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But for smaller towns to flourish, For another example, we have homestays in Sarawak participating
this is where community- in community-based tourism by working together to provide unique
based tourism comes in-- and batik workshops, excursions, and specialty products around the
sometimes they’re hard to find. state.
Community-based tourism can
be defined as a type of tourism The bottom line is, not only will you be immersed in their lifestyle,
that involves a whole community you’ll also be able to purchase locally made products as a souvenir.
to tailor a unique experience One thing’s for sure, it’s definitely not a tourist trap.
based off of the culture of the
community. This goes without How can you find these participating Malaysians in community-
saying, each kampung, will have based tourisms? We recommend you to celebrate the Malaysian
a set of unique rituals, specialty experience with kampung homestays and local tourist guides as
foods, routines, and the like. your starting point. Talk to them and eventually they’ll be able to
point you to the right people!
Malaysia has an abundance of
kampungs and is often hard to
find this sort of industry coming
into play if you don’t know the
right person. But we do have
one example that we’re aware
of which practices this type of
tourism.

We take Lenggong, Perak as
an example. A conversation
with Nash of Rumah Tiang
16 last year told us how he’s
incorporating community-based
tourism to revive this overlooked
town. By creating a package
where he brings tourists to
highlighted spots around this
UNESCO Heritage Site, he is also
generating income for any of
the specialty products sold in
town such as the town’s famous
fermented fish or ikan pekasam,
kebebe, rice-based powder all
made by locals.

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