The Guide to Responsible Travel

Responsible Travel Programs and Ecotourism by Region

Featured Responsible Travel Programs and Ecotours

Responsible Volunteering Worldwide with GVI

Global Vision International
GVI has a huge range of volunteer programs to suit the environmentally conscious traveler who seeks adventure and new experiences around the globe. Be it training as a safari field guide in South Africa, teaching English in Laos, or diving as part of a marine research team in the Indian Ocean, you will find a huge range of exciting opportunities with GVI. Visit our website for further details.

Sea Turtle Conservation In Costa Rica with United Planet

Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!

Volunteer in Ecuador and Experience 4 Worlds with Lead Adventures Ecuador

Responsible Travel and Ecotourism Advisor

10 Ways to Experience a Culture Authentically While Traveling by Jonathan Engels
For many fellow travelers, “experiencing another culture,” means something far different from visiting museums, archeological ruins, and national monuments. While trying to visit the Pyramids and Colosseums of the world, these ancient icons do little in the way of illuminating the culture in another country...

Responsible Travel Handbook (2 meg PDF)

Responsible Travel and Ecotourism in Mexico and Central America by Ron Mader

Responsible Travel in Action: Helping to Preserve Endangered Species and Ecosystems by Volker Poelzl

The Practical Eco Traveler by Victor Paul Borg

Eco-Friendly Travel: Simple Strategies that Result in Cost Savings for You and the Planet by Tim Leffel

Ethical Travel: What it Means and Where to Go by Jeff Greenwald and Kiran Auerbach

Defining Ecotourism and Responsible Tourism by Ron Mader

Sustainable Travel and Responsible Tourism An Interview with Deborah McLaren

Responsible Travel and Ecotourism: The Big Picture A Conversation with Ron Mader And Deborah McLaren

The Business of Ecotourism Ron Mader interviews Carol Patterson

Final Call: In Search of the True Cost of Holidays Ron Mader interviews Leo Hickman

Rural Tourism: Fostering Responsible Travel Outside Urban Areas by Ron Mader

Good Travel is Thoughtful Travel by Rick Steves

Transitions Abroad-and at Home: Moving from Aggression to Peacekeeping, From Consumption to Fair Sharing by Rob Sangster

How to Be an Ecotourist by Volker Poelzl

Geotourism: Preserving Travel Experiences for Future Generations by Tracy Baginski McGinnis

Ecotourism Guidelines: How to Choose the Organizations and Businesses You Support by Dianne Brause

Tourism and Poverty by Ron Mader

Community Travel Resources by Ron Mader

Eight Ways to Become Part of a Community Abroad Within Two Weeks by Nora Dunn

Choosing Where to Go and What You Do Once You Get There by Ron Mader

The Future of Travel by Volker Poelzl

Travel Responsibly and Give the World a Break by Rick Steves

Whirled Transformations: The History and Future of Inter-Cultural Caring by Ann McLaughlin

Follow Your Bliss: Travel with Purpose and Awareness by Michael McCarthy

Why Giving Matters by Tim Leffel

Pollo, Por Favor: Cross-Cultural Bonding by James Citron

Educational Travel as a Model for Responsible Tourism by Shoshanna Sumka

Citizen Diplomacy: What You Can Do to Prevent Terrorism by Sherry Lee Mueller

Culturally Sensitive Photography by Jim Kane

Eco-Friendly Hostels: Sleep Green and Save! by Wendee Holtcamp

Volunteering on Organic Farms: Volunteers See the World from the Ground Up by Caroline Nye

Responsible Travel and Ecotourism Participant Reports from Latin America

Vacationing or Volunteering in an Eco-Friendly Guatemalan Mountain Lodge by Lies Ouwerkerk, Independent Travel Editor
Imagine waking up to the first rays of sunshine casting their spell on smoke puffing volcanoes and a lush valley just in front of you. And then realizing where you actually are: in a comfortable, rustic king size bed inside a secluded, window-walled tree house, with a hammock waiting for you on a private deck, your own bathroom with a hot shower just down the stairs, and a message pinned on the wall: "Welcome! This tree house is built into the oak tree. If the wind is strong, it will sway a little bit..."

Xochimilco Gardens: Tourism Maintains Jobs for Thousands of Worker by Ron Mader

Life's a Beach: But There's Also Much More to the Mexican Communities You Visit by Michele Peterson

A Waterfall Lover's Paradise: Chiapas Community Group Preserves Eco-Trail in Mexico by Michele Peterson

Mayan Community Tours Enrich a Visit to Mexico's Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve by Alison Gardner

Responsible Shopping at the Markets of Oaxaca by Ron Mader

Honoring Tradition in Oaxaca, Mexico, for the Day of the Dead by Jim Kane

Tenjapa Homecoming in Mexico by Jim Kane

A Mayan Experience in Eastern Mexico by Robert Gosnell

Volunteer, Vacation and Community Travel on a Ranch in Chiapas, Mexico by Tim King

Preserving Pink Flamingos: Visitors to Celestun, Mexico are Treated to a Colorful Spectacle by Gerhard Buttner

Conserving Sea Turtles in Mexico: Volunteer at an Eco-Friendly Resort by Jodi Helmer

Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Macaws in Costa Rica by Theodore G. Manno