Intercultural communication is a very important process that has constantly been developing. Communication consists of its verbal and its nonverbal perspectives, and this paper demonstrates different cultures through the prism of intercultural competence with special emphasis on the nonverbal perspectives of intercultural communication. Primarily, the paper explains communication in general,analyzing its basic features. The theoretical part of the paper continues with the analysis of interpersonalcommunication explaining its characteristics. Furthermore, the paper aims to demonstrate the link between communication and culture and explains the concept of intercultural communication. Moreover, it analyses nonverbal communication, its basic perspectives and its types, and connects them with the concept of intercultural competence. The final theoretical part of this paper deals with intercultural competence in relation to tourism sector. For the purpose of the primary research of this paper, the author used the qualitative scientific method of a focus-group of 8 participants who were all experienced tourism sector workers. The goal of this research was to perceive the level of intercultural competence among the tourist workers, and to perceive the amount of their awareness of the use of nonverbal communication with special emphasis on travelers from countries whose citizens have been the most recurring visitors.