Minimizing the impact

Today’s way of traveling usually is the opposite of sustainable. We move around the globe for pleasure not out of necessity, burn fossile fuels on flights and exploit the resources of different countries. But traveling also tells stories, opens minds, dissolves prejudices, connects hearts, elevates souls, creates jobs and makes dreams come true.

I see it as my responsibility as foreign individual and part of the tourism industry in Mexico to do everything in my power to reduce the impact on nature as well as to empower locals with what I am doing. Going on a tour with Tuluminiña means that you support my philosophy of exploring in the most sustainable way possible today.

 
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Tour Principles

#1 Economic car
Choosing a ride fitting to the size of your group.

#2 Refillable bottles
Providing water in reusable canteens.

#3 No plastic
Providing snacks from zero waste stores.

#4 Local products
Offering seasonal fruits and regional snacks.

#5 Community support
Working together with locals and natives.

 

Authentic eco-tourism

In Tulum the environmental troubles of the world show themselves literally “in your face”: on the beach you step into trash, seaweed floods remind us of ocean pollution, the jungle dumping site is overflowing, insufficient waste water treatment leaks toxins into the ground water and plastic is ever present – in shops and along roads. Yes, as pretty as Tulum is, it also has it’s ugly sides. But let’s not turn away from it. Tuluminiña believes that only by seeing the troubles, we can also can see solutions.

Living here and experiencing so close how nature is impacted by us breaks my heart. But it also encourages me to lead as a good example. That’s why I inspire you as my guests for a more consciously way of traveling – wherever your journey takes you.

There is no planet B – let’s protect Mother Earth.

Reality check: a quick environmental insight of Tulum.

Welcome to the jungle

Although the beach road and Tulum town are full of hotels, hip bars and restaurants – here you still and thankfully are in the wilderness. Our little village doesn’t have the infrastructure yet to serve the 2 million people, who visit every year.

This means: in Tulum human impact on nature is even bigger than elsewhere. Unfortunately behind the boho chic facade often not everything looks that pretty. Did you know that electricity only supplies a few hotels, that many businesses don’t have a proper sewage treatment systems and that their waste goes straight into the ground or to the landfill in the jungle?

But luckily there are businesses, organizations and individuals who care and do it right. Download the reminders for Tulum with selected tips of our local heroes.

What travelers can do

Having the privilege to connect with nature on your vacation in a place like Tulum also means not to expect the same standards like being in a first world city.

Because the infrastructural development of Tulum lags behind the growth of the number of its inhabitants, visitors should know that here electricity is scarce, phone reception is low and wi-fi can be weak. Be aware that you visit a young tropical piece of land constantly “under construction”.

Choose your hotel or Airbnb with intent: check into a place without air-con and pool, but with a septic tank for waste water and wind generators or solar panels. Also, think about what you bring and thus will introduce into the environment of your holiday destination.

Get involved

Let’s team up to take action.