Community-based tourism can be considered something similar to ecotourism. While living and working within a local community, the traveler has an excellent opportunity to learn more about local life and culture.
Both support local economies, and are perfect for discovering new cultures. While becoming part of the local society around you, community-based tourism gives you unparalleled opportunities to acquaint yourself with local habitats as well as to become familiar with its specific and traditional culture.
As Peter Greenberg posts more and quotes GAP Adventures representative Liz Manning.
Liz Manning, who now works for GAP Adventures, a company founded on the principles of sustainability and responsibility, says she got a “firsthand” look at life in the community. Community-based tourism allows travelers to “get involved and help give back to the areas in which they’re staying,” she says. And, she points out, it works both ways with “the traveler and host community [enjoying] a unique cross-cultural learning experience.”
Although most of us have not considered community-based tourism as an option for our travels, it sounds rather interesting and possibly even a life-changing experience.
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