Type of Ecotourists

Many scholars, authors have categorized  tourists visiting to eco spots based on their criteria of visits. As noted by author Weaver David (2013), they are  hard or soft ecotourists.


  • Hard Ecotourists are active with strong environmental commitment who do not rely on facilitating factors like travel agents or services at the destination. They take up long trips into relatively undisturbed settings where opportunities for physically and mentally challenging experiences are available.
  • Soft ecotourists are associated with a more conventional tourist market that engages in mentally and physically unchallenging/ comfortable ecotourism experiences as a short duration component of a multi-purpose trip. They generally prefer a high level of comfort and facilitation during these experiences.


 Hard Ecotourists are rare in the tourist market, they are the responsible class who are well aware of the outcomes of careless tourism. Thus ecotourism awareness is required to a large scale through various interpretive centres and full involvement of the stakeholders.

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