When you plan to stay at any of the luxury villas or condos in Akumal Mexico you can practice sustainable tourism, because ecotourism is one of the best alternatives to attain true sustainable development in rural communities. Sustainable tourism benefits economic, social and cultural development of the traveled communities, it also promotes it’s natural and cultural treasures.

If you practice sustainable tourism while staying in Akumal Mexico, you will help to raise the local people’s profits, stimulate the creation of direct jobs and prevent migration, improve life quality, protect and rescue culture and customs as well as flora and fauna, and intensify the chances of cultural and professional development of the place. All these will work as chain reaction!!

The first step to sustainable tourism is avoid purchasing all inclusive, because this business model only gives benefit to the hotel owner which is very likely a wealthy foreigner. To book and stay at any of the houses or condos in Akumal Mexico is a good way to start.

Following this are some good tips:

• Book and lodge for a week in an Akumal villa or condo instead of a hotel.
• When scuba diving don’t attempt to spare turtles their air seeking journey to surface by lending them your extra regulator, the dive master will probably close your air lid if you do so. Do not mess with the turtles!
• Never use a straw to consume liquids, turtles confuse them with jellyfish and soffocate when swallowing.
• Never stand over the coral reef when snorkeling or diving.
• Lift waste, don’t litter!
• Always turn off the AC of your Akumal villa or condo when you’re not using it.
• Eat fish and seafood from the local frisherman and seafood restaurants.
• Bike or walk in place of using a car.
• Snorkel Yalku, your entrance fee will help to preserve the lagoon. Don’t get too far!!!! You may finish in the middle of the ocean very fast.
• Don’t be cheapskate and give a good gratuity to everyone in the service and cleaning team of your Akumal Villa or condo. They are local people and your money will help them not to migrate.