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…
Over the last decades, tribal tourism has gained popularity, especially the last few years. With this vast development, several tribal communities around the world started relying on tourism as a major source of income – which came to a standstill…
Chorotega Tribal Tourism: Preserving Heritage Through Sustainable Travel The Chorotega are one of Costa Rica’s most storied indigenous peoples, with roots tracing back to pre-Columbian Mexico. Long before Columbus arrived in 1502, the Chorotega called the lands of southern Nicaragua…
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 the 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 Kazakh people 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…
Tribal tourism series: Cinsibu Atayal tribe in Taiwan Over the last 20 years, The Taiwanese government developed various supportive structures and policies that boost the economy and quality of life of tribal communities. While also introducing new tourist attractions, the…
