Changing the game with Eco-innovation

RAJA AMPAT in Indonesia is a dream destination for all divers thanks to its the rich marine life and Eco system. Raja Ampat is a marine protected area, however, like anywhere else in the world, dive operations and trips are using fuel powered speed boats, polluting and damaging the environment, one dive after another.

MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge wants to change the game with Eco-innovation and is introducing electric dive boats, equipped with Torqeedo engines, for #diving and #snorkeling trips. Launched in March 2018, MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge is the newest kid on the block in #RajaAmpat, with the vision of pioneering a new era of eco-tourism.

It offers an exclusive tropical holiday experience to their guests, all with appreciation, respect and care for the ocean, nature, people and life. Created by a group of friends, passionate about the ocean, nature, traveling and people. After falling in love with Raja Ampat, they changed their lives to create a place where they could share their passion with their guests and immerse them in a full eco-lifestyle on a private island.



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Inclusive accessible travel for all

ADVENTURE tour operator, Cascada Expediciones & EcoCamp Patagonia, have claimed another title, this time winning Best Transformational Travel Experience at the 2018 PURE Awards held in September. In 2017 EcoCamp brought the first disabled visitor to explore Torres del Paine and in 2018 their tours became fully inclusive. In January they trekked a wheelchair-using guest around the Park in their uniquely-designed wheelchair.

This is the second year in a row that they have taken home this prize, with their Dientes Trek on Navarino Island winning in 2017. This year their efforts promoting inclusive travel and accessibility in the travel industry helped them earn this award.

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Support for single-use plastic ban in the Galapagos

SPECIALISING in small group trips to Latin America, Southern Explorations has announced its full support of a new ban of single-use plastics in the #Galapagos Islands.  The ban, created to protect marine and wildlife and their habitats from the detrimental affects of plastic waste, will roll out in phases over four months and affects all residents, tour operators and visitors.

New Plastic Restrictions in the Galapagos, Starting the Summer of 2018.  The Galapagos Governing Council announced the plastic ban in April 2018. Each type of single-use plastic will be banned starting on the following dates:

May 22, 2018: plastic straws
June 21, 2018: single-use plastic bags
July 21, 2018: polythene take out containers
August 21, 2018: non returnable beverage containers

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An unlikely social media sensation

A lone tree that grew from a fence post in the South Island of New Zealand has become an unlikely social media sensation. The straggly crack willow tree on the shores of Lake Wanaka is thought to be at least 80 years old and is attracting photographers from around the world, keen for the perfect shot.

Amateur and professional photographers gather on the shores of Lake Wanaka at dawn and dusk to photograph the “most photogenic tree in the world”. The tree even has its own dedicated Facebook page and has been featured in international publications such as The Guardian and The Sydney Morning Herald. The hashtag #thatwanakatree has been used more than 13,000 times on Instagram.

The tree is the focus of photography tours and people pose naked beside it, have their wedding photographs taken in front of it or meditate beneath it.

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‘Ecotourism Corridor’ introduced in Argentina

THE Litoral region in #Argentina has recently launched a new tourist route called the ‘Ecotourism Corridor’. The circuit encompasses four major areas including Iguazu & Mancona, Ibera, Impenetrable and Bañado La Estrella, and features hiking routes, horse riding paths as well as offering visitors the chance to learn about native people and their culture. 

The aim of the project is to encourage the conservation of endemic species and to promote #tourism to these regions, whilst also positioning Argentina as one of Latin America’s number one tourist destinations. 

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Hiking in Madagascar: an authentic experience in a preserved nature

CALLING all nature lovers. The Analamanga Regional Tourist Board is organising a hike in Tsiazompaniry, #Madagascar on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th July 2017. It is located 90km south-east of the center of Antananarivo.

After about 20 km of hiking, the local bush taxi will rock you on a string of paved roads and tracks. During the journey, you can admire a peaceful landscape of well-landscaped land and buildings with a variety of colors. You will also have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the local population at the market, a true theater of country life.

Once you arrive in Tsiazompaniry you will be amazed by the tranquility and natural beauty of the landscape as well as the fresh air of the forest and the lake. In short, a trip to the heart of an authentic nature. Prepare for an experience of simplicity, while supporting the economic development of the local community, which manages the region's natural resources.

This trek that combines escapism in nature and ecotourism, will be punctuated by several stops in the small villages of the regions, such as Antovontany renowned bamboo items, its blacksmiths and weavers, or Ambohidralambo famous for its basketry. And to immerse yourself in the country life of Tsiazompaniry, hikers will stay in a cottage and discover the joys of the country meal and a campfire evening.

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