Responsible Tourism
Village Tourism
Explains what village tourism means in practice: who benefits, what can go wrong, and how travel is designed so communities and landscapes gain from it.
Status: Delivered / Documented. This programme is supported by Planet Trotter's field documentation. New editions are announced here; enquire below to be told when the next one opens.
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Where it can be applied: Field expeditions, responsible exploration and community programmes.
Planet Trotter connection: Documented in Project Dawn's Valley of River field programmes.
Field record
Village tourism is the documented core of the Valley of River pilot: three adopted villages hosting curated, responsible journeys. Documented in the Project Dawn field material (Valley of River, Ladhiya Valley, Uttarakhand, 2019-2023).
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