Any form of tourism that showcases the rural life, art, culture & heritage at rural locations, thereby benefiting the local community economically & socially as well as enabling interaction between the tourists & the locals for a more enriching tourism experience can be termed as rural tourism. Rural tourism is essentially an activity which takes place in the countryside & may entail farm / agri tourism, cultural tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, & ecotourism. Against conventional, rural tourism has certain typical characteristics as it is experience oriented, the locations are sparsely populated, it is predominantly in natural environment, it meshes with seasonality & local events & is based on preservation of culture, heritage & traditions.
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