Survey of desert tourism ( case study :Garmsar city. Iran)

Geo tourism phenomena are one of the most important resources and national capitals, which if properly planned to exploit their benefits, can bring many material and spiritual benefits to the country, considering that most of the peri-urban space of the cities of Semnan province is in the territory of the regions. It is located in a dry and desert area, accurate and basic understanding of the capabilities of deserts and deserts and ways of exploiting them is one of the essential requirements for the economic and social development of the province. It has desert tourism land, which is called both as an opportunity and as a threat to development. The share of tourists and those interested in the historical cultural attractions of the city is higher (about 47 percent), which requires sustainable tourism management and planning for the historical cultural attractions. It is. Garmsard desert areas and sites are located in the south and west of the city, the most important geo-sites of desert eco-tourism in the city can be mentioned in the desert national park, mines and different forms of salt, Varig Jen sand dunes, paved road and desert caravanserais. . In general, the tourism potential of mines and salt formations in the region is well evaluated, the adaptation of tourism characteristics and tourism destinations of Garmsar desert indicates the motivation and type of desert tourism, scientific and adventurous tourism with the interest and proportion of average tourists and matching with the tourism model in the exploration stage. (Butler) In the stage of interest and strategic framework for the desert national park, Crouch and Ritchie's strategy is proposed, for salt mines, Porter's strategy and for sand dune, Poon's strategy is proposed.