Abstract Community-based tourism is recognised as being a potentially important means by which economic development can take place in rural Myanmar. One particular project in this vein is the dolphin-based tourism organized at six villages on the River Ayeyarwaddy in the northern Mandalay division. Qualitative research featuring personal interviewing of international tourists and service providers in the region indicated the potential for this project but also the formidable problems of poor connectivity and service provision that will need to be overcome to achieve success. The threats to the dolphins concerned and the indifference with which they are treated by many community members suggest real threats to the sustainability of the project as a whole.

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在缅甸农村实现基于社区的可持续旅游业：以伊洛瓦底江海豚旅游业为例

摘要社区旅游被认为是缅甸农村经济发展的潜在重要手段。一个与此相关的特殊项目是在曼德勒北部地区的伊洛瓦底江上的六个村庄组织的海豚旅游。对该地区的国际游客和服务提供商进行个人访谈的定性研究表明，该项目的潜力很大，但连通性和服务提供不佳的巨大问题也需要克服，以取得成功。有关海豚的威胁以及许多社区成员对它们的冷漠态度表明，这对整个项目的可持续性构成了真正的威胁。