Rural Tourism

Rural tourism as a component of overall tourism industry is fraught with immense potential in

Tripura because of the hilly serenity and a predominantly pastoral setting in which the state is nestled . The economic development of Tripura and the process of urbanisation that gained in momentum since the year 1998 has been continuing with a drive and vigour unmatched by any other state of the Northeastern region. For all the development and urbanisation, however, Tripura continues to be dominated by its vast , picturesque rural hinterland and lush hillscape. The greenery of the state's rural landscape dotted with paddy fields , natural lakes and serpentine rivers beckon any newcomer or tourist to Tripura . The hillscape, on the other hand, is dotted with traditional tribal households made of thatch and bamboo , elevated from the land to ward off dangerous wild animals and reptiles .For hundreds of years the indigenous tribals, particularly ‘Jhumias’ (shifting cultivators) among them , have been making their typical forest habitats in this fashion which exists even today and marks a continuity in the state’s cultural tradition and socio-economic life of the tribals in all its pristine purity.Besides satisfying one’s aesthetic senses , tourists visiting the rural and hilly interiors of the state can have sight of Tripura’s rich tradition of handloom and handicraft which outsell products from other states in the national and international market .

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