Many coastal tourist destinations around the world invite visitors to swim with seals and dolphins, but you’ll need to travel to Tonga if you hope to swim with whales. The South Pacific nation is known as The Friendly Islands, and its humpback whales are just as genial as the natives. More than 160 of the marine mammals return to Tonga’s calm waters each year to mate. They stay there until their babies are born, nursing them in the warm Pacific waters before returning to polar oceans. WhaleSwim is Tonga’s premiere whale experience company. Owner Rae Gill was inspired to create the business after meeting her first humpback whale off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Al...

The treehouses of Vythiri Resort in North Kerala, India, capture the magic of childhood for the environmentally conscious world. The resort has two treehouses in 500 acres of private forest. The rustic elevated dwellings have two stories, with each floor housing a double room. Each has a bedroom, a bathroom, and a terrace which allows you to appreciate the view. At 90 feet above the ground, this vista is pretty incredible. You access your treehouse using a primitive elevator fitted with a sack of water for a counterweight. It takes around 15 minutes for the water to fill, but in rural India no one is in a hurry. The basic facilities mean there is no electricity either, but the kerosene l...

If you want to see the real Vietnam, forget the tour buses and get on your bike! While the motorized excursions zoom through the countryside on the way to major tourist centers, an eco-friendly cycling journey allows you to stop and smell the paddy fields. As cycling is the locals main form of transportation, it’s a great way to interact with the natives. While their grasp of English may be limited, particularly in the country areas, locals are friendly and always willing to chat with tourists. Trips through rural communities allow you to meet the rice farmers and their buffalo at work in the fields, while rides through the cities let you experience Vietnamese life at a faster pace. Tr...

We’ve mentioned before how volunteering can be a great way to spend your vacation time. It not only provides you with the opportunity to help people and experience new cultures and places, but volunteer experiences are a great way to boost up your resume for colleges, grad schools, and jobs. We also see volunteering as an amazing experience to travel and experience the world. If any of these things strikes your fancy, then read on and learn a little bit more about volunteering and travel! In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards volunteer vacations. Some of these vacations last months at a time, some last years (think Peace Corps), and others last just a week or two. On s...

Take an eco tour in Kenya this fall and nail yourself a truly unique and exciting vacation. Kenya has one of the riches bio diverse regions in the world when it comes to African wildlife and ecotourism has recently become a big focus there. Kenyans understand the value of their country’s natural resources and wildlife and have begun increasingly adding protected land to their many wildlife parks and natural areas. If you want to see the world, and travel responsibly using green ideals, do some research and check out eco tours in Kenya. It’s a great way to enjoy green travel! Popularity: 1% [?]...

We love travel lists. Best Places to Visit, Best Cities for Camping, Best Waterfall Hikes, things of that nature. So we thought we would point out a favorite list of our own: the Most Eco-friendly Cities list! On this SiteAffiliation page you will find the United State’s top environmentally friendly cities. If you’re simply interested in ecotourism, or perhaps planning on relocating to a new city, this is a great resource. For travelers, take a look at which cities have gone green, and if there are any on the list you would like to visit. Let us know–have you been to these cities? How green to they seem? Be sure to check out our section on green travel too! You might learn something. Po...

Are you on the ecotourism band wagon? Do you want to find out how you can travel green, and the types of vacations you can take in order to really contribute to the ecotourism effort? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions, then take some time to peruse SiteAffiliation’s new ecotourism section on green travel. Here you will find all the latest and greatest green travel ideas and locations. Find out about eco tours, travel to Costa Rica, visit Africa and see incredible wildlife, and learn about the world’s top eco-friendly lodges. So you want to do your part and travel green? Find out how. Popularity: 1% [?]...

If you’re an environmentally conscious traveler, then we have the perfect vacation idea for you and your family. You’ve probably heard about ecotourism, the growing trend of traveling while trying to make as minimal an impact on the environment as possible.  Within that same vein, eco-tours are a popular way to travel using these green ideals. Eco-tours are a growing trend around the world where businesses and tour groups take vacationers through the wilderness or land-area in a way that is educational, adventurous, and safe for the environment. In this way tourism is regulated to ensure that a minimal impact is made on the delicate eco systems around the world–an emerging trend....

Are you an environmentally conscious traveler? Do you strive to stay at locations where you know your carbon footprint will be minimal? If so, check out SiteAffiliation’s section on eco-friendly hotels. Our list of the worlds top travel locations include those that rate the highest in terms of sustainability efforts and in minimizing the hotel’s negative effect on the environment. Each eco hotel does something special and unique to earn a place on our list of the world’s top eco friendly hotels. Enjoy a trip to the Bahamas while staying at Tiamo Resrots or stay in Switzerland at the world famous Whitepod hotel. Learn more now! Popularity: 1% [?]...

Interested in learning more about going green? Want to learn about ecotourism ideals, vacations, and hot spots around the world? Then check out our new section on ecotourism. Green travel is becoming increasingly important for vacationers. Protecting and conserving the places we visit is an important part in preserving the world for our children to enjoy. Take Machu Picchu for example – the wear and tear these ancient ruins experience due to tourism each year is ruining this ancient relic. So much mismanagement has occurred in regards to Machu Picchu that the Peruvian government is considering closing the monument all together in order to conserve it for history. This same negative effe...