Ecotourism is increasingly exhibited as a component of the conventional tourism that needs augmentation with enhanced availability of water resources in sustainable modes. This sustainability is attainable through conjunctive use of surface and groundwater. This paper reviews literature and theoretical ideas from various authors and practical examples of implementations in different countries. This is with an aim of analytically setting up general spotlights that can be relied upon with a focus on surface and ground water as ecotourism resource enable in developing countries. The paper Introduction; the nuance of conjunctive use of water resources on agri-tourism; case studies; technical and management distinctions; and planning and management for conjunctive water use. The paper also covers spontaneous and planned conjunctive water use systems; key advantages; potential benefits; summary of significant aspects of conjunctive water use planning; overcoming the main impediments to planned conjunctive use; and proposed policy and institutional issues for developing nations. It relies heavily on authored work and all such information used here has been acknowledged in the references.

DOI: 10.9790/0661-17117786