Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies (JHSSS) Website: www.jhsss.org ISSN: 2663-7197 109 Original Research Article Tourists’ Perspective on Ecotourism Infrastructures in Mazandaran Province of Iran Meysam Ramyar 1 *, Tahmineh Asadi Amiri 2 , Omekolsoum Momeni 3 , Mohammad Jafar Ghasemi 4 , & Zia Ur Rahman Zaheer 5 1 Faculty of Build Environment and Surveying, UTM, Johor Malaysia 2 Faculty of Tourism Economic, Algarve University, Portugal 3 Faculty of Management and Accounting, University of Alameh Tabatabaei, Tehran, Iran 4 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran, Iran 5 English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities and Literature, Baghlan University, Baghlan, Afghanistan Corresponding Author: Meysam Ramyar, E-mail: ramyar.meysam@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History Received: April 18, 2020 Accepted: May 21, 2020 Volume: 2 Issue: 3 This study follows a quantitative approach aiming at exploring the tourists' perspective towards accommodation services from Mazandaran, to identify tourists' perspective towards accessibility services from Mazandaran and to explore tourists' perspective towards facilities from Mazandaran. A questionnaire was mailed to 122 tourists from the state, regional and foreign tourists where they were re required to demonstrate their ecotourism development prospects by ranking the items as 1. Poor and 5. Strong. The findings indicated that the tourists had a complimentary view of homestay standard and operation, but they were not satisfied with tents sites in summer. Besides, the tourists were more optimistic about the road quality as well as cycling, but they did not show their interest in terms of trails and observation point's services for bird watching and skiing routes. Furthermore, the tourists ranked indicator facilities as the least favored. They believe that the café and restaurant, as well as parking areas, are not well organized and showed their concerns about the bathroom, washing equipment, waterfall, and washroom facilities. KEYWORDS Ecotourism Infrastructures, Mazandaran Province, accommodation services, homestay standard and operation Introduction 1 The ecotourism sector is growing worldwide as a modern face of tourism with minimal effect on nature and contributes to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation (Mree et al., 2020). Honey (2008) reported that ecotourism is low-impact travel to vulnerable scenic and protected areas, albeit generally on a limited scale, helping to inform tourists, provide environmental support, encourage economic growth, albeit nurture different cultures (Ewebiyi et al., 2019). However, in 1988 the World Trade Organization proposed the concept and principles of ecotourism, with direct links to sustainable growth and development (Romana, 2016). It is also a responsible path to natural resources that seeks to protect healthy local communities' climate and well-being and is known as a sustainable growth resource in the tourism field (The World Ecotourism Society, 2013). To achieve the most beneficial facets, therefore, the construction of ecotourism infrastructures is essential. However, tourist-friendly countries with natural scenery will raise national income per capita, and Iran will reach the World Tourism Organization's estimated revenues if it invests in improving tourism infrastructure. Also, Mazandaran province can play a significant role in attracting Ecotourists with its fertile, majestic, and pristine ecosystems and numerous plant and animal species. The specific geographical conditions, climatic diversity, and specific topography and geomorphology conditions in Iran indicate the unique potential in the country's ecotourism region, particularly in the Mazandaran province. It is even though this Published by Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development. Copyright (c) the author(s). This is an open access article under CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)