Rural tourism as a model for rural development: Case Study of city of Garmsar

Nowadays Rural tourism is one of the most popular forms of tourism. natural conditions, morphological, climatic elements with The economic, social and cultural environment of the countryside Various forms and various villages to create that each one are distinguished Physically, architecture type, type of housing, settlement patterns, kind of living, customs and traditions of each other. This distinction and different aspects of villages itself is Creator attractions that rural tourism to visit the regions interested and they occasionally Makes To travel to these areas. The purpose of this article is Study of rural tourism as a model for rural development: Case Study of Garmsar city. The Article main question is That Rural tourism have what effect on the overall rural development and the villages of Garmsar city in particular? The results of this study show that rural tourism economy in rural areas marks a two-way process which could be economic growth and diversification involves on the one hand and also create employment and income for rural residents of the other side. Rural tourism also absorb surplus labor force in rural areas and with it the development of a comprehensive rural development can be considered one of the opportunities.