Ecotourism in Akumal Mexico
When you plan to stay at any of the luxury villas or condos in Akumal Mexico you can also practice sustainable tourism, because ecotourism is one of the best options to reach true sustainable development in rural communities. Sustainable tourism helps economic, social and cultural development of the traveled region, it also promotes it’s natural and cultural treasures.
If you practice sustainable tourism while staying in Akumal Mexico, you will help to raise the communities profits, stimulate the creation of direct jobs and keep from happening migration, fix up life quality, defend and rescue culture and customs as well as flora and fauna, and increase the opportunity of cultural and professional development of the place. Your spent money will produce a positive chain reaction!!
The initial stage to sustainable tourism is avoid purchasing all inclusive, since this business model only gives benefit to the hotel owner which is probably a wealthy foreigner. To rent and stay at any of the villas or condominiums in Akumal Mexico is a good kick off.
Upon this are few good ideas:
- Book and stay for a week in an Akumal villa or condo in place of of a big resort.
- When diving don’t attempt to spare turtles their air seeking trip to surface by lending them your extra regulator, the dive master will almost certainly close your air lid if you do so. Do not disturb the turtles!
- Not ever use a straw to consume liquids, turtles confuse them with jellyfish and asphyxiate when swallowing.
- Never stand over the coral reef when snorkeling or diving.
- Pick up waste, don’t litter!
- Always turn off the AC of your Akumal house or condo when you’re not using it.
- Eat fish and seafood from the local frisherman and seafood restaurants.
- Use bicycle or walk instead of using a car.
- Snorkel Yalku, your entrance fee will assist to preserve the site. Don’t get too far!!!! You could end up in the middle of the ocean very fast.
- Don’t be cheapskate and give a nice tip to everyone in the service and cleaning team of your Akumal Villa or condo. They are local people and your contribution will help them not to migrate.