TRAVEL WITH US - Active Tourism

Active Tourism is a new travelling philosophy that combines adventure, eco tourism and cultural aspects of a discovery tour. Active Tourism is low-impact, ecological, socially compatible and high quality. Active Tourism aims to combine recreation, education and bring benefits to both the tourist as well to the visited land. Active Tourism has many aspects in common with eco tourism and nature tourism and it also integrates some activities of action and adventure tourism. Additionally it also includes some aspects of cultural tours and academic and scientific expeditions.
There are many aspects in common between all this forms of travelling, but there are also important differences which need detailed explanation the new page.

Official Definition

Active Tourism is responsible travel to foreign areas requiring physical and mental participation from the tourist and following the maxims of sustainability, protection of Biodiversity and conservation of culture. Important elements are recreation and education, respect and contemplation, action, exercise and active involvement in company of an expert local friend, an academically competent tour guide.

The non-profit organisation active-tourism.org issues an official certification if the requisites are meet and also publishes a list of positively and negatively (Red List) certified tour operators.