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A thorough and comprehensive internationally recognised course giving you all the tools, knowledge, and mentorship you need to become a practicing INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Tourist Guide.

Forest Therapy Tourist Guide Training

Start date: start any time in 2026
Duration: 3 months (extendable up to 6 months upon written request)
Delivery Mode: online-based, mentored and supervised with extensive practical components
Location: training online with practical components to be conducted by you at a suitable location of your choice)
Qualification type: tertiary/vocational
Prerequisites: work experience, preferably in tourism, health & wellbeing, hospitality or education; proficiency in English; basic IT skills
Maximum participant number: 12
Language: English
Restrictions: this training module is restricted to participants of countries in the Global South

Suited to:

  • Individuals who are ready to start a new career as a Forest Therapy Tourist Guide
  • Tour Guides/Tour Operators who wish to add Forest Therapy to their practice and services
  • Hotels/Resorts/Tourism organisations who wish to further qualify staff when expanding on high-end, sustainable tourism
  • Nature Guides who wish to lead tourists on mindful walks through nature
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Course Details

Start any time and extend your professional scope and become a Forest Therapy Tourist Guide (FTTG) certified by and accredited with the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) (Professional Training Course Code: HLTFTT32226). INFTA-Certified FTTGs perform a vital role in sustainable health & wellbeing tourism and environmental protection.

INFTA’s Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training is best suited for people from countries in the Global South who have:

  • a personal interest in dealing with tourists, visitors or customers
  • a passion about nature and its healing potential
  • an interest in helping others to connect with nature and improve their wellbeing
  • are concerned about health, nature and environmental issues

INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Tourist Guides have used the training to:

  • start or expand their career as Nature Guides, Tour Guides or Tour Operators
  • expand the services of hotels, resorts, botanical gardens and national parks with regards health & wellbeing
  • help tourists to destress, relax and recover in suitable forested environments, botanic gardens or nature reserves
  • educate tourists about the local nature, forests and pristine environment which they come to visit

The recommended overall duration of the INFTA FTG training is three months and comprises of:

  • compact introductory workshop (24 lessons over three days)
  • theoretical and practical training (144 lessons over three months)
  • theoretical and practical assessment

Participation in an in-person training workshop is optional.

The recommended personal requirements to participate in the training are:

  • several years work experience, preferably in areas like tourism, health & wellbeing, hospitality or education
  • proficiency in reading, speaking and writing English
  • basic IT skills
  • personal interest in dealing with tourists, visitors or customers
  • physically, mentally and emotionally fit
  • interest in health, nature and environmental issues
  • professional behaviour and ethical conduct
  • keen to learn and ability to self-manage studies

These abilities are recommended due to the nature and responsibilities of Forest Therapy Tourist Guides. Also, a current First Aid certificate (which may be acquired separately from other training providers prior to the final exam) and adequate insurance coverage are recommended for each FTTG trainee.

The training is delivered by experienced mentors and lecturers (all having tertiary degrees and specialized in their subject areas; all are INFTA-Certified and Accredited Forest Therapy Guides). INFTA will assign a personal, dedicated mentor to each FTTG trainee.

INFTA’s training adheres to the International Core Curriculum for Forest Therapy (ICCFT) validated by 120+ experts from 20 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia in 2017. The ICCFT is the world-wide standard in Forest Therapy Guide/Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training.

The INFTA FTTG training utilizes the latest international research and focuses on the evidence-based aspects of this recognized Health & Wellbeing practice. The INFTA FTTG Training is quality-controlled and monitored by Dr Dieter Kotte, INFTA’s Secretary & International Strategic Advisor, who – among other qualifications – holds a PhD in International Comparative Education from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and who was the Editor-in-chief of the International Handbook of Forest Therapy (Kotte et al 2019).

CPD points for members of professional organisations may be arranged for upon written request.

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If you wish to become an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Tourist Guide simply complete and submit the Application Form.

INFTA is looking forward to welcoming you to its Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training.

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Thank you for joining the INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training.

  • three-months course duration (Professional Training Course Code: HLTFTT32226; start any time in 2026)
  • 168 lessons of instruction (mentored and supervised online training, practical exercises and tasks, feedback and live mentoring sessions)
  • comprehensive INFTA Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training material
  • access to the innovative INFTA Learning Management System (INFTA LMS)
  • access to INFTA’s online database (containing 200+ research articles, brochures and books about Forest Therapy, biology, environmental issues, medicine, Public health, mental health, health & wellbeing tourism and related topics)
  • practical and theoretical exams
  • INFTA Forest Therapy Tourist Guide Certificate (upon successful completion of the course)
  • FREE accreditation with INFTA (for a period of three months after successful completion of the Forest Therapy Tourist Guide training within three months)

The fees for the full-fledged, three-months training course (Professional Training Course Code: HLTFTT32226) amount to USD 1,500.- (incl. VAT plus Stripe® charges) for applicants from countries in the Global South.

The fees include the three-months online-based, supervised and mentored INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Tourist Guide Training (at a location of your choice).

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