Community Based Tourism: PHIP project
Lunch break: What's new on the net about Tajikistan?
One of the few website on Ecotourism in Tajikistan. The french NGO ACTED seems to do a good job in the Pamir region, in collaboration with UNESCO and the swiss governemental organization SDC. They are involved in many aspects of the economical development of the region, in particular tourism. They are quite active in the region of Murghab through the
PHIP Projet
Their project is related with the successful community-based tourism organization CBT in Kirghizstan. The basic idea is to develop the tourism in the different region of the country in such a way that the revenues would come directly to the inhabitants. On contrary to the travel agencies based in the capital, the organization is local. You can find informations on homestays, horses, guide or transport in each regional cities. The major part of the prize you pay goes directly to the families. You therefore help directly the people of the region, not by charity, but by trade. The second positive aspect for the traveler is the prize. It is much lower than with the big agencies.
Last but not least: the contact with the locals. When you sleep in the people's house, you have a more direct contact with them. And the journey becomes much more authentic.
However, unlike the CBT organization, this kind of tourism is not very developed in Tajikistan. I could read in the PHIP report of october 2004 that in the year 2004, they had 255 visitors! We do not know how many of them were tourists!
One of the few website on Ecotourism in Tajikistan. The french NGO ACTED seems to do a good job in the Pamir region, in collaboration with UNESCO and the swiss governemental organization SDC. They are involved in many aspects of the economical development of the region, in particular tourism. They are quite active in the region of Murghab through the
PHIP Projet
Their project is related with the successful community-based tourism organization CBT in Kirghizstan. The basic idea is to develop the tourism in the different region of the country in such a way that the revenues would come directly to the inhabitants. On contrary to the travel agencies based in the capital, the organization is local. You can find informations on homestays, horses, guide or transport in each regional cities. The major part of the prize you pay goes directly to the families. You therefore help directly the people of the region, not by charity, but by trade. The second positive aspect for the traveler is the prize. It is much lower than with the big agencies.
Last but not least: the contact with the locals. When you sleep in the people's house, you have a more direct contact with them. And the journey becomes much more authentic.
However, unlike the CBT organization, this kind of tourism is not very developed in Tajikistan. I could read in the PHIP report of october 2004 that in the year 2004, they had 255 visitors! We do not know how many of them were tourists!
posted by T.M at 12:15 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home