Ecotourism Activities: TOUR 108
Ecotourism Activities: TOUR 108
Ecotourism Activities: TOUR 108
ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES
1. Mountain Biking - Mountain biking is the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over
rough terrain, using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities
with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance
in rough terrain.
Equipments: shoes, socks, variable controller, wire gate
2. Zipline - A zip-line (or zip line, zipline, Sypline, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide,
death slide, flying fox, or foefie slide in South Africa) consists of a pulley suspended on a
cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on a slope
Equipments: harnesses, helmet
3. River Rafting - Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which
use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on
whitewater or different degrees of rough water.
Equipments: water tennie shoes, harnesses, boat, life jacket
4. Whale Watching - Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins
(cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity (cf.
birdwatching), but it can also serve scientific and/or educational purposes.
Equipments: life jacket, boat, cameras
5. Hiking - Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long,
vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is
used for shorter, particularly urban walks.
Equipments: mountaineer, socks, backpacks, flashlights and camping lanterns, tents,
tools
6. Bird Watching - Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the
observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science.
Equipments: cameras, tripod, harnesses
8. Sport Fishing - Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or
competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or
subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.
Equipments: boat, life jacket, fishing net, fishing tackle, yachts
9. Dolphin Watching - Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins
(cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity (cf.
birdwatching), but it can also serve scientific and/or educational purposes
Equipments: life jacket, boat, cameras
10. Rock Climbing - Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or
across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of
a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling.
Equipments: dynamic climbing rope, rock climbing shoes, harness, chalkbag, helmet,
slings