Roam Responsibly with Photographer Reto Guntli

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My Top Tips to Conscious Travel

  • Check your travel carbon footprint and offset.
  • Shop for local handicrafts and art works to support communities where you travel.
  • Only eat local produce and food that is fresh and unprocessed.
  • Use your voice and critique when you see people polluting and educate the ignorant.
  • Only stay in sustainable hotels with transparency that aim to be carbon zero.
  • See the world as a source, not a resource.
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Local Experiences Around Patagonia, Argentina

  • ART: Glaciarium is one of the world’s very few Glacier Museum to that create environmental awareness.
  • ARTISINAL SHOPS: Paseo de los Artesanos in Calafate have handicrafts by local artist. Parkas and ponchos are made of pure local wool.
  • DRINK & EAT: La Parri Grill in Calafate serve Argentine beef and lamb of the highest standards, fresh from local estancias (farms).
  • CONNECT WITH NATURE: Ice treks on the glaciers, hiking, cycling, boating on lakes for the best outdoor activities.
  • ENTERTAINMENT: Observe ice cracking from boats and shores of the Perito Moreno National Park during the warm months December/January, the best time to visit.
  • WATCH THE SUNSET: From the shores or a boat on the lake of Perito Moreno.
Credit: Reto Guntli

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