When you plan to stay at any of the vacation houses or condos in Akumal Mexico you can also practice sustainable tourism, since ecotourism is one of the best choices to achieve true sustainable development in rural communities. Sustainable tourism helps economic, social and cultural growth of the traveled area, it also promotes it’s natural and cultural values.
When you observe sustainable tourism while going on holiday in Akumal Mexico, you will help to raise the local people’s income, create direct jobs and prevent migration, improve life quality, preserve and rescue culture and customs as well as ecosystems, and increase the opportunity of cultural and professional development of the place. All these will work as chain reaction!!
The initial stage to sustainable tourism is not to buy all inclusive, since this practice only gives benefit to the hotel owner which is probably a rich foreigner. To book and stay at any of the houses or condos in Akumal Mexico is a good beginning.
Hereupon are few good tips:
- Book and lodge for your vacation in an Akumal villa or condo instead of a hotel.
- When diving don’t attempt to spare turtles their air seeking trip to surface by giving them your extra regulator, the dive master will probably close your air lid if you do so. Do not cause problems to the turtles!
- Never use a straw to consume liquids, turtles confound them with jellyfish and soffocate when swallowing.
- Never touch the coral reef if you are snorkeling or diving.
- Pick up waste, don’t litter!
- Always turn off the AC of your Akumal house or condo if you’re not using it.
- Consume fish and seafood from the local frisherman and seafood restaurants.
- Bike or walk instead of using a car.
- Snorkel Yalku, your entrance fee will assist to conserve the lagoon. Don’t get too far!!!! You can end up in the middle of the ocean in no time.
- Don’t be skinflint and give a kind gratuity to everyone in the staff of your Akumal Villa or condo. They are local people and your donation will help them not to migrate.
