The year 2002 was celebrated as the 'International Year of Ecotourism' and this environment friendly form of tourism has many important connotations that range from responsible tourism to environment conservation and contributing towards keeping the natural environment clean and as unadulterated as possible.

Ecotourism is an attempt at sustainable ecological development and India Wildlife Tours offers online ecotourism booking to the some of the most naturally beautiful locales in India.

The concept of ecotourism is gaining momentum in India very quickly. The promotion of the concept of using natural products in different walks of life is opening up vast options for using stuff that are environment friendly be it compost or toiletries.

Certain things that you can do to contribute in your own way towards the conservation of the natural beauty of the luxuriant locales that you visit are:

• Try not to litter forests etc with non-biodegradable wastes such as tins, cans, bottles etc. these things must be disposed of in the municipal waste bins.
• Avoid contributing to noise pollution by toning down your radios etc. when you go on wildlife tours as the noise can easily distract or scare wild animals who are accustomed to the natural sounds of the jungle.
• Avoid using detergents and defecating near water sources in the jungle.
• Avoid building campfires in dense forests and do not leaves cigarette buds or other waste material in the forests.

Do not consume aerated or alcoholic beverages and throw the bottles in forests areas.