The film tells about the state and development of tourist and excursion business on the Don, about the historical sights of the Don land, shows the tourist service. Views of Rostov-on-Don, railway station, city traffic on the streets, ships on the Don River, view of the Azov fortress, audience in the cafe "Fortress Val"; views of Taganrog, museum of A.P. Chekhov; view of the village of Veshenskaya, the house-museum of M. A. Sholokhov, the grave of Sholokhov, the museum of the history of the Don Cossacks; views of Novocherkassk, Novocherkassky Cathedral, Resurrection Cathedral; traditional folklore festival in Starocherkassk; tourists on the steamer "Quiet Don"; hotel "Tourist", tourists in the hotel.