Nature tourism

Nature tourism is tourism based on the natural attractions of an area, including its flora and fauna.^[1] It can overlap with wildlife tourism, and adventure tourism,^[2] and includes ecotourism, which specifically focuses environmental education and environmental conservation.^[1] It includes tourism for stargazing purposes, and many other variants, for example cycling tourism and birdwatching tourism.^[1] National parks have become closely associated with nature tourism.^[3][4] Nature tourism can have negative impacts on the environment, and practices exist for minimizing this.^[1]

View of nature in the Nyandungu Eco Tourism Park

It can help promote conservation by making remaining natural areas more valuable to local communities and landowners.^[5]