Well, are you always ready to take the first road out? Do you love outdoor adventure and thrills: Rock –climbing, Trekking Expeditions, White Water Rafting, Skiing, Nature Trails, Wildlife Safaris and more. Do you believe that there’s an exciting new world waiting to be explored? If, yes, than, you definitely are an ardent traveler and nature lover. But, wait; does that make you an eco-tourist? Read this and find out for yourself!
Just joining tour operators, who promise eco-tourism does not make one an eco-tourist. This is a concept which has to be believed and felt from within.
says Aloke Bajpai, CEO, The Explorers, a Mumbai based Adventure tour outlet.
Going on nature trails and exploring natures’ unexplored and virgin beauty is not enough, practicing eco-friendliness is equally important. Many travellers litter garbage, plastic bags and bottles on the way without giving it a second thought. Keeping the surroundings clean and pure is an important part of eco-tourism.
Besides, paying up a huge some of money to a travel outlet which takes care of all your needs and also plans your trip, it sometimes bars you from a lot of amazing experience. According to the Kiwi travel writer, Heather Hapeta, ‘Eco-tourism is an activity that has minimum impact while providing maximum benefits to the locals.’ He opines that independent travellers are most likely the closest to being real eco-travellers. By staying in cheaper, locally-owned accommodation, eating at small food outlets and using local transport, they leave much of their travel money in the country. Not only this. By doing so, they also get to visit places that are not on the tourist trail and can get to know people and absorb the local flavours. So, are you ready for an actual eco-tour?
Source: OhmyNews, TheExplorers
Comments
I wonder if there’s really such a thing as eco-tourism, in the real sense of the word. Tourism is largely an intrusive human activity.
Amazing view. China sichuan has lots of such view before the earthquake.
I agree with Grace - there is a big debate on whether eco tourism really helps the environment. I just recently read an article about a luxury eco resort in the phillipines that is non-profit and will donate 100% of their profits to conversation efforts. now that’s eco tourism!
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Large number of tourists come to India to take up Trekking Adventures in The Himalayas. These mountain ranges offer several breathtaking and enthralling trekking routes. Trekking in Himalayas is not only about journey to discover nature’s beauty and bounty but it also helps you to explore and develop your inner and spiritual strength while you one gets to explore the rugged beauty of the lofty mountains romancing the shimmering waterfalls cascading down in glee.
Just Naturally. Beauty of Nature
I love waterfalls. This picture reminds me of the good young days when i went camping with all the beautiful women!
If nothing else a post to re-capture the beauty of our environment.
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It’s a great dilemma. We want to explore but also to preserve.
Beautiful view, very natural in the jungle.
Don’t forget that tourists have to travel to the destination to begin with, this by far will cause the greatest impact in the long run. It is important to change our actions whilst on holiday, however we also have to rethink the travel stage.
Today there are ways to lesser the impact of travelling on our environment. From getting the right travel agent (if needed) to ways we travel (air, train, bike), and places we visit. I believe that it all depend of how much impact we really want to avoid and how much of ecotourists we really are.