Travel Green - What Ecotourism is All About
June 1, 2009
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Today’s society is becoming more ecologically minded with a concern for the world’s future. Look in any market today and you can find almost anything made from recycled products or created with an environmentally friendly form of energy. We are encouraged to recycle cans, bottles, and even old paint.
Ecotourism is defined as a form of tourism that involves traveling to tranquil and unpolluted natural areas. It’s focus is on the plants, animals and indigenous peoples in the area. To be truly an ecotourist, you must also minimize the impact you have on the area you visit. It is easily summed up by one statement: take only pictures, leave only footprints.
This type of travel may or may not sound exciting, but delve further into the ecotourism industry and it is obvious why some estimate that over 5 million people have become green in their travels.
The industry of ecotourism is thriving in areas where there is abundant wildlife and natural areas. Countries such as Costa Rica, Kenya and Antarctica have a substantial ecotourism base supporting their economy.
If you choose a place like Costa Rica, more than a quarter of this area is set aside for protection in some way or another. If you like to hike, go exploring in the rainforests or mountains. Snorkeling through a tropical reef is another way to experience Costa Rica at its finest. You could also visit local villages and towns to find out what the native culture is really like.
If you want to be totally ecofriendly, try camping out and getting a closer look at the native flora and fauna that makes Costa Rica one of the most diverse areas in the world.
If you are looking for something a little different, why not see what Kenya has to offer the ecotourist out for an adventure of a lifetime. Head out on the Serengeti with a local guide for the Safari that only children dream of. Explore the local market and see the bustle of a world completely different from your own, or experience the complete stillness surrounding you in a land where the animals are still the rulers of their jungle.
For the true adventurer, why not kayak in the wildest place in the world, Antarctica. What is more environmentally friendly than a boat powered only by you. Float inches above the sea gliding past mammoth iceburgs, perhaps spot a humpback whale on its journey through the sea, or watch a mother Leopard seal curl up with her pup for a nap in the sun.
The possibilities are endless. We don’t have to travel the same way we always have. The world is ours to enjoy, why not enjoy it in a way we have never thought of before.
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The industry of ecotourism is thriving in areas where there is abundant wildlife and natural areas. Countries such as Costa Rica, Kenya and Antarctica have a substantial ecotourism base supporting their economy….