The aim of the youth exchange project "Let's Go to the Nature" was to promote ecotourism, the importance of clean environment, the protection of environment and nature of rural areas, the promotion of ecofriendly, healthy lifestyle. We wanted to raise the awareness of young people to the importance of nature and wildlife, the traditions and culture. All of these items are needed to support ecotourism in different countries. The Latgale region`s nature and culture is in focus of the project as a value which is needed to be protected for the forthcoming generations. The main idea of the project was to show the youth the possibilities of ecotourism instead of mass tourism, draw their attention to the connection among environment, economics and society, empower them to pay more attention to the ecological problems in European countries. The project had the following objectives: -to increase the awareness of participants in connection with nature, environment, culture and economics, -to improve their commitment to environment protection, animal rights, importance of local communities and their culture, -to develop their creative ideas for the entrepreneurship in the field of ecotourism in their native countries and international cooperation, -to increase the awareness related to the active, eco-friendly lifestyle, -to recognize the cultural and environmental differences between their countries, -to get to know the local nature and culture, the local part of European protected nature with flora and fauna, -to make young people value the nature which is given to us now and save it for the future, -to improve their opinion about the multiculturalism in Europe, improve the availability for compromise and tolerance, -to recognize the importance of young people contribution into international cooperation and improve the cultural understanding.