Promotion of Eco Tourism under the Home Based Project (HBP) is one of the important interventions of FSL India. With an effort to spread information and create awareness on the importance of being eco- friendly, FSL India volunteers organised bicycle trip in and around Kundapur. Volunteers selected the routes that had along the way old   temples, agricultural land and natural sceneries. On the way while riding the HBP staff explained about the places of cultural heritage like temples. It was learnt that one can see practically about the process of harvesting, planting and spreading awareness about the importance of nature to the tourists who pay visit to this area. Having searched and researched on Eco Tourism initiatives of FSL India, the volunteers could trace some documentary evidence about route description for bicycle tour that the erstwhile FSL India volunteers had tried out in the past.

 

A team of five volunteers set on a bicycle trip to explore new avenues for eco-tourism. As stated by Morten, FSL India volunteers, it was a little adventure to do on general Indian bikes a tour of several kilo meters. On the way they could see different points of interest. One such instance was where one can see how people collect sand from the river beds, mosques, church, some coconut and pepper plantations and mangrove trees. Some parts of the route are also little dangerous because of the wild traffic on the highway. However, the new route identified could be considered by HBP team for Eco Tourism initiative of FSL India.

 

 

Morten

FSL India Volunteer