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Throughout North India travellers are continually reminded of the importance of respect for tradition, religious issues and the environment. We stay in simple local hotels, eat in locally owned restaurants and have endless opportunities for unique one-to-one style interactions with local people. We operate a policy of fair tipping (administered through a tipping kitty), use local guides with whom our relationships are longstanding and employ a mix of foreign and local tour leaders who all receive the SAME wages for the same job.
The trip spends a night in Karauli, a small village rarely visited by other tourists. Our small group visit helps distribute revenue from tourism into this underdeveloped area without destroying its tradition. At Bharatpur we visit the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary where we use Sikh guides, ornithologists and rickshaw drivers. We also spend an afternoon exploring Ranthambore National Park contributing through park fees to the protection of India's wildlife and natural heritage. The trip also has opportunities to ride camels, bicycles and elephants all of which are hired directly from local people.
In Jaipur we support Balika Sadan, a girl's orphanage, which has around 30 young residents. Donations from travellers are matched by us and presented to the orphanage on an annual basis. Travellers are given information about the home and encouraged to donate left over currency and those who wish can take vital supplies and equipment for the girls.
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