Alanaka Tours
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Alanaka Tours is one of the leading inbound operators to Oman. Our expertise is luxury products in Oman and we are proud to offer all ground services as required by our clients. We have our own niche products including luxury camping offered on both a scheduled departure and tailor made basis. There is also a lower budget option our Explorer Trips which still offers a great way to see the country in the company of others. The company is very eco-conscious and does everything it can to ensure the local community and environment is looked after at all times.
Member since: 27 Jan 2009
How the minimum criteria of the 
responsible travel standard was met...
responsible travel standard was met...economic responsibility
- Oman has a policy of Omanization where 60% of a company’s workforce must be Omani and Alanaka Tours meet all these stipulations within our head office setup. In addition all of the guides that we use for clients are all Omani who can fluently speak the required language of the guest.
- Where possible local materials have been used to maximise the clients authentic experience. In the case of our luxury camping tents it was not possible to obtain these within Oman but they are all decorated in local products and are maintained within the country. Locally made furniture can be found within all of our tents.
- Hotels are provided as the guests required but we always try and ensure that where possible guests stay in a local hotel, if it is of a high enough standard. Food served on our trips is locally sourced in each destination. We will take clients to local restaurants or will have picnic lunches made for them. When in camp we typically prepare a local option, though Western food is available as required by our guests.
environmental responsibility
- Tap water in Oman is safe to drink and we go to great pains to ensure that where possible clients refill the water bottles they are provided with. We ensure that all plastic waterbottles are recycled if they are not to be reused.
- We take all waste away from our camps, leaving no footprint on the environment. We ask clients if they see waste as they travel around to picked it up to assist us in preserving the natural beauty of Oman. Biodegradable toiletries are provided in our luxury camping and the camps feature chemical toilets which are taken away and disposed of in an eco-responsible manor.
- It was a hard decision to take to actually produce a brochure. Where possible we send it out as an 'e brochure' and have only printed a limited number of paper copies. We encourage clients and agents when they have finished with their brochure to send it back to our office to be reused. All predeparture information is sent out by email and we only print a welcome letter with contact details for our clients’ arrival.
social responsibility
- Our pre-departure information, which is sent to all clients, includes clear details of the political and social situation in Oman. We make recommendations to all clients as to what to take to ensure local customs and traditions are respected.
- Our guides are all proud of their country, and we hope that both parties have a positive experience for mutually beneficial enjoyment. We find completely unprompted our guides will take clients to homes of relatives while in a particular area who will serve them coffee and dates. This is nothing more than a courtesy and no charge is ever expected nor payment advised by the head office. Guides will always very happily escort clients around the souks to shop but no guide will ever receive a kickback for taking clients to a particular ship and there will never be any pressure to buy products – this is part of the guides’ contracts with us.
- We do not believe in taking large groups to places, and where possible we try to keep group numbers as small as possible to minimise the impact on the environment. We also operate a no convey system and vehicles travel independent of one another at a pace dictated by the clients.