Most of the people of the world have heard about Aboriginals of Australia. Analysis of maternal genetic lineage say that Aborigines arrived in Australia shortly 50,000 years ago as human populations moved from Africa around 55,000 years ago. They were…
In de afgelopen decennia heeft inheems toerisme veel aan populariteit gewonnen, vooral de laatste jaren. Met deze enorme ontwikkeling zijn verschillende tribale gemeenschappen over de hele wereld afhankelijk geworden op het toerisme als een belangrijke bron van inkomsten - die…
The Chorotega – one of the many indigenous tribes that once settled in and inhabited Costa Rica. Long before Columbus arrived in 1502, they called the Costa Rican territory their home, where they lived in many small villages. Originally from…
Are you familiar with the Moken – a marine nomadic tribe? Because of their former unique lifestyle, this tribe is also known as sea gypsies or nomads, and referred to as Chao Lay: ‘sea people of Thailand’. Travelling around the…
The Sentinelese and Jarawa When approached with the wrong motivations, tribal tourism can cause serious issues for indigenous communities, endangering their future and ways of life. Those destructive tourism practices include: Land grabbing Aggressive expansion of industrial agriculture intruding the…
You may have never heard of some tribes because they are living in far-off, remote corners of the world with little to no contact to the outside world. The Kazakhs of Mongolia, who were originally from a part of Kazakhstan…
Tribal tourism is a controversial topic – the disruptive, as well as beneficial impacts it can have, are being discussed amongst many tourism professionals, as well as travellers. Our dedicated team members, Celina Sczyslo and Mahendra Sherkhane, are responsible for…
