Rural Tourism

According to Ganon, ‘Rural tourism’ covers  “a range of activities provided by farmers and rural people to attract tourists to their area in order to generate extra income for their business.” Rural tourism has been seen as tool though which many problems in rural areas can be addressed in the countries like Sub Sahara, afflicted by debilitating rural poverty, tourism is perceived to be one of the few feasible options for development. (Bride ham and wickens, 2004).

Any form of tourism which highlights the rural life, art, culture, heritage, at rural sites, thereby supporting the Hosts (Local) community socially, economically as well as enabling interaction among the Guests (tourists) and the Hosts (Locals) for more experience & enrichment can be called as rural tourism. This type of tourism takes place in rural sites