Summary:

Sustainable development is a preferred model of economy in which the most important assumption is social and economic development leading to civili-zation progress and economic development with maximum reduction of adverse impact on the natural environment. Regions where introduction and observation of ecodevelopment principles is particularly important are rural areas. Increasing costs of production and the lack of stable prices of agricultural products make many farmers abandon agricultural activity and search for additional sources of income outside of agriculture. Tourism can be an alternative for agriculture and an additional source of income. Development of agricultural tourism enables to create new jobs without emigration and complete abandonment of current agricul-tural activity. Linking agricultural and tourist agricultural may become the basis for an attractive tourist product. Polish country is perfect for sustainable tourism based on ecodevelopment principles of which are ideal for agrotourism and ecot-ourism. The complementary agrotourist and ecotourist offer provides additional opportunities for development of rural areas, forming the basis for cooperation between individual farms and create a tourist product typical for a given town or region.