Dragon boats

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Romania - Bulgaria

Date of latest update: 2023-06-29

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Description (EN):

The Danube is a river that unites many nations along its banks. Still, the Danube between Bulgaria and Romania is not yet a river full of life, boats and common initiatives. This project will change this, creating an attractive tourist product of the river itself - dragon boats! The project will involve a large number of Bulgarian and Romanian citizens in this joint tourism product, adventure and attraction - driving a dragon boat. The main objective of the project is to create a new joint tourism product and to promote it throughout the whole CBC area, allowing a large number of people to get in touch with the biggest flowing natural phenomenon and unifying factor for both countries - the Danube! The originality of the project idea is also related to enhancing cross-border cooperation between people and institutions in the region to jointly address common challenges and exploit the untapped potential for cross-border tourism development through resource efficiency, developing a common tourism product based on the natural, cultural heritage and joint promotion. The newly created tourism product “Dragon boats” will represent an important tourism attraction along the Danube in the cbc area and the appropriate water basins. It can be used to attract big groups of tourists to practice team building, water sports, to discover nature from the water. Although the project is not revenue generating, the tourism product dragon boats will be available even after the end of the project all over the cbc area, provided that the direct costs for the events are covered without generating profit. These extremely popular in the far east dragon boat events can make the waters in the cbc area an attractive destination only because of the fabulous show they create in the water. Dragon boats will contribute to the Programme outputs by: Creating a new integrated tourism product /I9/, Developing a management plan for valorization of water tourism with the purchased equipment and generated experience /I10/. The increase of the number of overnights in the cbc area with 2000. The project takes an integrated cross-border approach covering the whole cross-border area, creating a new tourism product offered to both Romanian and Bulgarian citizens. The great number of events organized within the project will create a real attraction to both participants and audience turning them to real festivals for the hosting cities, capable to attract many tourists. To achieve its goals the project will organize the following activities: Project management – 8 team meetings for proper coordination and planning of project actions. Creation of technical capacity for the new joint tourism product - Purchase of 4 dragon boats, 2 safety boats, rowing simulator, life vests, mobile dock, dragon boats trailer, cargo van and various equipment. Organization of 10 alternative tourism seminars in order to promote the upcoming events and coordinate the created by the project team management plan for valorization of water tourism. Holding of 10 Dragon boat festivals in Danube towns. Organizing of cross-border dragon triathlon 2 cross-border Dragon boat mini marathons in Bulgaria and Romania; Organizing of 6 1-day rowing simulation events in bigger cities in the cbc area; Promotion of developed tourism products and project events with brochures, leaflets, website, film, press-conferences, promotion in radio and TV. The main results of the project will be: Creating a joint capacity for offering a tourist product "Dragon boats"; Engaged local stakeholders to take part in the new tourism product offer through the management valorization plan; Promoted new joint tourism product with dragon boat events, information and publicity throughout CBC territory; organized project events with over 1720 participants. The total budget of the project amounts to nealy 498 000.00 euro.

Achievements (EN):

