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The Ecotourism Certification System developed by the Association of Ecotourism in Romania (AER) has adapted the international experience to the Romanian context. It is based on the Nature and Ecotourism Accreditation Programme promoted by the Australian Ecotourism Association (NEAP is the first accreditation system in ecotourism) and on Nature’s Best developed by the Swedish Ecotourism Association (the first accreditation system in ecotourism in the northern hemisphere).
The Eco-Romania label was benchmarked against the GSTC standard.
Eco-Romania is compliant with following hearts of the
Eco-Romania standard performed as Almost perfect, according to the staygreencheck methodology. All the accommodations certified by Eco-Romania will have the 3 hearts of the staygreencheck. You can recognize them as follows:
Eco-certification
Eco-Romania certification system works only with small scale accommodation facilities from all over Romania. Best practice examples include donations for nature conservation projects, supporting local communities’ culture, creating real benefits for locals or implementing measures to reduce the impact on the environment.
The Ecotourism Certification System addresses two different categories of applicants:
Best practices
Hilde’s residence offers 16 elegantly styled rooms. The property is surrounded by a large courtyard and orchard with local fruit trees. The restaurant offers a wide range of local dishes prepared with carefully chosen local ingredients. The guesthouse has received Eco-Romania certification for good practices in ecotourism.
Strada Șipotului nr. 2, Gura Humorului 725300, Romania.
Hilde’s residence offers 16 elegantly styled rooms. The property is surrounded by a large courtyard and orchard with local fruit trees. The restaurant offers a wide range of local dishes prepared with carefully chosen local ingredients. The guesthouse has received Eco-Romania certification for good practices in ecotourism.
Sat Uzlina, Uzlina, Romania.
This 11-room guesthouse is located in the Danube Delta and it is surrounded on three sides by water. The guest cottages are built in local style with reed-thatched roofs. They are painted in traditional colours of white and blue. At the table the hosts will offer local fish dishes prepared according to traditional recipes with unforgettable flavours. The guesthouse has received Eco-Romania certification for good practices in ecotourism.
Kovacs Miklos, Baile Tusnad, Romania.
This small boutique hotel located in eastern Transylvania features 12 uniquely decorated rooms. Its restaurant offers traditional Romanian and Hungarian dishes. There are hiking trails starting right from the hotel or you can join a bear watching tour. The hotel has received Eco-Romania certification for good practices in ecotourism.
Main Street nr. 210, Cincsor, Romania.
This property offers 13 amazing rooms in a restored former Evangelical school and parish house (15th century) in the spirit of the Transylvanian Saxon tradition. The guesthouse is in a village at the foot of the Carpathians, right next to the fortified church of the village. The guesthouse opened up the village for tourism and encouraged the locals to start their own business in tourism. The guesthouse has received Eco-Romania certification for good practices in ecotourism.
