Ecotourism Trips and Vacations
Ecotourism - What's ecotourism? The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary reads: "The practice of touring natural habitats in a manner meant to minimize ecological impact." The International Ecotourism Society says "Responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people." Whichever you prefer, tour operators now offer many ecotourism trips.
What's Ecotourism? It's traveling to natural habitats to see wildlife, without impacting the settings.
Ecotourism is such a popular form of travel these days that many tour operators now offer such trips. Here are some tips to think about and discuss with tour operators when planning to take an ecotour.
Yellowstone in the summertime is beautiful, yet rugged and so natural.
Nature and wildlife adventure travel trips are growing in popularity. Would you like to dive with tiger sharks, watch wildebeest thunder across the Serengeti-Masa during the annual animal migration in Africa or track wolves with your camera in Yellowstone National Park. Here's a selection of exciting natural and wildlife adventure travel trips and tours. Some of these adventurous nature and wildl…
The responsibletravel.com Web site is run by a United Kingdom-based travel agency that focuses on eco-holidays, including many that offer a volunteer work component.
Are you taking a zipline tour on your next vacation and want to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline companies give you basic trainng, which might include a ride on wire close to the ground.
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ecotourism: Traveling to natural habitats to see wildlife, without impacting the settings. Ecotourism is such a popular form of travel these days that many tour operators now offer such trips. Here are some tips to think about and discuss with tour operators when planning to take an ecotour.
In Colca Canyon, Peru, the world’s deepest canyon, giant condors are at home. Life in this remote Peruvian canyon continues at a pace set centuries ago.
Pictures of giant condors, Native Indians and two-mile deep Colca Canyon in the Peruvian Andes.
Las Casitas del Colca is a small ecolodge on the edge of Peru's Colca Canyon. It's run by the posh Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises company.
Seacology’s island expeditions are “win-win” for travelers and local communities. Scuba divers, especially, are vying to join the island expeditions, but armchair travelers can go there two via travel dispatches and photos on the Seacology website.
Wild Planet Adventures promises exhilarating encounters with exotic wildlife.
