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Made up of series of sharp jagged mountain peaks, the Alps are arguably one of the most spectacular mountain ranges on Earth. About 1,200 kilometers long, they are spread across no less than eight European countries—France, Monaco, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Slovenia. A region of rugged snowcapped mountains and lush green valleys dotted […]

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California is one of those destinations that everyone has dreamt about at some point. A magic land that evokes images of sunny beaches and palms, mountains and deserts, highways and roads to nowhere. California is a place for anyone, but what if you are looking for ecotourism experiences? Then you’ve come to the right place, […]

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Are you looking for an eco holiday in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico? Get away from massive hotel complexes and crowded beaches and escape to Tulum, one of the best preserved Mayan coastal sites. South of Cancun, Tulum was previously popular with alternative travellers. While today’s visitors are more fashionable, they all come for Tulum’s well-earned […]

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Inga Falls is a rapids in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the Congo River drops a staggering 96m (315 ft) over a 15 km (9mi) course. The rapids are extremely lively – the Inga Falls actually form part of a larger group of rapids known as the Livingstone Falls – and have formed […]

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Widely regarded as one of the industry leaders in ecotourism, Costa Rica has topped many travellers’ lists as the place to go for an ecotourism holiday. But ecotourism in Costa Rica didn’t emerge overnight; in fact, it took a lot of strategic management and development to get Costa Rica to this point. The Costa Rica […]

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Venezuela is a land of extremes. Its geography cuts a swath from the Amazonian Basin to the soaring snow-capped peaks of the Andes. Here, the world’s highest waterfall—Angel falls–thunders inside the world’s largest national park. To experience ecotourism in Venezuela is to be catapulted, full force, into an eco-adventure. So where, you might ask, do […]

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Looking for an ecotourism experience at the end of the earth? Somewhere where the sea crashes against dramatic cliffs, little ferries shuttle in and out of charming blue harbours, sheep and their lambs graze happily in fields, and summertime yields extra long days? Head north…far north, to the Western Islands of Scotland, and prepare to […]

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Ecotourism in the Seychelles is a boundless proposition. In many ways, this small African Republic, located in the mid Indian Ocean, has set the standard for ecotourism among other island nations. Today, almost 50 percent of this country has been set aside as protected land, the highest percentage of any country in the world. The […]

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In the last decade, Hungary has taken a really proactive approach to ecotourism. With over 300 nationally protected areas, and over 1,000 locally protected sites, Hungary’s attitude towards conservation and preservation is one that facilitates ecotourism efforts by local businesses and ecotourism demand from tourists. As it stands, Hungary is a great place in which […]

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Bulgaria is one of those unique European countries where east meets west, a country that has rich and diverse cultural traditions that comprise Mediterranean, Asian and Bulgarian traditions. It also straddles three completely different bio-geological regions, European forest, Eurasian steppe and the Mediterranean. Bulgaria is full of wide-open plains, deep dark forests, meandering rivers and […]

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