Welcome to
vEcotours!
vEcotourism, also known as virtual ecotourism, is an interactive journey of discovery of wildlife, habitats, human culture and conservation projects. Its two main goals are: (i) education/outreach and (ii) alternative income generation for local communities. vEcotours are presented in real-time by live tour-guides. vEcotourists, logged into the tour over the internet, have the opportunity to ask questions during the tour, and thus help direct it.
vEcotours!
Chimp-n-Sea vEcotours operate through collaboration with local conservation projects. Donations received from vEcotourists contribute to the conservation project that is running the tour and the community in which they work. Please include with your donation which tour you wish to support. For more information about what vEcotourism is, and how it works, please click here
To experience a live vEcotour, please follow the steps below ahead of time to ensure that your browser and computer settings are able to receive the tour.
1. Click Login and enter your name + password. If this is your first vEcotour, click on Create Account to set up a username + password
2. Click on the tour of your choice from the list below e.g. Lombok Indonesia
3. Click View Tour
4. You should hear music playing. If not, check whether the volume on your computer is turned on
5. If you still do not hear the music you may need to download a different browser. Firefox is strongly recommended (Note: Internet Explorer will not work properly!). Click on Firefox Free Download and follow the instructions. Once Firefox is installed, follow steps 1-4 above.
6. If you can hear the music you're ready! If you are having problems or have any technical questions
please contact us at info@chimp-n-sea.org or by using this contact Chimp-n-Sea form
Live vEcotours:
- Makerere University Biological Field Station (MUBFS) tour
- Crater Lake Nkuruba, Uganda.
- Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar: people and wildlife
- Kibale Health & Conservation Project
- Kasubi Tombs UNESCO Cultural Heritage Center
- The Monkey Bible
- Lombok Indonesia
To experience a pre-recorded vEcotour, please log in (see step #1 above) and click on the tour of interest (Note: you may need to click on the PLAY button in the upper left corner of the tour screen to start the pre-recorded tour). If you're not logged in, you won't be able to experience a pre-recorded tour. It is strongly recommended that you use the Firefox browser, not Internet Explorer, to experience pre-recorded tours.
Pre-recorded vEcotours:
- Kasubi Tombs UNESCO Cultural Heritage Center, 2010-03-18, 01.00.43
- Kasubi Tombs UNESCO Cultural Heritage Center, 2010-03-20, 09.00.45
- Lombok Indonesia, 2009-12-10, 11.05.54
Since this system is still in its early days of operation, we would greatly value your feedback on it. Please send us your comments to info@chimp-n-sea.org or by using this contact Chimp-n-Sea form including details on the computer operating system, web browser, and versions that you are using, as well as specifics of what you were doing when you noticed the issue. Many thanks for your help.