“Wildlife Tourism As An Alternative For Sustainable Tourism In Goa”

Abstract

Goa  a small tiny emerald land on the West Coast of India. It is best known as a tourist paradise, both in India and abroad lavishly gifted by nature for its scenic beauty and virgin beaches. Tourism in Goa is essentially Mass Tourism or rather Beach tourism. As tourism developed in Goa, the pressure on the local resources increases, gradually the danger of saturation arises and then begins the decline of physical and social environment. Goa being a small State, large tourist movement is not suited for the region.

 If Alternative tourism options are promoted the burden on the beaches and subsequent problems that arise could be minimized and that the state could still offer alternative attractions to tourist and still earn substantial revenue besides giving a fillip to the economy of hinterland areas. Goa boast of an extremely diverse range of landscapes, geographical features, flora and fauna. These spots can  be encouraged in order to scatter the visitor’s around Goa’s rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. Hence a shift to wildlife tourism may be necessary or more advisable for a better and continuous tourism activity which would benefit both the state as well as the tourists.

Therefore, the need of the hour is to suggest  measures to promote   wild life tourism. Sustainable tourism is especially important for a small state like Goa since the influx of both Indian and foreign tourists are increasing every year. This paper explores wildlife tourism as  alternative for sustainable tourism in Goa