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