Tourist Products and Services in Booderee National Park and Great Bear Rainforest

Running head: ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
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1ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
1. Compare, contrast and critically analyze the tourist products and services offered and
promoted in two different tourism environments using how tourists interact with these
environments .
Ans: One of the most stunning national parks of Australia is Booderee. One of the most beautiful
white sand beaches are the found in this area with crystal clear water and historic relics
overlooking the majestic Pacific Ocean (Lindenmayer et al. 2015). The place is major tourist
place for Australia to experience the natural and cultural marvels. The great Bear Rainforest is
another global treasure covering a range of 6.4 million hectares on British Columbia’s north and
central coast (Saarikoski, Raitio& Barry, 2013). The Booderee national park consists of stunning
beaches that involves abundant flora and fauna along with park. The place is located only at a
distance of three hours from Sydney and Canberra. The place is extremely popular with tourist
across the country and globe. The Australian park involves ranges of things to do which attract
tourist. The white sand beaches are the most attractive that pulls tourist towards it. The area
occupies Jervis Bay’s southern spit and maintained by both government and local indigenous
community.The place offers good swimming, surfing band diving on beaches as well as on the
bays. A lot of its portions is the heathland, and includes small pockets of rainforests. The visitor
centers offer the possible helps that tourists require on the sites such as walking –trails maps and
camping information. The part also has the option for bird watching and botanical garden perfect
to enjoy nature’s serenity. Camping is one of the most exclusive experience offered by the park.
The park offers fishing and boating as well which is popular thing to do in the park. The park is
well known for offering hale watching. In order to experience the natural and marvels of
Booderee National Park, one needs a park pass that can be purchased from the park’s official
website.

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The Great Bear rainforest is a land of fjords along with great river estuaries and islands. The
largest intact temperate forest in the world is The Great Bear Rainforest. The forest is a major
tourist place for it most thrilling wildlife forest experience. The world famous tourist attraction
offers several range highlights such as grizzly bears, spirit bears and black bears along with
BritishColumbia’s most experienced guides. To sail the mesmerizing fjords with a cliff of 4000
foot height, walk in rainforest and wildflower meadows with people all around the world come to
visit the forest. The Forest has become one of the most popular destination for travelers to have
firsthand views of region’s stunning landscapes, waterways and arrays of wildlife.
2. Identify, define and provide an interpretation of each of the four (4) modes of
interaction and the typical behavior/attitudes displayed by tourists within the
environments
Ans - Interaction with nature by human being is done through many ways and it is precisely the
communication that takes place between human social system and the ecosystem. The interaction
is done through three ways where the environment is seen as a setting for action, social system
and emotional territory. In the perspective of three modes of interaction, the two popular
destinations will be discussed below:
Environment as a ‘setting for action’: it interpretsnature as an instrumental value where it has
some usage of its resources. The usages of the resources are mostly for the recreational purpose.
In the TheBooderee national park, the resources of the areas are used for several activities.
Fishing is one of the most common uses of the nature. The white beaches offer the scope of
sunbathing and other enjoyments on the beach. Swimming in the Pacific Oceanattached to the
Booderee national park is one of the major interests for the tourists. It is also a popular place for
birdwatchers as the site allows the traveller to witness various migrating birds during seasons.