Eco Tourism Australia

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Australian Eco Tourism

Always wanted to go to Australia but worried about your carbon footprint? Well now you can combine a holiday in the sun with saving the world! No really! Right now there are a number of eco-tourism projects you can get involved with in South Australia that allow you to mix saving the world with pleasure.

So if you want a holiday with a clean conscience and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, read on for our ultimate guide to eco-tourism in Australia. It’s a common myth that eco-tourism is just for students on a gap year, or young eco warriors. Nowadays it’s aimed at everyone from 8 to 80 and you can do as much, or as little as you like.

And it’s not just a clean conscience you’ll have at the end of it, you also take away with you the experiences and the friendships that you’ve built up over your holiday.

It may not change your life, but it will change the way you holiday and give you a sense of satisfaction that you just can’t get from lying on a beach all day.

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Families

Earthwatch is now the world’s oldest and largest organisation in the eco-tourist industry. Holidaymakers here can mix science with sambrinis as they take part in scientific field research.

You can choose to go on a climate change expedition in Australia’s rainforest, study the turtles of Kimberley or do a Reef Survey on Ningaloo Reef.

You’ll be sleeping under the stars in the State Forest, experiencing nature first hand and setting off on night expeditions. If you want to get close to nature, then this may be the holiday for you.

All meals will be traditional camp-fire meals that you’ll be able to help prepare and serve. You’ll come away from this trip knowing more about the rainforests fragile eco-system and a greater awareness of how to protect these unique creatures.

Youths and the Young at Heart

Australia now has many conservation groups set up that take on volunteers to help in the vital conservation work. Many groups also run holidays that allow you to enjoy the beauty of the Australian environment whilst working to preserve that environment for future generations to enjoy.

Small teams of volunteers are assembled and the kinds of activities you may be involved in include: tree planting, erosion and salinity control, seed collection, construction and maintenance of walking tracks, endangered flora and fauna surveys and monitoring, weed control, habitat restoration and heritage protection.

You can choose from weekend projects, overnight projects or a single day (some of the single day projects are free to join!). Most of them also provide your meals and in some cases, accommodation. It’s a great way to meet others from all walks of life and this really is a hands-on experience. Your hands may be dirty but at least your conscience will be clean!

The Older Generation

For those who want to learn about the environment and its treasures but who are perhaps a little too creaky to be digging about in the mud and skinning up trees, then why not get involved in a camel safari with a difference?

Some conservation groups now travel by camel deep into the Australian deserts to conduct vital research and exploration and now some have opened their doors to allow tourists to join them in preserving the desert’s natural and cultural heritage.

Expeditions usually stretch across a weekend or a week, seeing many species of animal and plant life that are inaccessible on conventional tours. You’ll get the chance to study these in detail as well as getting up close and personal to some rather friendly camels! You’ll come away from these holidays with a knowledge of desert life and camels that you can bore your friends with down the pub for years to come!

So there you have it, eco-tourism to suit everyone! And what’s more, you’ll have much more to show for your holidays than a tacky souvenir and a nice tan. You’ll have left your mark on Australia’s unique environment that will help preserve it for future generations. That’s got to be better than a kangaroo postcard!

For more information on eco-holidays and all other types of Australian holidays, as well information on immigrating to Australia, and a chance to join our community, start a blog, upload your holiday snaps and chat to other Aussie lovers then visit Embrace Australia.

Our thanks to Embrace Australia for the above contribution. See their website for great ideas and opportunities for participation in eco tourism throughout Australia.