reisimine tutvumaks maapiirkondade tegevuste, elustiili ja kultuuriga
a type of tourism activity in which the visitor’s experience is related to a wide range of products generally linked to nature-based activities, agriculture, rural lifestyle / culture, angling and sightseeing
Eesti turismist suure osa moodustab maaturism, mis baseerub maapiirkondade ressurssidele ja tugevatele külgedele – loodus, privaatsus, omanäolisus, personaalne tähelepanu, vaikus ja ehedus.
Rural tourism activities take place in non-urban (rural) areas with the following characteristics: low population density, landscape and land-use dominated by agriculture and forestry and traditional social structure and lifestyle.