Types of Transportation:

                  Walking and cycling during your trip

                  Public transportation

                  Renting hybrid vehicles

                  Train travel whenever possible

       Offsets an environmental policy:

               Calculate and offset the trips’ carbon dioxide

Spent locally:

Buy from locally owned business

Use tours and lodges that employ locals

Environmental conservation:

        Choose trips with conservation efforts

        to enhance natural integrity of tourist sites

Respect the local culture:

         Accept the difference of other cultures

         Learn their customs and social norms

         Speak their language whenever possible

Natural Resource Use:

         Reduce, reuse, and recycle

                  Things to consider about your potential tour operators and lodging establishments for:

                 It’s efficient use of water, energy, and building materials and

                 It’s method of waste disposal