Family holiday in Egypt, Egyptian adventure

On this tour, we are able to benefit a wider range of people then conventional tourism by providing a helping financial benefit to the region. We support the local economy by using local leaders and guides, staying at different hotels and thus spreading the money across the country.

We stay on a bed and breakfast basis and so for most of the meals we eat out at local restaurants, not only experiencing different foods and customs but also aiding the local economy by visiting many different places to eat.

With the optional trips, we also try to give as much back to the economy as we take out. We take trips in a felucca and by camels thus providing income for their owners and giving us a great cultural experience. The feluccas of course use only the wind for power - perhaps the most environmentally friendly way one can travel, whilst our focus on responsible tourism gets local people talking about it, which leads to a greater understanding of the reason it is so important.

Our Tour Leaders are all trained by us in the importance of responsible tourism with guidance given on how they can make a difference. This then percolates down through those they deal with.

As well as the above, we support a variety of charities and projects worldwide which support vulnerable communities and habitats including Friends of Conservation, Hope Worldwide and Send A Cow. We are also actively engaged with UK travel industry bodies which promote best practice in responsible tourism, such as Tourism Concern, The Travel Foundation and AITO. Our commitment to responsible tourism is not limited to our overseas operation and we have measures to ensure our UK office operates according to our responsible tourism policy. Carbon offsets for all flights booked with us are included in the tour cost.