Aldea Luna, translated as Moon Village, is a nature preserve set in the northwest corner of Argentina. More than 900 hectares of the Aldea Luna nature preserve are protected from logging and cattle activities that damage the forest's natural beauty. The preserve is run by a family with the help of ecotourists and volunteers. Activities include working on the organic farm to provide healthy vegetarian meals, clearing nature trails that snake through the lush landscape of the preserve and enjoying the horses and other animals that mill about the farm. Accommodations include solar powered cabins as well as three healthy meals a day.
+54 93885094602
aldealuna.com.ar
Butterfly Lodge is an ecotourism destination set on a cliff overlooking the Amazon rain forest. There are 500 acres of primary and secondary rain forest that surround the lodge with well-marked walking trails throughout. Multilingual guides take you through the forest pointing out native plants, more than 500 species of birds, swarms of butterflies that give the lodge its name and tropical flowers. The lodge is solar-powered, recycles rainwater and uses organic food when ever available. Net revenues of the lodge are used for environmental sustainability of the region, education, and environmental research.
415-383-6130
butterflylodge.org
Ela Brasil Tours is a U.S.-based tour operation that focuses on ecotourism. It offers a variety of different ecotourism packages and options. These include the Humpback project, in which volunteers aid biologists, conservationists and researchers to collect and analyze data when humpback whales visit the coast of Brazil during the months of July through November. Another option to visit Balanganda to walk through trails left behind by diamond miners with a biologist along to point out flora and fauna.
elabrasil.com
