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This is Lonely Planets guide to the worlds best eco-friendly resorts and experiences. From eco-lodges with cutting-edge sustainability initiatives to tours designed to protect wildlife and empower communities, youll 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 its 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, whats 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 islandProtecting 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 NicaraguaAnd much, much more.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the worlds number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, weve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. Youll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
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Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
