50 Amazing Green Travel Destinations

I love traveling and I’ve been to a lot of cool eco-minded places. Of course I haven’t gotten to go everywhere I want to. I’m always seeing or hearing about new places that look so amazing, and so I usually add them to my mental list of “MUST someday visit” places.

That said, in case you’re looking for a green trip idea, or just somewhere eco-friendly to visit, I decided to compile a list – places I’ve been and places I’d love to visit. As I post about them, I’ll link them here. Eventually we’ll look at each place individually. Some places may seem vague and not a ‘green’ trip exactly at first glance (i.e. Portland, Oregon) but trust me, if it’s on the list, I’ve got my reasons, and will post on it eventually.

IF you’ve got a great idea about a green destination or an eco-trip idea that I missed, feel free to add it in the comments.

50 Amazing Green Travel Destinations & Eco-Trips (in alphabetical order)…

1. Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure
2. Berkeley, California
3. Big Tent Festival in Scotland
4. Black Sheep Inn in Ecuador
5. Blue Mountains, Australia
6. Blueberry Hill Inn, Vermont
7. BikeHike Adventures – various locations
8. Boulder Mountain Lodge, Utah
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar/Tanzania
11. Clayoquot Wilderness Resort – Tofino, British Columbia
12. Costa Rica – although there are some issues with traveling here if you want to keep it green.
13. The Cottages at Spring House Farm in North Carolina
14. Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa, Australia
15. Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Colorado
16. El Monte Sagrado in Taos, New Mexico
17. Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa – American Canyon, CA
18. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
19. Great Huts, Jamaica
20. Green Tortoise Adventures – various locations
21. Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
22. The Highland Center, New England
23. Humboldt County
24. Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel, Peru
25. IslandWood at Bainbridge Island
26. Italy (I know, vague and big, but later we’ll get into the green details)
27. Keveral Farm Looe, Cornwall
28. King Pacific Lodge in Northern British Columbia
29. Kolarbyn – just outside the village of Skinnskatteber, Sweden
30. Le Camp, France
31. Little St. Simons Island, Georgia
32. Maho Bay Camps on St. John
33. Marigot, Dominica
34. Napa Valley
35. Nihiwatu, Indonesia
36. Portland, Oregon
37. Post Ranch Inn – Big Sur, California
38. Red Lodge, Montana
39. Reykjavik, Iceland
40. Sacha Lodge, Ecuador
41. Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge in Homer, Alaska
42. San Diego, California
43. San Francisco, California
44. Seattle, Washington
45. SolFest in Hopland, California
46. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
47. The Uno Lodge in Copper Canyon, Mexico
48. Venus Albir, Costa Blanca, Spain
49. Virgin Cove Resort on the island of Upolu in Samoa
50. Wrangell-St. Elias national park, Alaska

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