Lonely Planet Sustainable Escapes: Best Eco Friendly Resorts & Travel Experiences Nearly 180 Adventures to Choose from Nature, Relaxation, Culture & U

By Lonely Planet

Book Overview

This is Lonely Planet's guide to the world's best eco-friendly resorts and experiences. From eco-lodges with cutting-edge sustainability initiatives to tours designed to protect wildlife and empower communities, you'll discover remarkable places where you can feel good about spending your time and money.

There are nearly 180 escapes to choose from, organised across five themes: Nature, Relaxation, Culture, Urban and Learning, to make it easy for you to find your perfect getaway - from tracking rare black rhinos in Namibia to a high-end private island hideaway in Indonesia, or a remastered heritage hotel in Monaco to an innovative community tourism project in Cuba.

Each escape is labelled with the key sustainability features you can enjoy while staying at the hotel or participating on the tour - whether it's wildlife spotting, sustainable dining, conservation opportunities, homestays, expert talks and more. We also tell you what makes each retreat so special, what you can do there, what's on its doorstep, and provide contact details to help you find out more or book a visit.

Featured experiences include:

Living with nomads and tending to their livestock in the wilds of rugged MongoliaFishing for and eating invasive lionfish species from Dominica, 'the nature island'Protecting rare and elusive snow leopards from the breathtakingly beautiful peaks of KyrgyzstanStaying in a hotel cooled by waterfalls and lush vertical gardens in cutting-edge SingaporeStaying in an Egyptian eco-lodge that uses beeswax candles for power in lieu of electricityRelaxing with yoga classes and rustling up locally-sourced produce in a sustainable eco-lodge on the shores of Lake Nicaragua

And much, much more.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788689445
• ISBN13: 9781788689441
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Travel with a clear(er) conscience

Besides the obvious appeals of travel, it can also be valuable to deepen one’s understanding and appreciation of other cultures. Unfortunately, staying and getting there can exacerbate the climate crisis. Sustainable Escapes helps to reduce the negative climactic consequences of travel by identifying destinations that work at responsible tourism. The book is an inspiration for those of us who love to travel, but would like to do it with a clear conscience. It offers several types of vacations and locations to appeal to various interests.