We hear every day about the sustainable development, about the environmental protection but how reduce our carbon imprint when we like travelling and discover always more new places?
§ What is Eco-Tourism?
Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavour by environmentalists, so that future generations may experience destinations relatively untouched by human intervention.
§ Five good reasons to use Community Ecotourism Operator
§ You’ll have unique stories to tell all of your friends when you get home. Community ecotourism can offer you lots of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities! While thousands of vacationers at traditional mass tourism resorts are offered the same old excursions, food and lodging, the savvy ecotourist opens up a whole world of adventure by using local tourism operators. Locals in any city or village are often better at helping you search for rare and beautiful wildlife, navigating lesser-known trails, and suggesting restaurant or entertainment options that virtually guarantee that you’ll have unforgettable vacation stories.
§ Your money goes to people who really need it. Even though you may take your vacation in a developing country, chances are the majority of the money you spend on traditional tourism ends up outside of the country you visited. Because of international hotel chains, tour operators, and the importation of food and souvenirs, it is estimated that as little as five percent and at most half of the profits from traditional tourism stay in the host country. By working with community ecotourism operators, you greatly increase the amount of profit from your trip that can be used for food, social programs, and infrastructure within the local community and the host country.
§ Ecotourism is good for you and the rest of the planet. Ideally, ecotourism operators and their products aim to have minimal negative impacts on the environment and contribute to conservation programs in the area. However, another vital part of ecotourism is to help tourists understand the environmental issues that affect the places they visit and the rest of the world. Seeing the effects of our actions in high biodiversity areas (yes, your actions have an effect on the other side of the planet) often motivates tourists to be better stewards of the environment, even when they return home.
§ You’ll have a more personalized and authentic vacation. Many of us have had the experience of being herded like cattle through lines at a buffet, or while checking into a big hotel or resort. Since community ecotourism operators typically cater to smaller groups of tourists, you will most likely receive more individual attention. Community ecotourism opens the door for a deeper understanding of local culture, and more interaction with the people and animals who live in the place you visit. Also, locals are usually the best source of information about their respective area’s nature, history and folklore, and traditional customs. Observing or helping out with the preparation of local cuisine, participating in holidays and festivals, and making lifelong connections with people in faraway lands are among the many ways to more fully appreciate the richness that your vacation destination has to offer.
§ You can enjoy your vacation and protect wildlife at the same time! All of the community ecotourism operators that HSI works with are in or near high biodiversity areas, as is the case for a great majority of community ecotourism operators worldwide. When you book a trip or activity with a community ecotourism operator, you help reinforce the link created between protecting the local environment and increased economic income. Your money ensures that local communities can provide for their families without having to resort to illegal hunting, or selling endangered species into the illegal pet trade. Ecotourism helps both tourists and local communities celebrate the amazing animals and landscapes that surround them.
§ Eco-Friendly
This Website suggests you discover the most beautiful place of the world with the respect of the environment. Travel otherwise…
=> http://www.ecofriendlytours.com/
§ Green Helicopter
This Website gives you an alternative to the walked to visit fragile areas. Take new super fuel efficient helicopters. The big bonus of these new copters is their roominess and quieter ride. So, enjoy…
=> http://www.greenhelicoptertours.com/
§ Green Hotels
There are some hotels that are engage in a sustainable approach. They recycle their waste, use renewable energies, and sometimes have their own kitchen garden. We suggest you some ….
=> http://greenhotels.com/members.php (in
=> http://www.cumbriahouse.co.uk/ (in
=> http://www.aurumlodge.com/english/english.htm (in
=> http://www.binnaburralodge.com.au/ (in
=> http://www.ranweli.com/ (in
=> http://www.anywherecostarica.com/destinations/sarapiqui-costa-rica/hotels/selva-verde-lodge (in
=> http://www.chalalan.com/ (in
=> http://www.awaroalodge.co.nz/ (in
=> http://www.oarsmansbay.com/ (in
=> http://www.basmahotel.com/ (in
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