Tag Archives: ecotourism

Ouch. You, too? Everyone back from the Christmas holidays is already in need for a detox vacation. Swap the spinning class for a tour of Tuscany with a bicycle – you’ll find pasta and vino is an excellent incentive for peddling up hills. Here are two links that can help you organize your trip to the country that makes people dream.. Italy that is! Casina di Rosa - a vacation rental in Tuscany and a wonderful opportunity for the independent traveller seeking privacy ...

Green Tourism Week has started yesterday and will run till 12th June, it is an initiative launched by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS)  in UK. There will be a lot of events during this week in England  and an award ceremony on the 9th June in London celebrating green tourism. The website Green Tourism Week show us 50 green things to do during this week in order to save resources at home ...

The Sarai at Toria is a new eco-lodge in India, 400 miles east of Delhi and near the tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The owners have a passion of wildlife conservation, Joanna Van Gruisen, a wildlife photographer and Ragundandan Singh Chundawat, biologist specilised in snow leopards and tigers. This eco-lodge is located in an unspoilt countryside beside a small forest and the river Ken. So if you go there you will be surrounded by nature. Some of ...

The Bosque Village is an eco-tourist dream. It is a combination of camping, artistic retreat centre, permaculture farm and eco villages that give courses as well. It works sustainably without modifying the ecosystem and without the facilities of the city: they use rain water for most of its water needs, except for drinking, solar power or composting toilets. It is a living green place with outdoors entertainment, personal development and creative activities. It is located in a remote ...

Upland Escapes are an independent walking holidays and are based on sustainable tourism. They have won the award in 2009 for the ‘Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards’ in the Best in a Mountain Environment category. They have a responsible tourism policy which includes to help rural populations in decline and supporting its local economy. They also encourage you to travel by train since it pollutes much less than a plane, but even if you travel by plane they ...

Kerala is a strip of land in the south west of India, wedged between the Western Ghats on the East and the Arabian Sea on the West. Kerala is what you would consider a destination of a lifetime. You might have never heard of this region of India, but in fact, it is a much sought-after destination for tourists in India and abroad. Kerala was chosen as one of the ‘Ten Paradises of the World’ and ‘Fifty ...

Located in the charming village of Les Cerniers, surrounded by  snow and panoramic mountain views, Whitepod offer an alternative and truly unforgettable experience in the hearth of the Swiss Alps. The Whitepod resort is a unique concept designed to be in harmony with the surrounding environment whilst still benefitting from a luxurious and comfortable habitat. Located at 1700 m of altitude, the resort comprises: 7km of ski slopes with private ski lifts The Alpage de Chindonne, an authentic ...