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Lodges that are actually what they say they are
Plenty of hotels call themselves eco-friendly. A good number of them
aren’t. Every lodge and tour in this directory is
checked by hand before it goes on the list, and left
off when the answers don’t hold up.
Search above, or start with a part of the world and see what’s there.
- Since 2003
- Reading through lodges one at a time, for over twenty years.
- About 100 lodges
- A short list on purpose. Everything here has been looked at properly.
- 40 countries
- Across eight regions, from the Gambia to Papua New Guinea.
Greenwashing is easy. Getting listed here isn’t.
No fee buys a place on this list, and no badge is handed out for
saying the right words on a website.
“I’ve turned away lodges I liked, because the answers didn’t
add up. That’s the whole point of the list.”– [Your name], who reads every listing
Every listing is read by a person
Not a form, not an algorithm. Each lodge is looked at individually
before it appears, and the ones that don’t stand up don’t go on.
We ask about the actual practices
Water, energy, waste, what the local community gets out of it, and
what happens to the wildlife and plants around the property.
Some go further and take the Eco Score
Lodges can sit the Butterfly Eco Rating exam and publish the result
out of 5. Where a lodge has one, you’ll see it on their listing.
Start with a part of the world
Eight regions. Tap one to see every lodge and tour listed there.
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Africa
Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Rwanda and five more
Asia
Thailand, Indonesia, India, Nepal and four more
The Caribbean
Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Grenada and more
Australia & Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea
South America
Brazil, Chile and Ecuador
North America
Mexico and the United States
Europe
France, Iceland, Spain and the United Kingdom
What the Eco Score actually means
Pick a number to see it.
A strong result
Sustainability is built into how the place is run day to day, and the
paperwork backs it up.
A few worth a look
One from each region, to give you a sense of the range.
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Costa RicaBosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge
5.0
Private rainforest on the Osa Peninsula, above the Golfo Dulce.
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IndonesiaBali Eco Stay
5.0
Bamboo bungalows in the rice terraces below Mount Batukaru.
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Dominica3 Rivers Eco Lodge
5.0
Off-grid cabins and treehouses on the Rosalie river.
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The GambiaFootsteps Eco-Lodge
5.0
Solar-run huts at Gunjur, a walk from the beach.
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ChileSamadhi Eco Resort
4.9
Cabins built from recycled shipping containers, near Vilcún.
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MexicoPlaya Viva
4.6
Off-grid casitas on a private stretch of Pacific coast at Juluchuca.
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United KingdomBryn Elltyd Eco Guesthouse
4.5
A ground-source-heated guesthouse in the hills of Gwynedd.
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FijiColo-i-Suva Rainforest Eco Resort
Eco Score not taken yet
Rainforest beside the Colo-i-Suva reserve, fifteen minutes from Suva.
Planning a trip
Start from a region, or search for the country you have in mind.
Every listing links straight through to the lodge itself.
You run a lodge or a tour
Listings are reviewed before they go live. If your place holds up,
we’d like to hear from you.