In this thesis the sustainability and development of rural tourism in the Sisačko-moslavačka county will be analysed. The theoretical part consists of deteriming the definition and characteristic of rural tourism development and its different forms as well as the role of rural households as the holder of the tourism offer and a significant segment od rural tourism. The central part of the thesis is the analysis of the resource base for developmnet of rural tourism in Sisak-Moslavina county in which the geographical location and the micro environment as well as macro environment will be analysed. Afterwards the current state of rural tourism in Sisak-Moslavina county will also be analysed. The practical part of the thesis consists of the analysis of tourism resources which will help to make a ditincion between the natural and social resources while using examples to show the current level of development of rural tourism in Sisak-Moslavina county. The analysis od the offer of accomodation including significant rural households will be conducted. In the final part of the thesis main conclusions will be analyzed based od the conducted research of the the perception of quality in rural tourism Sisak-Moslavina county. Primary problem, the lack of information, will be analyzed to details in critical analysis of the possibilities for the future development of rural tourism Sisak-Moslavina county .