Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America, a popular destination(目的地) for tourists. Here are some package tours for you.

Amazon Rainforest Tour

A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest, From there, you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your hotel in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days explore(探索)the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.

Machu Picchu Tour

This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

Cusco Tour

Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food,and go shopping at the local markets.

Lake Titicaca Tour

Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.

For more package tours around Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu,org.

Join the 2022 SAVE THE FROGS! Costa Rica Osa Ecotour

We invite you to join the 2022 SAVE THE FROGS! Costa Rica Osa Ecotour! This research-focused adventure will take you to the amazingly biodiverse Osa Peninsula in southwest Costa Rica. There are lots of frogs to be found, making the Osa Peninsula a perfect place for the SAVE THE FROGS! Ecotour. Your participation directly funds the world organization!

Ecotour Highlights

•Search for poison dart frogs, red⁃eyed tree frogs, glass frogs, monkeys, sloths, parrots, toucans and more on nature trails.

•Spend time in beautiful natural areas with incredibly knowledgeable local guides.

•Assist sea turtle researchers on a wonderful beach.

•Learn all about amphibians(两栖动物), tropical rainforests, and environmental conservation.

In short, even if you are not a frog fan, as long as you love nature and wildlife, you will have an incredible time on this Ecotour.

Itinerary

We have carefully chosen locations that are amazing, unique and thoroughly unforgettable, and that offer the best in travel, wildlife, culture and education.

The 2022 SAVE THE FROGS! Costa Rica Osa Ecotour pricing is as follows:

•Base cost for one participant: $3,345

•Base cost for a party of two: $6,345

•Base cost for a party of three: $9,245

•Base cost for a party of four: $11,845

•Student Discount: Full⁃time students receive a $100 discount.

Sign Up for the Ecotour Here

Please click here and complete the Expression of Interest Form if you would like to join the tour.

Overtourism happens when the number of tourists or the management of the tourism industry in a destination becomes unsustainable (不可持续的). When there are too many visitors, the quality of life for the local community can be affected, the surrounding natural environment can become worse, and the quality of the tourists’ experience can fall.

However, in most places, overtourism is not a hopeless situation. Destinations all over the world have already showed ways to overcome the obstacles presented by overcrowding and unsustainable tourism management.

East Africa, for example, has turned the gorilla (大猩猩) visiting into a once-in-a-lifetime experience by putting limits on daily permits, while maintaining conservation efforts inside native forests and offering jobs to local guides. In Antarctica, the Antarctic Treaty limits the size of ships that land there as well as the number of people they can bring ashore at one time; it also requires a minimum guide-to-tourist ratio (比率) while tourists are off the boat.

Local governments, of course, are largely responsible for keeping sustainability in the tourism industry. But approaches to reducing the negative effects of overtourism can come down to individual travelers as well. One of the best ways is to become a responsible tourist by looking outside of the mainstream travel destinations. Consider outer cities or less-visited attractions to avoid crowds altogether while experiencing the destination’s daily culture outside of the popular areas. There are countless places that want and need more tourists to explore.

If you just have to visit the popular destinations, consider visiting during their off-season. People who rely on tourism to live on need support during the off-season more than any other time of year. Besides, it will save money since accommodations and flights tend to be cheaper. Even better, off-season travel puts less pressure on the environment.