Tour Operators

Today there are many tour operators who create responsible travel plans and organise vacations which give back to the local community. A great improvement to operators who can organise a whole vacation without given a cent to the community, these agencies ensure that your trip does not exploit or misuse the people of your holiday destination and may even detail how you are benefiting the local economy and culture. Another important step is to research your holiday destination. Websites like The Good Alternative Travel Guide by Tourist Concern...

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Making Your Trip as Environmentally Friendly as Possible

It may seem like a lot of work to have an environmentally friendly holiday, but it’s actually quite easy. It just boils down to a few key choices and a lot of common sense. Here are a few simple tips to help reduce the impact of your travels on the environment… Leave no trace The main principles of eco-tourism can be summed up in the well known phrase “Take only pictures, leave only footprints." It’s that simple. Don’t litter. Don’t take anything out of its natural environment -even if it’s just one rock, just one flower, if everyone takes one...

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How Your Travels Will Affect Local Communities With concern for the environment growing rapidly and increasing pressure being placed on travellers to travel responsibly, it's hardly surprising that the eco-tourism industry is booming. But even within the realm of ecotourism, the social implications of travel are often overlooked.  Negative impacts Tourism can have a negative impact on local communities when done without respect or consideration. Indeed, tourism can cause hostility, competition, jealousy and the loss or destruction of the...

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We like to be like the bee...

The bee draws nectar off a flower without harming either its color or its fragrance, and ensures the survival of genetic strains by facilitating cross pollination. A wise man once observed: “The sky does not become less private although it belongs to everyone else”. In other words, our individuality is not necessarily disturbed by sensitivity to and identification with the collective. The bee, we should not forget is an insect that knows “community”....

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Guess what this is the best way of living in Sri Lanka,i found this on a travel site.its a mud hut in Yala with all natural meterial,it was one of the coolest places that i have ever stayed,feel very local...........

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RogerHooper’s ‘Ultimate Island Safari’ - 26 leopards, 16 blue whales World Wildlife Photographer Roger Hooper who was in Sri Lanka in October had one of his most amazing wild experiences while visiting Yala and Mirissa with the Nature Trails Team.  He saw not less than 26 leopards in just four days, asserting the fact that Sri Lanka has the highest density of leopard within a square kilometer anywhere in the world. His next indelible moment...

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Code Ethics for the Travelers to Sri Lanka

Use locally owned infrastructure for the accommodation and transport wherever possible. Spread the financial benefits amongst the local people and the tour operators. Provide employment and leadership opportunities for the local people. Respect for our local customs and their culture. Provide safe trips for the Intrepid staff and travellers. Educate the travellers and our tour operators about how and why we choose to travel in this way. Limit the negative impacts to daily lifestyles of local people who are not involved with the intrepid groups. Limit...

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