Photo Safaris – Ecotourism – South Africa - General Information
Photo Safaris – Ecotourism
Photo safari refers to the use a camera as opposed to a weapon when hunting wildlife, it was first referred to as a bloodless hunt by polish photographer Wlodzimierz Puchalski, it is widely popular as an eco-friendly way of capturing wildlife in their natural habitats.
Eco-Tourism is the kind of tourism which will appeal to socially and ecologically conscious people. When one thinks in terms of eco-tourism they will take into account the minimalist effect we have on the environment, maintaining the environment in its natural state, promoting the local cultures as opposed to trying to change them and basically removing the footprint often left by conventional tourism.
In a perfect world eco-tourism would satisfy such criteria as the conservation of diversity through ecosystem protection, sustainable use of biodiversity by providing jobs to the local population, sharing the benefits with the local communities and including them in large decisions concerning the environment, promoting unspoiled resources, minimizing tourisms impact on the environment, affordability and lack of waste and utilizing the local culture, flora and fauna as the primary attraction.
