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Kenya's Tassia Lodge (Illustration by Jorge Colombo) Resort to Virtue The world's ten best eco-lodges by Natasha Singer IT USED TO BE ENOUGH FOR TOURISTS staying at hotels in wilderness areas to "do no harm"—that is, to leave the outdoors the way they found it. But since the very existence of a resort operation, no matter how green, can blotto fragile soil and scare off wildlife for days, most eco-lodge operators have tempered their vision to "doing more good than harm." And as Michael Seltzer, the director of Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel, reminds us, eco isn't just about the environment. "Facilities worthy of the term 'eco-lodge' should also benefit the local community and economy," he says. We found quite a few places that fit this bill and offer access to stunning wilds. The choice is yours: Spend your next vacation at a corporate mega-resort or check into one of these ten Edens, and save the guilt for your fuel-guzzling flight home. 1. Turtle Island, Fiji The High Life Just Gets Better and Better 2. Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge: Trinidad Everybody Wings it in This Lush Shangri-La 3. Birch Pond Lodge, Alaska Join the Griz and Roam a Kinder, Gentler Last Frontier 4. Wenhai Ecolodge, China Visions of Ancixent China in the Snow Peaks of Yunnan 5. Posada Amazonas, Peru The Amazon Trough the Eyes of the True People 6. Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki, New Zealand Frodo Never Had It So Good 7. Tassia Lodge, Kenya Step into a Hemingway Story (But Hold Your Fire!) 8. Chumbe Island Coral Park, Kenya A Comeback Reef and a Kingdom by the Sea 9. Selva Bananito Lodge, Costa Rica Dreamtime and Fireflies in Central America 10. Black Sheep Inn, Ecuador A Getaway to Andean Adventure To continue reading you must be a member of OutsideOnline, a partner in The Away Network. Membership is FREE, and joining should take less than a minute. Click here to join now. If you're already a member of OutsideOnline, click here to log in. To learn more about The Away Network before joining, click here More Reasons to Join: In addition to unrestricted access to all content on Away.com, OutsideOnline.com, and GORP.com, you'll get: >> Monthly Special Issues: From Skiing and Snow Sports in October to our Ultimate Guide to National Parks in June >> Free Screensavers and Desktop Wallpaper: Inspirational adventure travel photos for your desktop >> Access to GORPtravel: The one-stop shop for thousands of active and adventure vacation packages >> Free Travel Catalogs: Featuring in-depth trip descriptions, schedules, and itineraries >> Travel Giveaways: New chances to win adventure vacations every month, plus free travel brochures and vacation kits for a variety of destinations advertisement