Ecotourism
| | | | | | HOME | ARTS TOURISM | SPICES TOURISM | VILLAGE TOURISM | WILDLIFE TOURISM | ADVENTURE TOURISM | HONEYMOON TOURISM | ECO TOURISM | SPORTS TOURISM | CINEMA TOURISM | FESTIVAL TOURISM | CULTURAL TOURISM | BACKWATER TOURISM | KETTUVALLAM TOURISM | HEALTH TOURISM | AGRO TOURISM | PILGRIM TOURISM | MONSOON TOURISM | AYURVEDA TOURISM | HERITAGE TOURISM | BEACH & LAKE TOURISM | | | | | | | | | | Eco-Tourism in KeralaThe major tourism products are broadly classified as beaches, backwaters, hill stations, wildlife sanctuaries and culture including festivals. The major thrust is to upgrade of the quality of these products and to provide basic infrastructure facilities.The tourism traffic to Kerala shows an increasing trend over the past few years. The total tourism inflow to Kerala is about 50 lakhs during 1977 and which is 13% more than the previous year. Foreign tourist arrival is about 1082 lakhs. Kerala Government is working on a strategy to increase the foreign tourist inflow to the tune of 5 lakhs by the turn of the century.The Western Ghats of Kerala with its tropical forest ecosystem provides a natural advantage for development of this segment of tourism.In order to facilitate the fast growth of tourism sector in Kerala, we have; to diversify our tourism products. The Western Ghat regions of Kerala can be projected as an Ecotourism Zone in true sense. Ecotourism projects the concept of sustainability in tourism. That is, the needs of today's visitor should not be met at the expenses of future generations. Such as ecotourism project, based on internationally accepted principles, will help infuse the sustainability concept to other tourism ventures outside the realm of ecotourism.1. Kerala has 12 wildlife sanctuaries and two national parks.