| Adaptation |
When a tourist
comes to know our area, he usually leaves
an environment to which he is adapted for
one which is foreign For example, a
person adapted to a rain forest area can
encounter difficulty on a trail of
Savannah, which in the months of winter
is a dry ,hot atmosphere, with little
shade. He may quickly feel
the effects of dehydration and
of heatstroke before adapting to
the new environment. |
| Rhythm |
Hiking speed
depends much more on the tourist's
physical conditioning than that of the
tour guide. Even so, the
guide must decide if the rhythm is
sufficient to finish the walk before
nightfall. |
| Dehydration |
Dehydration my be
avoided by drinking sufficient
water and taking mineral salts. |
| Heatstroke |
The most common
effects of heatstroke are: sunburn,
headache and loss of mineral salts from
perspiration. Heatstroke can
be avoided using sunscreen, a
hat or cap and appropriate food and
ingestion of liquids. |
| Clothes |
Clothing should be
light for heat; thermal for water; and
well insulated for cold climates. |
| Training |
Specific training
is necessary for activities such as
mountaineering, scuba diving and
canyoneering.. Other activities such
as trekking and snorkeling
are considered easy but can lack
training in order to be executed
without accidents. In trekking, for
example, tourists should be guided as to
proper walking technique, where not to
place hands and to not to run in forests
in order to avoid accidents with snakes,
holes and slippery surfaces. Proper
choice of footwear can avoid falls. |
| Trails |
All areas to be
used by tourists should be verified by
guides including mountaineering
paths; forest and field trails; natural
slides; dive wells; observatories; dive
points and crossings. Verification
should occur periodically and always
after rains, high-water and fire. The
tourist should be conscious of hiking
difficulty and not
participate in a walk that exceeds his
limits. |
| Diet |
A balanced diet
increases individual well-being and can
facilitate the success of the trip. |
| Animals |
In Brazil, in spite
of not having man's
plundering animal, we need to take care
with accidents when not giving an animal
the possibility of escape or of
approaching its nestling. |
