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Community Based Tourism

With the aim of supporting rural and remote villages, Myanmar is embracing the concept of community based tourism. While still in
its early stages, the focus is on authentic experiences and meaningful interactions between tourists and locals alike. All visits to
CBT programs help support the wider community in raising the standard of education, skills and job opportunities.

Tamarind Village Lei Thar Gone Sin Taung

The village takes its name This project promotes charitable Nestled in the Shan Hills
from the magnificent grove of and sustainable tourism within the project takes its name
Tamarind trees and is home to the local community. The 15 from the nearby elephant
120 households. Stay overnight room guesthouse employs and shaped mountain. Here, local
in a ‘long house’ and get a peek trains villagers in hospitality communities are working
into the daily life and rural skills. All profits earned are put together to create activities that
activities. In the evening hear towards financing the Light of bring visitors closer to the natural
folk stories told over dinner by Love High School, which aims environment, while showcasing
the local Anyar people which to give the rural poor better different ethnic cultures through
have been passed down educational opportunities. food and dance performances.
through the generations.

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