The Project Implementation has been finalized on 31.10.2020; The following main achievements have been reported so far: - 2 press conferences have been held, in Calafat on 25.09.2018 and in Vidin on 11.10.2018; - The project website has been elaborated:http://dragonboats.eu/bg/ ; - All the equipment foreseen for the Creation of technical capacity on behalf of LB have been delivered: a cargo van, 2 dragon boats, trailer for dragon boats, safety boat with trailer, floating dock, 40 life vests and the media equipment (wireless microphones, speakers, go pro camera, etc.) - B2 have received 40 rows, 40 life vests, a drone and a sound system; - 9 out of 10 alternative tourism seminars have been organized, promoting the upcoming events and coordinating the creation of a management plan for valorisation of water tourism: Five in Bulgaria: 1. in Lom on 12.06.2019 with 44 participants; 2. in Oryahovo on 14.06.2019 with 41 participants; 3. in Ruse on 18.06.2019 with 44 participants; 4. in Sviston on 20.06.2019 with 40 participants; 5. in Vidin on 25.06.2019 with 41 participants; Three in Romania: 1. in Drobeta Turnu Severin 02.07.2019 with 41 participants; 2. in Turnu Magurele on 06.07.2019 with 40 participants; 3. in Giurgiu on 08.07.2019 with 41 participants; 4. in Calafat on 22.10.2019 with 40 participants; - The Dragon triathlon has been organized on 27-28 July 2019, with 80 participants, promoting the project and the unique nature of the Rabisha lake,situated close to the Magura cave in Bulgaria; - A rowing simulator has been delivered to B3 and 5 out of 6 rowing simulation events with the help of the rowing simulator have been organized: Three in Bulgaria: 1. in Vratsa on 30.06.2019 with 62 participants; 2. in Pleven on 13.07.2019 with 58 participants; 3. in Veliko Tarnovo on 20.07.2019 with 59 participants; Two in Romania: 1. in Drobeta Turnu Severin on 03.07.2019 with 52 participants; 2. in Craiova with 58 participants; - 1 mini dragon boat marathon has been organised in Orsova on 27-28 October, 2019 with 80 participants; - 6 out of 10 ”Dragon boats” Festivals have been organised within the reported period as it follows: 1. in Lom on 5-6 September, 2019 with 80 participants; 2. in Oryahovo on 7-8 September, 2019 with 81 participants; 3. in Vidin on 25-26 October, 2019 with 94 participants; 4. in Calafat on 27-28 October, 2019 with 76 participants; 5. in Svishtov on 24-25 July, 2020 with 83 participants; 6. in Turnu Magurele on 26-27 July, 2020 with more than a 100 participants; - A 50 minute ‘Dragon boats’ Movie have been elaborated and delivered in a digital version and on 500 DVD copies and can be found on http://dragonboats.eu/en/promotion/ , while the DVD copies have been disseminated during the events organized within the project;

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Expected Results (EN): R2.1 - Number of tourist overnights in the CBC region

Expected Outputs (EN):

Only as a result of project implementation there will be direct increase of tourist overnights with 2000 in the CBC region. Furthermore, the events organized within the project will attract visitors to watch the shows. This joint tourism product will be important tourism attraction encouraging tourism growth. The events organised within the project will generate directly 796 overnights for participants in the events and team members, coming from a different place in the region. All other overnights will be generated by visitorsto the project events and people fascinated by the dragon boats.

Thematic information

Tourism

Specific Objective: To improve the sustainable use of natural heritage and resources and cultural heritage

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: Агенция за Регионално Развитие и Бизнес Център – Видин (АРРБЦ Видин)

Department: Kameliya Nikolaeva LOZANOVA, Chairperson

Address: Hristo Botev 77, 3700 Vidin, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 243 236.93

ERDF budget: EUR 206 751.39

Patronatul Local al Intreprinderilor Mici si Mijlocii (PLIMM) Calafat

Name: Patronatul Local al Intreprinderilor Mici si Mijlocii (PLIMM) Calafat

Department: President

Address: T. Vladimirescu blvd. 26, 205200 Calafat, Romania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.plimm.ro

Total budget: EUR 206 987.67

ERDF budget: EUR 175 939.52

Сдружение „Консулт–Груп“

Name: Сдружение „Консулт–Груп“

Department: Chairman of the board

Address: Tsar Simeon Veliki 180, 3700 Vidin, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 47 538.86

ERDF budget: EUR 40 408.03

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Local Employers’ Association for Small and Middle Enterprises (LEASME) Calafat

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Agency for Regional Development and Business Center – Vidin (ARDBC Vidin)

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Summary

Project name (EN): Dragon boats

Project acronym: Dragon boats

Project start date: 2018-08-01

Project end date: 2020-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 497 763.46

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 423 098.94

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 423 098.94.

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Videos / films

филм по проект „Драконови лодки" - EN - 1080p

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://dragonboats.eu/en/promotion/

Publication date: 2022-10-24

Document date: 2020-04-08

Languages: en

филм по проект „Драконови лодки" - RO - 1080p

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://dragonboats.eu/ro/promovare-publicate/

Publication date: 2022-10-24

Document date: 2020-04-08

Languages: ro

филм по проект „Драконови лодки" - BG - 1080p

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://dragonboats.eu/bg/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f/

Publication date: 2022-10-24

Document date: 2020-04-08

Languages: bg

2019-07-08 - Проект „Драконови лодки" - v3

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://dragonboats.eu/bg/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f/

Publication date: 2022-10-24

Document date: 2019-07-09

Languages: bg

Reports

MANAGEMENT PLAN For valorisation of water tourism

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://dragonboats.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-10-24

Document date: 2020-10-31

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Romania - Bulgaria

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