Rural Tourism Typology (Case study: Langaroud Township)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Eisa Pourramzan ¹ , Abutaleb Ghasemi Vasmejani ²

1 - Geography Faculty Islamic Azad University of Rasht
2 - کارشناسی ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی روستایی دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2009-02-06 Accepted : 2009-09-16 Published : 2009-08-23

Keywords: Tourism, Rural tourism, rural tourism types, Langaroud county,

Abstract :

Today rural tourism has a key role in creating employment and economic activities of villagers; as a result there is a great tendency in thy world for investment in this industry. This matter causes rural activities diverse to increase by tourism. In our Country, Iran many villages with different attractions are visited in tourism seasons by many tourists too. Langaroud county villages with diverse natural attractions also attract many tourists from different parts of thy country from far and near, so we observe various kinds of rural tourism types in this county. This research is being done this respect and for the purpose of recognition of rural touring types within the boundary of the studied case. This research is practical from purpose point of view and analytical- descriptive from method point of view that is done by documental and field studies. The results of this research show that Langaroud county due to special geographical position has different types of rural tourism including:Costal tourism(chamkhale village),Jungle tourism(villages like Leilakouh, Moridan, Soloush, Malat and so on in connection with tea and rice farms landscape),Housing tourism and  traditional texture and potential part that is called agricultural tourism.