Eco Tours International

Eco Tours International At EcoTours International we explore traditional relationships to the earth and its people.
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Trips with EcoTours International are different than many world tours. In our philosophy of finding place , we spend more time in the places that count.

I am so excited to share my new book ‘The Foragers Guide to Wild Foods: Edible Plants, Lichens, Mushrooms, and Seaweeds’...
06/30/2021

I am so excited to share my new book ‘The Foragers Guide to Wild Foods: Edible Plants, Lichens, Mushrooms, and Seaweeds’ with you! 📕 🌿 🍄 https://theforagersguidetowildfoods.com/
Each entry has an introduction, a range map, edible uses, common medicinal uses, poisonous look-alikes, a description of the flowers and leaves for ID, excellent color photos, harvesting instructions, and a simple recipe. With BIG pictures and in-depth descriptions, you will know what exactly what to look for to make the correct identification of plants, mushrooms & seaweeds.
Learn how to ethically harvest, store, and use the abundance of wild foods that surround you. I know this comprehensive book will become a favorite reference for you on your journey into wild foods and foraging. Enjoy!!!!
Scroll to the bottom of the page below and select "Physical and Digital Product" - the middle button - to get your book today. This gives you my Wild Foods book as a real physical book, plus three free books in digital format plus my Wild Foods Book in digital format, which is superbly useful when searching for something in the book (we also have a full index) 🙂. https://theforagersguidetowildfoods.com/
Also - a portion of the proceeds goes to fund The Origins Project, which gives back to the community of San Bushmen I work with. Thanks all and here's to foraging!
- Nicole

I am so excited to share my new book ‘The Foragers Guide to Wild Foods: Edible Plants, Lichens, Mushrooms, and Seaweeds’ with you! 📕☘ https://theforagersguidetowildfoods.com/

Each entry has an introduction, a range map, edible uses, common medicinal uses, poisonous look-alikes, a description of the flowers and leaves for ID, excellent color photos, harvesting instructions, and a simple recipe. With BIG pictures and in-depth descriptions, you will know what exactly what to look for to make the correct identification of plants, mushrooms & seaweeds.

Learn how to ethically harvest, store, and use the abundance of wild foods that surround you. I know this comprehensive book will become a favorite reference for you on your journey into wild foods and foraging. Enjoy!!!!

Scroll to the bottom of the page below and select "Physical and Digital Product" - the middle button - to get your book today. This gives you my Wild Foods book as a real physical book, plus three free books in digital format plus my Wild Foods Book in digital format, which is superbly useful when searching for something in the book (we also have a full index) 🙂. https://theforagersguidetowildfoods.com/
Also - a portion of the proceeds goes to fund The Origins Project, which gives back to the community of San Bushmen I work with. Thanks all and here's to foraging!
- Nicole

Preparing for the dance in the Kalahari as the storm rolls in.
04/30/2020

Preparing for the dance in the Kalahari as the storm rolls in.

01/24/2020

Want to stay here for your next vacation? Contact [email protected] for your next vacation!

12/02/2019
Origins Project - 8 Shields

TRIP CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT: We are putting the 2020 journey to the Kalahari off until 2021 while we work on funding The Origins Project for the benefit of our San Bushmen Community in Botswana. For more information please see http://8shields.org/origins-project/

Jon Young dancing with !Uta, the main teacher Horizons of HopeWhen we visit, our San Bushman family guides us through the African Velt (bush). They come alive, happily sharing their age-old knowledge of plants, animal tracks, hunting, bird language, and survival practices. From the friction fire the...

10/25/2019

HOW ABOUT AN INCREDIBLE MOBILE SAFARI FOR LESS THAN $4,000.00 IN BOTSWANA!! SPACE IS LIMITED FOR 2019 SO PLEASE INQUIRE SOON OR PLAN FOR 2020.

