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Eco-Tourism Guide
Leads nature-focused travel experiences — wildlife safaris, rainforest treks, reef snorkeling — with minimal environmental impact.
Did you know?
Since 1999, tourism has earned Costa Rica more foreign money than its banana, pineapple and coffee exports combined.
How subjects help
- Biology: Spot and name birds, animals and plants on a trek and explain how they survive.
- Environmental Science: Keep groups a safe distance from wildlife and leave reefs and trails undamaged.
- Communication: Share the story of a rainforest so visitors go home wanting to protect it.
- Geography: Read the land, weather and tides to lead groups safely through wild places.
A famous name
Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin: Mexican architect called the 'father of ecotourism', a word he popularised from 1983 to save flamingo wetlands.
Try it yourself: Guide a tour of your mini museum
- Choose objects that tell a story about you or your home, like an old toy, a photo or a souvenir.
- Arrange them in the order you want your visitor to see them, and write a short label for each one.
- Plan what you will say at each stop: one fact, one story and one question for your visitor.
- Give the tour to at least one person, then ask what they enjoyed most and what was confusing.
Tour guides plan a route and a story for every stop, then adjust it for each group by watching faces and taking questions.
Adapted from Center for Inspired Teaching: What would you see in a museum of Me?.
Also try: Plan a perfect day for a visitor.
Known for it in
Costa Rica, Kenya, New Zealand, Ecuador, Norway