What is Active Tourism?
The General Secretary of Tourism offers a definition of active tourism indicating that it is "that which has as its main motivations the realization of recreational and leisure activities, the interpretation and/or knowledge of nature, with different degrees of depth, and the practice of Sports activities of different physical intensity and risk that expressly use resources in a specific way, without degrading or exhausting them”.
What are the Active Tourism companies?
Active tourism companies are those that are professionally dedicated to providing their clients with recreational activity services based on the resources that nature itself offers and to which a level of risk is inherent that requires certain psychophysical conditions, as well as certain skills, skill or technical knowledge for its practice. These are activities in which certain factors are beyond our control, such as factors of nature or qualities of each participant.
Is there any rule in the Canary Islands that regulates Active Tourism?
The Government of the Canary Islands approved on November 13 the Decree that regulates active tourism in the Canary Islands. This rule, which will enter into force three months after its publication, provides that individuals or legal entities that promote and develop active tourism activities must, within a period of 9 months, adapt to the requirements demanded by the regulation. Check here the current regulations in the Canary Islands.
Among these requirements we find the obligation to hire a liability insurance and an Accident insurance that guarantees the rescue.
How important is Active Tourism in the Canary Islands?
The orographic and climatological conditions of our archipelago are conducive to the practice of adventure sports and in contact with nature. This meant that in 2015, 9,6% of the total number of visitors were tourists whose reason for traveling was to practice activities such as hiking or multi-adventure, nautical activities, golf or any other adventure sport.
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