Sustainable Tourism by GVC - 07 These are pictures of our three towns; a collaborative effort of Waitomo Caves, New Zealand, Beckley, West Virginia, and Port Dover, Canada. Return to sustainable tour.
	Light house Port Dover	Beach Port Dover	Name West Virginia
	Bike Touring West Virginia	Glow Worm Caves Waitomo, New Zealand	Ruakuri Reserve New Zealand
	Light house Port Dover Harbour Tourists come just to walk our pier and swim off our beach. We used to have the largest inland fishing fleet in the world but, with fish stocks so low, most of the fleet has left.   Back to top
	Callahan's Beach House Overlooking Lake Erie Our beach is second to none around. People come from far and wide to play on it, enjoying the sun and water of Lake Erie. Callahan's Restaurant with its terrace is right on the beach. On a hot summer day thousands of tourists enjoy our waters and cool breezes.   Back to top
	Bridge Day New River Gorge Bridge Join millions of visitors as you walk across the longest, single-span steel arch bridge in the western hemisphere and take in the views from 876 feet up in the air. West Virginia's largest one-day festival happens in Fayetteville, the third weekend of October. It marks the anniversary of the completion of the New River Gorge Bridge.   Back to top
	Scenic Trails Beckley, West Virginia Bike or hike the New River Gorge trails. Discover the riches of this beautiful area of the Appalachians. The National Park Service keeps up 4 great bike trails in the New River Gorge. West Virginia welcomes ATV's, motorcycles, mountain bikes, horses, hikers and tour bikes. Many of its trails have won National Awards for their scenery and innovation. Some of the ancient travel routes have spectacular outlook points. Every year thousands of rafters, parachuters, bikers, rock climbers and sight seers come to our area.   Back to top
	Glow Worm Caves Entrance, Waitomo Caves, New Zealand The Glow Worm Caves of Waitomo have attracted tourists for more than a hundred years. Millions of people have been awed by their silent beauty. Take the guided boat ride through the darkness of the caves where thousands of glow worms light up the ceiling and reflect off the black water.   Back to top
	Ruakuri Reserve entrance. Waitomo Caves, New Zealand The Ruakuri Reserve is an area of native bush that leads to several caves. At night, glow worms can clearly be seen and there is also a colony of bats living there. Waitomo Caves School students assist the New Zealand  Department of Conservation by gathering data on the bat monitoring project.   Back to top