some resources, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, springs, etc. water objects of Altai in tourism of the four States. The beginning of this century was marked by the change of policy of isolationism among countries of the Altai region to good-neighbourly mutually beneficial economic relations, as reflected in the basic principles of the Eurasian Economic Union, the economic belt of the Silk Road and other projects. One of the most effective ways of cooperation is tourism, experienced in each of the four countries, a significant increase over the past two decades. Created and continues to develop the tourist industry, which is required for the reception of travellers with different levels of quality of service requirements. There is improvement the transport infrastructure and the system of crossing state borders by tourists.