Ecotourism is the low-impact Tourism that avoids harming the normal or natural environment. In this relatively new approach to promoting protection, as well as enjoyment, of the environment, tourists seek out tours or holidays which, in some way, improve or add to their knowledge of an environment and/or environmentally-sensitive travel.
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A type of tourism in which vacationers travel to unusual places to observe ecological systems and endangered wildlife species in their natural habitat.
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Ecotourism is the Ecotourism is "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people," according to The International Ecotourism Society.
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Ecotourism is according to the US-based Ecotourism Society, 'Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people'. In the UK, the phrase green travel is sometimes preferred.
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Ecotourism is the ecological Tourism that exposes visitors to local culture, wilderness adventures, volunteering, personal growth, and learning new ways to live on the Earth.