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| What We Do
| Ecotourism Kenya promotes responsible tourism practices within the tourism industry. This entails encouraging the adoption of best practices in the use of tourism resources, working with local communities and managing wastes and emissions.
 Understanding Ecotourism
According to The International Ecotourism Society, ecotourism is, ‘Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people’. (TIES, 1990)... Read More on Ecotourism |
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| The Eco-rating Certification Scheme
The Eco-rating certification Scheme is a sustainable tourism certification program that aims to promote responsible tourism in Kenya. Launched in 2002 by Ecotourism Kenya in cooperation with tourism stakeholders in Kenya, the programs focus is to recognise best practices in environmental conservation, responsible resource use and socio-economic investment among tourism accommodation facilities by awarding qualified applicants assessed under the scheme with a Bronze, Silver or Gold eco-rating certification based on their performance.
The Eco-rating certification scheme follows a systematic procedure that assesses a tourism accommodation facility on its environmental, economic and socio-cultural performance. The criteria has been designed to suit local requirements and is aligned to the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) formed under the umbrella of the United Nations (UN). Through the Eco-rating certification scheme, Ecotourism Kenya aims to promote environmental, economic and social best practices by accommodation facilities within the tourism industry...Read the Eco-rating Certification Guide |
| Featured Community
| Mount Longonot Adventures (Mt.longonot guides and porters youth club)Mt.Longonot Adventures is a youth community based enterprise, which offers unique guided nature walks with a package that includes porting luggage, camping inside or at the base of Mt. Longonot National Park, bird watching, rock climbing on the walls of Mt. Longonot crater and outsidecatering servicies. Other than tour guiding within the central Rift tourist circuit, they as well extend the servic ..Read More |
| | Eco-Rating Scheme Ecotourism Kenya manages a certification scheme for tourism accommodation facilities based on environmental and social criteria. |  | |  | |  | | There are 8 establishments that have been awarded Gold Certification...View List | There are 50 establishments that have been awarded Silver Certification...View List | There are 28 establishments that have been awarded Bronze Certification...View List |
| Featured Eco-Rated Facility
| Kiboko Luxury CampKiboko Luxury Camp began operating in June 2012 with 8 luxury tents and a bed capacity of 16 guests. The camp shares its locality of 55 acres land together with Lake Naivasha Country Club. Kiboko Luxury Camp has 10 employees.
Situated in the lush yellow-bark acacia woodland along the Lakeshore, Kiboko Luxury Camp comprises of canvas tents on raised wooden platforms. The spacious tents each have a ..Read More
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