Geotourism is essentially ‘geological tourism’. The geological element focuses on geology and landscape and includes both
‘form’, such as landforms, rock outcrops, rock types, sediments, soils and crystals, and ‘process’, such as volcanism, erosion,
glaciation etc. The tourism element of geotourism includes tourists visiting, learning from, appreciating and engaging in
geosites. Geotourism is an
... [Show full abstract] integral part of UNESCO’s geoparks and is essential to their development. Geotourism adds to ecotourism’s
principal focus on plants (flora) and animals (fauna) by adding a third dimension of the abiotic environment. Thus it is growing
around the world through the growth of geoparks as well as independently in many natural and urban areas where tourism’s focus
in on the geological environment.
KeywordsGeotourism–Geoparks–Geosites–Geoheritage