Eco tourism is acquiring a lot of attention in the times we live in. Being a responsible traveller has become all important to have a good time. The guilt of leaving a beautiful environment tainted with human waste is something that's difficult to get over. Most popular tourist destinations get affected by too much tourist traffic so much so that in several places, resplendent forests make way for hotels and malls to entertain a constantly growing tourist population or ancient heritage structures crumble with too human activity.
Thus Eco tours present us with the opportunity of being responsible tourists.
In today's blogs I am going to talk about the eco tourist destination of Lamu. Lamu is an archipelago in Kenya which is rich in biodiversity. Lamu Island, which is a part of the larger archipelago, is linked by ferry to Mokowe on the mainland and does not allow motorized vehicles on it. Once you reach Lamu Island, you can only travel by donkey. This island is famous for its Swahili architecture and culture.
To read a detailed article about the wonders of this small island click here.
Pic courtesy harlemdakota/ Sean Lee from flickr.com
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