Tourism in South Ossetia

Keli Lake, in the Keli Highland plateau, a popular tourist attraction

Tourism in the breakaway state of the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, widely recognised internationally as being part of Georgia, is rare. It is illegal to enter South Ossetia under Georgian law.[1] However, South Ossetia remains accessible through Russia via the South Ossetia–Russia border. Non-Russian citizens are required to hold a valid Russian visa that permits them to return to Russia, unless they are citizens of countries that are exempt from Russian visa requirements.[2] Visitors, unless they hold a South Ossetian passport or are from an exempt country, such as Russia, are required to receive approval from the South Ossetian government in advance of their visit.[3]

  1. ^ "South Ossetia". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "О визах" [About visas] (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry procedures for foreign citizens arriving to the Republic of South Ossetia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.