Guest post by Daniel Lawson
Wildlife tourism and ecotourism are wonderful ways to experience the beauty of nature while supporting the conservation of important wildlife and habitats. However, because these habitats are often more rugged and can include quite some extremes, from rainforests to deserts, and from mountain peaks to coral reefs, they are often not the most suitable locations for infants or young children.
So, travellers and ecotourists who want to visit these places but have young families are stuck with a dilemma. Luckily, Babysits provides a valuable resource to help solve this problem. Babysits is a website that provides a platform where parents, babysitters, and childcare providers can connect, contact each other, and coordinate childcare.
Through Babysits, parents can find childcare with one of 17,000+ active babysitters and childcare providers throughout Australia. Travellers can use the website to organise childcare in their area, whether they are at home or on the move. Coordinating appointments can be done ahead of time, so parents can plan childcare while planning their travel and accommodations, or it can be done last minute if the necessity arises.
In the case that they wanted to leave their children at home while travelling, parents wanting to participate in wildlife tourism could use Babysits to find and organise childcare with a babysitter or caregiver in their hometown before leaving for wildlife tourism. Alternatively, they could use the website to find childcare in another city closer to where they are going for wildlife tourism. As an example, a family visiting the Great Barrier Reef could use Babysits to coordinate childcare in Cairns, a city on the coast next to the reef, for while they are busy visiting the reef.
Babysits is also available in 28 countries worldwide, so it is also relevant for international tourists! The website for Babysits can be found at www.babysits.com.au.