Wildlife lodges and camps, located in or near to national parks and reserves, have been a well known tourism feature since the 1960s and 1970s. Back then, they employed local people and introduced tourists to the biodiversity of the area. Safaris to Africa, in particular, were a popular aspirational holiday choice. However, by the early 1980s things had changed. A new term – ‘ecotourism’ – had been coined and ‘eco-accommodation’, mainly in the form of ‘eco-lodges’ and ‘eco-resorts’, began to replace the traditional lodges and camps.