ITINERARY OUTLINE:

3 Nights in Mobile Tented Camp – Chobe National Park

Activity guide: Game drives (Savuti and/or Zwe Zwe)

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Spacious and comfortable tented accommodation, including beds, bed linen and towels, with a private bathroom en-suite.
Services of a professional guide, safari chef and camp assistants, complete with a supply vehicle.
Game drives and local transfers in customised safari vehicles
Exclusive camping in private campsites within the national parks and reserves
All entrance and camping fees within the national parks and reserves
All meals and drinks (mineral water, soft drinks, beer, wine and G&T) whilst in Tented Camps
All activities as specified in the itinerary
12% Value Added Tax

10/19/2019

Eco Tours International's cover photo

10/13/2019
African Guide Academy & Safari Eco Tours — EcoTours International

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be a safari guide in Africa! What about just a taste of this lifestyle. How about a week of training in Botswana for a different kind of African safari experience! Your dream is possible only $2021 for the week.

See all the information here and register today!

http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/african-bush-skills-course

African Guide Academy - Perfect for a gap year, summer break or a learning vacation

09/11/2019

Want to see Galapagos but would like to stick to land instead of being on a boat.

A shortened version of our 10 day flagship Galapagos Adventure tour, this 6-day Land Galapagos tour is jam-packed with activities at an affordable price.
$3999 per person ($4299 for Christmas and New Years departures). Register or get more information here http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/contact-us

08/21/2019

6 Day SUP TOUR GALAPAGOS $4,199 Per Person

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
>SUP with wildlife – sea lions and sea turtles!

>See the famous giant tortoises in their natural habitat

>Snorkel at the famous Kicker Rock and at Tintoreras

>Stay on 3 inhabited islands of the Galapagos

>Hike up an active volcano and across lava fields

>Meet the locals and experience Galapagueno hospitality

http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/galapagos

08/04/2019

Your Kalahari Adventure Awaits!! Join Jon Young and Dr. Nicole Apelian on an incredible journey into one of the worlds oldest deserts. Land of the Lion King! Let the Naro Bushmen be your guide and experience Africa like no other.

More information here http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/kalahari

Reserve your space now for the next departure MARCH 18-27, 2020

Limited Space is Available.

07/03/2019
Cry of the Kalahari

https://events.nationalgeographic.com/films/last-lions

https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/eye-of-the-leopard/

For those of you getting away to Africa this summer, I thought I would recommend some suggested reads and movies to check out.

“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, boug...

05/26/2019

Kalahari Tracking & Bird Language Expedition
http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/kalahari

A TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY WITH JON YOUNG, DR. NICOLE APELIAN AND THE NARO (NHARO) SAN BUSHMEN COMMUNITY

Please contact us ASAP if interested in this trip. We expect it to fill.

MARCH 18-27, 2020

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING 12 ATTENDEES FOR OUR 2020 EXPEDITION. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY. ALL TRIPS START AND END IN MAUN, BOTSWANA.

A TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY WITH JON YOUNG, DR. NICOLE APELIAN AND THE NARO (NHARO) SAN BUSHMEN COMMUNITY

Please contact us ASAP if interested in this trip. We expect it to fill.

MARCH 18-27, 2020

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING 12 ATTENDEES FOR OUR 2020 EXPEDITION. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY. ALL TRIPS START AND END IN MAUN, BOTSWANA.

05/09/2019
The Lion/Bushman Relationship in Nyae Nyae in the 1950s: A Relationship Crafted in the Old Way on JSTOR

The bushman have such incredible connection to their environment even lions do not threaten them. This anthropological paper regarding lion and bushmen from as far back as the 50's shows them living together sharing the wilds of Africa.

This paper concerns the relationship of the hunter-gatherer people of the Kalahari Desert, the Ju/wa Bushmen or Ju/wasi, to some of the predators who also lived...

02/17/2019
African Bush Skills Course & Safari Eco Tours — EcoTours International

http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/african-bush-skills-course.

Are you looking for the most affordable unique one week African wilderness experience? How about some bush skills courses while being surrounded by the African bush in the Okavango. If you are looking to travel Botswana for less than $2,000 a week our friends at the guide school offer a great option. Register for more information on how to book your space please http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/contact-us

African Bush Skills Course - Perfect for a gap year, summer break or a learning vacation

11/04/2018
World's most ancient race traced in DNA study

Visit the worlds oldest race of people! An incredible opportunity to set your life path into a world of discovery and connection!

http://www.ecotoursinternational.com/kalahari/

The San people of southern Africa, who have lived as hunter-gatherers for thousands of years, are likely to be the oldest population of humans on Earth, according to the biggest and most detailed analysis of African DNA. The San, also known as bushmen, are directly descended from the original popula...

