POTENTIAL OF SPELEO-TOURISM AND ITS ROLE IN TOURISM PROMOTION IN MEGHALAYA

Authors

  • Sunil K Kabia Institute of Tourism and Hotel ManagementBundelkhand University, Jhansi
  • Londoner Murphy Sohtun Research Scholar North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya
  • Dr. Punit Gautam Associate Professor Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, NEHU, Shilong

Keywords:

SPELEO-TOURISM, TOURISM

Abstract

Cave is a special element within a countryside or scenery referred to as “karst” (Rachmawati & Sunkar, 2013). Caves are large open space situated underground (Barbara, Brian & Stephen, 1996) which may have been formed due to underground solution of limestone (Oguamanam & Nwankwo, 2015). They were inhabited by humans in ancient times who then left behind ineradicable marks like cave painting and inscription (Itanyi, Okonkwo & Eyisi, 2013). Caves are of different types such as solution caves, talus caves, crevice or tectonic caves, sea or littoral caves, ice caves, glacier caves, etc.

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2017-03-30

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Kabia, S. K., Murphy Sohtun, L., & Gautam, D. P. (2017). POTENTIAL OF SPELEO-TOURISM AND ITS ROLE IN TOURISM PROMOTION IN MEGHALAYA. Innovative Research Thoughts, 3(1), 169–181. Retrieved from https://irt.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/51

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017): Volume 3 | Issue 1 | 2017

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