Forget Orlando, there are other places on the map of Florida to catch rays of sun and get a perfect tan. Consider taking a trip to the Florida Keys on the USA map.

The Florida Keys includes Key West, Islamorada, and Key Largo. Marathon and Big Pine Key (The Lower Keys).

With a newfound interest in eco-friendly and green activities, The Florida Keys now offers green vacations for those interested in environmentally friendly vacations.

Their slogan is: “A Florida Keys Vacation Means a Green Vacation.” It is unique to the Keys are of the Florida map.

On a green tourism vacation in the Keys, you can visit and explore restoring Sea grass beds, the National Deer Refuge Center in the Lower Keys and the Marathon’s Dolphin Research Center.

The mission of their green tourism is this according to their website:(http://www.fla-keys.com/greentravel/)

The mission of the Monroe County (Florida Keys) Tourist Development Council is to set an overall direction for the Florida Keys tourism marketing effort in a manner that will assure long-term sustained growth in tourism revenues while also guaranteeing the sustainability and improvement of our product, including both our man-made and natural resources, and improvements to the quality of life of our residents.

A green vacation uses a lot of carpooling and public transportation to get tourists from one point to another is conservation style.

There is also green lodging. It is approved by the Florida Green Lodging program which was launched in March 2004. This service allows tourists to know what hotels are using eco-friendly practices on the map of Florida.

Try your hand on an eco-attraction as well in the Florida Keys. This includes things like catch-and-release fishing trips, or going to the botanical gardens.

Even if you think eco-tourism isn’t for you, it’s worth a try and there is no better place to test it out than on the expansive eco-friendly Florida Map.

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.