Responsible travel: 5 modes of soft transport

Would you like to explore the world otherwise, slowly and for a long time? Discover all the benefits of ethical tourism by organizing a responsible journey.

It is well known: mass tourism is one of the main causes of pollution. Transportation, accommodation and activities of hundreds of millions of travellers around the world have a negative, direct and colossal impact on the global ecosystem. Yet solutions exist in order to organize a Responsible travel more environmentally friendly.

We wanted to highlight five ways to spend a cleaner holiday by taking advantage of soft mobility. Bicycle travel , on foot , kayaking , in snowshoes or skiing : Come and enjoy a good bowl of pure air by discovering beautiful ideas of sumptuous itineraries. Slow travellers, open the way!

Soft mobility: kézaco?

Soft mobility , sustainable mobility , ecomobility ... These terms, synonymous, define all non-motorized movements. These include walking, biking, roller-skating, windsurfing, paragliding, rowing or scooter, for example. To make short, soft mobility simply involves moving from thermal motor to roaming.

As part of a responsible journey, you explore sumptuous landscapes at your own pace. A thousand places of the frenzy of motorized movements, this time you really take the time to contemplate them. This is what we call it "slow travel" (slow travel) , whose benefits also include a relational component. The development of sustainable mobility is a vector of social bonds since it facilitates meetings and the sharing of privileged moments, for example with your hosts.

You will naturally be more able to open yourself to the crossed cultures. Another good point: ecomobility directly promotes the regional economy, as it encourages local consumption. All proposed alternatives contribute to equitable, ethical and inclusive tourism. Participants also benefit from reduced constraints in comparison to the classic tour operators formulas, which impose their tight pace. What more, finally?

The classics: cycling and walking

The bike

The little queen has been the uncontested star of soft mobility for nearly two centuries. One. bike trip provides an incomparable feeling of freedom and includes many advantages. To start with, most people know how to do it! Otherwise, his learning is a real game of children. Simple to drive, easy to repair in case of a tree, this device is used at all times and in all circumstances.

In the case of mountain biking, you can just as well progress on asphalt road as in the heart of the mountain. Increasingly equipped with electrical support systems, the twenty-first century bike is for everyone. Regardless of its physical condition or level of practice, it guarantees pleasant, environmentally friendly journeys. Moreover, it can easily be carried on a train during your eventual transfers.

more than a hundred exceptional bike trips

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You could also go to the Caribbean, Cambodia the Great North or South America for a long trek. Good point, the opportunity to benefit from the assistance of a local guide in order to advance confidently. Some forms are punctuated with varied educational or playful activities. Whether you want to offer you a holiday alone, as a couple, with family or friends, you will certainly find your happiness.

Roaming on foot

hiking is the easiest way to live a responsible journey. And because: to enjoy it, you only need a good pair of shoes. With a speed between three and six kilometers per hour on average, it is the slow travel par excellence! This mode of movement promotes contacts with local residents. It guarantees access to places normally defended to drivers or drivers of any hair.

You can move and stop almost everywhere: legislation is usually extremely flexible vis-à-vis walkers. This soft sporting practice allows you to contemplate sumptuous landscapes freely. Most routes are carefully marked and perfectly secured. Allibert Trekking offers nearly 600 different hiking routes . In addition, a level questionnaire is proposed to potential participants to assess their capabilities in advance. Let's go!

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Further, the prodigious natural sites of the Namibia will dazzle small and large walkers. Ten days Seychelles This time you can explore the lush islands of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. The wonders of the Cappadocia Turkey or the visit of Petra, Jordan , are also tourist must-sees. Finally, the mountains of the Japan , Corse , the Austrian Alps or Metropolitan France will satisfy an amateur audience of physical and air routes.

Allier soft mobility and adventure sports

The hiking ski

The ski touring is a winter travel mode that has the wind in the stern. It combines the joys of slip and sumptuous panoramas in the middle of nature. The modern equipment (skis, crampons, clothes...) ensures a high level of comfort and safety for a top-down pleasure. Initiation to ascension of summits, snowy raids, glacial routes, ski routes offered by Allibert Trekking addressed to a large clientele.

The courses are classified by level of technical and physical commitment in order to avoid bad surprises to participants. Choose from the dozens of routes offered to give you a lively air parenthesis in the heart of majestic landscapes. The mountain is only waiting for you: when will your next responsible journey take place at altitude?

Further, the Lyngen Alps, in Norway , illuminate with aurora borealis... to admire the night, in comfortable chalets. Balkan, Spitzberg, Hokkaido Island mountains or Fuji Yama slopes in Japan: there are a wide range of opportunities for excursions. Budget, duration, difficulty: simply choose the stay of your dreams and live an exceptional mountain stay!

Snowshoes

Did you know? snowshoe was invented... before that tennis. This is not necessarily the information of the year, but you will always be able to place it to shine in society during your next journey in the middle of the mountain. Snowshoes are essential to walk in the powder without sinking to the knees.

This type of hiking is both playful and sport-friendly. The activity, practicable at all ages, thus perfectly suited to a family with children. We will appreciate the silence of this ideal mode of movement to see traces of local animals. Along with your guide, you will have the chance to know everything about local flora and fauna. Allibert Trekking offers several dozen routes ranging from easy to great hiking to the glacial route . A real good idea for winter!

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On the Pyrenees side, here are the valley of the Gaves and the famous Gavarnie circus, unique natural splendour. The Caucasus is a more exotic mountain playground in the vicinity of Armenia and its treasures. You can choose the Finland over 7 days, to evolve between the Russian border and the Hossa National Park... and to squeeze reindeer, some of whom know Santa Claus personally. Even more mirific, the northern lights of the Lofoten archipelago, Norway . This destination is particularly recommended to see it safely in winter.

The kayak

It’s not because you’re picking up that you’re in a galery... No, the kayak is a beautiful way to live a responsible journey through the water in a bucolic setting. Particularity of this type of original hike: it allows to embark independently to sublime places by minimizing the efforts provided. Your luggage and equipment are carried by the boat itself, which saves your strength.

Thanks to canoeing tours offered by Allibert Trekking , you can dedicate your time to admire the grandiose river or marine landscapes as well as the animals that evolve there. Canoe-kayak is an excellent way to explore, in total immersion in the natural environment. Fjords, oceans, rivers or lakes cross at your own pace from the same base camp or full autonomy. The water temperature, it, does not depend on you!

Want heat? Take the direction of the crystal clear waters of the Musandam in Oman. The American continent also offers beautiful nautical adventures in the Mingan archipelago in Canada . Further south, the canyons of the famous Powell Lake, in Utah, dyed with unreal colours for the greatest pleasure of grass kayakers. The bathing, this time, is of rigor: summer, water easily reaches the 28°C!