Rural tourism in Kutch is discomfort.
NO. Traveling on an individual level depends totally on the place and personal choice. But traveling with guide is comfortable by all means. A responsible guide conducts hygiene and sanitation training for locals and transforms the village into a cleaner place to serve the purpose of tourism.
Rural tourism in Kutch is unsafe.
NO. Traveling individually must only be done if you are related to someone in the village or know the people you’re staying with absolutely well. Villages are very hospitable, safe and warm. If you’re traveling with guide then it must be a professional and authentic one with a good number of eco-tourists.
Rural tourism in Kutch is irrelevant in today’s era of urbanization.
NO. Tourism is all about going and seeing places that are new to you and grab your attention. Then be it big and glittering cities or small and cozy villages. Rural Kutch tourism has so much more to it.
Rural food and water are unhygienic.
NO. It’s not that living in cities we eat the best of food. Our fruits and vegetables are injected at every level with artificial colours and chemicals. On the other hand, villages survive on food grown in a more organic way. The rivers and streams are much cleaner there than here. No wonder rural people need minimal medications.
It is not advisable to choose a local authorities/ tourist guide.
No, the main reason why local guide should always be chosen during the tour is that they are systematically aware of everything like what places are worth visiting a whether they fall there and to accommodate them as per their wish, they also know what a reasonable price is. Along with this important point is that the local tourism needs to be economically strong.
Write-up By : Purvi Goswami
(Columnist, Divya Bhaskar (India)
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