Walden and Ecotourism: Living and Travelling Responsibly

Henry David Thoreau's philosophy in Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1971) is to live amidst nature responsibly and become close to one's roots. Ecotourism in contemporary times let people live within nature and connect to it. Thoreau, through Walden (1971), proposes certain ideas that closely relate to today's ecotourism. Thoreau and ecotourism talk about immersing with nature, living in a sustainable accommodation, conservation of nature, educational awareness on it, and promoting responsibility towards nature's preservation. This paper is going to analyse this interconnection of ecotourism and Thoreau's ideas in Walden (1971). Ecotourism, with its environmental conservation aspect, will be analysed.