We take responsible tourism very seriously, and always aim to be the industry leader in our work and initiatives. On all our trips, we work in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We work with our customers and the people we visit to ensure economic benefits go directly to communities, and to contribute to local cultural and environmental conservation. This is good for the communities we visit and also gives our travellers more enriched adventures – a home-stay in a tribal village, for example, or using small family-run accommodation is beneficial to communities, but it’s also great for travellers who want to really experience the true feeling of the place they’re visiting. Environmental sensitivity is important to us.
From helping in major clean-up campaigns such as around Machu Picchu and Kilimanjaro, to leaving every campsite we visit in a better state than how we found it and making sure our vehicle fleet is maintained, we help minimise our impact on the planet. And for all our trips, greenhouse gases emitted by transport and accommodation are balanced and reinvested in projects that offer Gold Standard (or similar) Carbon Credits. And responsible travel doesn’t stop once a trip’s over. We adopt an environmentally sensitive approach in all our offices, and through the work of Community Trust we give ongoing support to many worthwhile causes, both donating funds to international charities and helping support local projects around the world.
These projects are at the heart of our approach to travel – working with local communities to make a real difference, and visits to these projects are always one of the highlights of many travellers’ adventures with us.
