Cultural tourism can be defined as that activity which enables people to experience the different ways of life of other people, thereby gaining at first hand an understanding of their customs, traditions, the physical environment, the intellectual ideas and those places of architectural, historic, archaeological or other cultural significance which remain from earlier times types of cultural tourists

highly motivated” cultural tourists, people that travel to a town or region for what they provide from a cultural point of view (museums, festivals, theatre);
-“partly” culture-motivated tourists: people that travel both for what they are provided culturally, and to visit their friends or relatives or to relax the third type, consists of tourists for whom culture is an “accessory” to a stronger motivation;
- ‘’No motivated’’ consists of people that are never attracted by cultural attractions or events, no matter the circumstances.
Accidental cultural tourists”: people traveling to the region who do not intend to go to a cultural attraction or event but find, for example that the friends or relatives they have visited bring them along, or that the cultural opportunity is close to their hotel. positive effects
Local communities are benefited through contribution by tourism to the improvement of the social infrastructure like schools, libraries, health care institutions

preserve the local traditions and handicrafts which maybe were on the link of the extinction
Learning about each other’s culture and customs increased income from tourism expenditures
Reducing negative perceptions and stereotypes
Developing pride, appreciation, understanding, respect, and tolerance
For each other’s culture negative impacts * Culture clashes * Deteriorating working and employment conditions * Physical influences causing