10/12/2018
Lioness Hugs Rescuer – Collective Lifestyle

Coming soon several incredible volunteer opportunities that Mikkel Legarth is offering. There will even be opportunities to volunteer with Mikkel and Sirga his best friend that has been released back to the Kalahari. Stay tuned…….

Lifestyle Lioness Hugs Rescuer September 5, 2014 Teacher and traveler, John Hawkins caught a heartwarming and candid moment between a lioness and the man who her saved her life on camera. Conservationists Valentin Gruener and Mikkel Legarth rescued Sirga the lioness after she was exiled from her pri...

06/07/2018
Survive and Thrive with Nicole Apelian

Please visit Dr. Apelian's website to learn more about her prior to joining her on our Kalahari Expedition next year! https://www.nicoleapelian.com

Nicole Apelian shares her knowledge and expertise of nature connection, indigenous wisdom, natural wellness and survival skills with the world.

06/01/2018
Alone on HISTORY

Good luck Dr. Apelian! You are never alone we are all with you! Don't miss our CEO in action on the History Channel.

What does it take to make the cut? ALONE season 5 returns June 14 10/9C but you can get a sneak peek at the contestants next Thursday.

05/24/2018

Nicole Apelian

Alone Season 5 "Making the Cut" Episode airs Thursday June 7th on History. Don't miss the premiere of us in Mongolia! It's going to be a great season! Oh...and check out my awesome knife! Knife sheath by Jason at Diomedes Industries.
Alone on HISTORY

05/18/2018

A gathering of family and friends around the fire is the San Bushmen way of life! Family, earth, animals all add to their story of living in the Kalahari together. Stories are so important here and have been past down for thousands of years.

04/23/2018

Happy Earth Day!

04/09/2018
The Coolest Airbnbs In Oregon

Soapstone Woodland Retreat tops the list at #1!!! It's the second photo in the article and also pictured below. The writer's retreat with the cool cube on the river :-). Love this Airbnb!!! Link to rent here: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2442083 and owned by our own Eco Tours International CEO Dr. Nicole Apelian. Thanks !
http://www.wweek.com/cool-stuff/2018/03/30/the-coolest-airbnbs-in-oregon/

Even if they’re more familiar than foreign, the forests of your childhood will feel very different when waking up on the second story of an architecturally-complex A-frame cabin.

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Affordable Travel Botswana 4 x 4 Self Drive Safari
Affordable Travel Botswana 4 x 4 Self Drive Safari

Eco Tours International offers an 10-day affordable safari option in Botswana for less than $3000 per person. You drive, camp, cook, discover and experience daily life in Botswana's African wilderness. Using self contained Toyota Hilux 4x4 trucks with safe rooftop camping configurations tour reserves and protected areas of Botswana. It's your time so you can stop and observe all of the wildlife between traveling to various camps. Rest easy knowing you have an experienced private local guide to accompany you along the way. Email Todd Ulmer at [email protected] and visit www.ecotoursinternational.com to book your safari today.

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#Eco Stories

Lion Roar
Lion Roar

There are a few things that you will never forget about Africa.

Ele swimming using its trunk to breathe
Ele swimming using its trunk to breathe

This was taken by me from a boat on the Zambezi river. This male elephant swam across part of the Zambezi (between Zimbabwe and Zambia) when I was there in June.You can actually SEE him swim, trunk up for air. I love when he clears the hippos. Apologies for the poor filming job...

The Naro play many games, including this skipping game, which is trickier than it looks. The adults mostly play these games together, with the children looking on. The children do play their own games as well, but separate from the adults.

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Eco Tours International specializes in unique life changing travel. We focus on travel that provides adventure, tracking wildlife and experiencing indigenous cultures. Dr. Nicole Apelian, our founder and CEO specializes in anthropology and survival skills that she has learned from the Bushmen over the many years of working with them. Her knowledge of our planets unique places and people allows us to pass on this type of travel experience to you!

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