Eco-Tourism – The Galapagos Islands

Eco-tourism refers to responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and sustains the livelihood of the local people and their economy. These worksheets look specifically at the Galapagos Islands and the Gorilla Safari Trekking Tours available there.

The students use a range of mediums including gathering their own research and research from video and print to produce a podcast about eco-tourism and create their own rules for eco-tourism.

Whether eco-tourism is always beneficial is discussed alongside whether the students would consider this when booking their next holiday.