Creating authentic, non-invasive visitor experiences at fragile heritage sites is challenging. This paper explores the potential of replicas to address the negative impacts associated with over-tourism by examining tourists' reactions to four replica cave sites in Europe. Data were compiled from 1369 TripAdvisor reviews, and revealed that tourists were generally receptive to the notion of replication. Responses ranged from deep appreciation of the effort taken to create immersive replica experiences to a reluctant acceptance that replicas are necessary to protect fragile sites. Not all reviews were positive, however, with some tourists being quite dismissive of the replica experience. Thematic coding was used to create five tourist typologies – the pragmatists, the converts, the believers, the purists and the conservationists. Characteristics of each group are described. Managerial implications for designing experiences at replica sites are outlined, and the contribution replica sites could play in addressing the challenges posed by over-tourism discussed.

在脆弱的历史遗迹中创造真实的，非侵入性的游客体验具有挑战性。本文通过研究游客对欧洲四个仿生洞穴遗址的反应，探索仿品解决与过度旅游相关的负面影响的潜力。数据来自1369条TripAdvisor评论，这些数据表明游客通常会接受复制的概念。响应的范围从对创建沉浸式复制体验所付出的努力的深刻理解到对保护脆弱站点的复制是必要的勉强接受。但是，并非所有评论都是正面的，一些游客对复制品的体验不屑一顾。主题编码用于创建五种旅游类型-实用主义者，the依者，信徒，纯粹主义者和保守主义者。描述每个组的特征。概述了在副本站点设计体验的管理意义，副本站点可以在解决所讨论的过度旅游带来的挑战中发挥作用。