Culture sums up all the attributes that speak about the lifestyle of a region or society. The term culture is very vast and has multi-dimensional and multi-faceted meaning and explanations. The term culture includes every aspect as the religious beliefs, customs, traditions, language, ceremonies, art, costumes, dance, music, architecture, food, value, heritage, occupations, social relations, material objects like heritage and the way of life acquired by the people over the course of time and generation. The term culture has been defined by many scholars in extending from material heritage of a region including monuments, buildings etc, to art, spirituality, language, dresses, social activities, and living styles. …show more content…
The curious need to understand the lifestyle of people of various places in respect of their art, social activities and bonding, ceremonial traditions, festivals, religious activities, etc which frame up the way of life; attracts the tourists to visit several places giving rise to cultural tourism.
There are many definitions of Cultural Tourism by different scholars. Few are mentioned …show more content…
The history of Cultural tourism dates long back, with its roots in the Grand Tour, which is believed to be the original form of tourism. The policy makers also seem to be betting for this form of tourism in future. It is worth to mention that, at least 43% of global tourism is Cultural tourism and is having growing graph.
The Cultural Tourism may be classified as under:
• Heritage tourism: based on experiencing the places and activities that authentically represent historic, cultural and natural resources of a region. The tourism products include nature or eco-tourism, built heritages, architectural sites, literature, art, libraries, folklore etc.
• Cultural thematic routes: these products row up natural or man-made attractions accessible by different transparent forms around a chosen topic or theme. Product themes may be spiritual, industrial, artistic, gastronomic, architectural, linguistic, vernacular minority etc.
• Cultural city tourism: travel for exploring the city or region and