Ecotourism – fastest growing tourism sector
Ecotourism is one of the two fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry. Second one is ethnic tourism. Ethnic tours encounters visitors with the forms of native peoples, cultures and arts.
Ecological tourism or ecotourism depends on universal appeal of the wonders of nature and can be potentially a more prospective than ethnic tourism. The main advantage o ecotourism is preserving the environment and natural resources by ecotourists and all other friends of nature.
Demand is particularly extensive in the tropics and in biodiversity hot spots like the rainforests in Central and South America. Costa Rica, Venezuela and Belize are among countries that have successfully implemented ecotourism programs offering only limited access to some areas of wilderness.
In South Africa there is increaseing local involvement in safaris and expanding economic development in parks and wildlife habitat preserves. Nature reserves and games parks have become popular tourist destinations and ecotourism is the most rapidly expanding tourism category in South Africa.
Kenya is good example that provides model of development with its well established scientific community working in cooperation with tourism bureaus and management of eco parks.
Here is list of few popular ecotourism locations around the world:
- Swaziland and Kenya in Africa are very popular spots for ecotourists offering variety of deserts, national parks (very popular is Serengeti national reserve), rain forests and lakes each with unique ecosystem and rich wildlife.
- Costa Rica in Central America is one of the most visited tourist location in America and it is practically synonymous for ecotourism with huge rainforest areas in the countryside, mountain ranges and volcanoes. Large variety of creatures live in national parks and surrounding areas including Monkeys, crocodiles, sloths and poison dart frogs.
- Southeast Asia – Thailand and Indonesia are one of the hottest destinations in Asian region, mostly popular for its rainforests, mountain peaks and beautiful natural beaches on its coasts. In recent period more and more tourists are attracted to visit Nepal, Laos and Cambodia offering the same variety of natural sites and interesting wildlife in mountain regions like Nepal’s Mount Everest.
- Europe – continent that offer some kind of different attractions to ecotourists like medieval historical sites across the continent, interesting countryside village life, hiking and cycling through the preserved nature and forests. Norwegian fjords are very exciting to see and experience its preserved nature, fresh air, clean water and beautiful waterfalls.
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