IT’S EASY
BEING
GREEN
+Traversing the globe in
search of eco-vacations
that maximize experience
minimize the impact
For some people, an eco-vacation means hiking, snokeling or using
other non-polluting ways to explore beautiful, natural areas of the
world. For others, it means ensuring that the travel providers they
use take measures to minimize their environmental impact. Many
travelers are taking advantage of travel industry programs that
allow them to buy “carbon offset credits”—investments in green
initiatives designed to reduce their carbon footprint.
Whatever eco-travel means to you, you’ll find a wide array of
vacation options that will help you get in touch with—or simply
preserve—the natural world.
To learn more about one of the world’s most famous reefs, for instance,
you can book passage aboard the Coral Princess II with Smithsonian
Journeys in October 2008. You’ll travel to a nature lover’s paradise: the
Great Barrier Reef on Australia’s northeast coast. On a six-day cruise,
you’ll enjoy expert-led discussions each morning before diving or snorkeling among magical passageways of coral. Watch for exotic fish like
spangled emperors, gold fusiliers, butterfly fish and angelfish, >>>
