Travel Picks: Top 10 Eco-friendly destinations

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - With more travelers expected to go green on their vacations next year, online travel community IgoUgo, owned by Travelocity, has come up with its top 10 eco-friendly destinations.

The list is based on recommendations from IgoUgo editors who reviewed the journals by some of its 350,000 members with comments by the travelers listed.

Reuters has not endorsed this list.

1. Buck Island Reef National Monument - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

"The reef surrounding was named America's first-ever underwater national monument in 1961 which, naturally, has resulted in an ecosystem so thriving and well-preserved that 30,000 visitors a year flock to see it, making it the single most popular attraction on St. Croix. This was the highlight of our vacation!"

2. Sea Turtle Watching in Rekawa - Rekawa, Sri Lanka

"The reason we picked Tangalla in the first place was that a nearby beach, Rekawa, is Sri Lanka's most popular beach for nesting sea turtles. At Rekawa, five of the seven species of sea turtle come to nest, with the most popular being the green turtle. We arrived at the beach at about 8:30 and by about 9:30, one of the staff had spotted a turtle."

3. Napo Wildlife Center - Quito, Ecuador

"Located inside Yasuni National Park the new Napo Wildlife Center is a cooperative venture with the local Anangu Indians. Surrounded by untouched rainforest, the lodge is situated on the south side of a small lake, which makes for great views morning and evening. Across the lake and a modest level walk through the rainforest is the lodge's 110' high steel staircase (enclosed) that terminates at a treetop viewing platform perfect for scanning the top of the canopy for monkeys and birds."