Adventure holiday in India, Wildlife & Moghul Cities
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.
How Adventure holiday in India, Wildlife & Moghul Cities makes a difference
Environment
On this trip: Our small groups (maximum of 16 people) have a minimal impact on the fragile environment. All tour guides are responsible for ensuring that the guests understand the nature of the environment that they are in and minimise the impact that they may have.
Covering 411 square kilometres of deciduous forest, Ranthambore National Park offers a rare glimpse of India’s natural vegetation. Despite the good work of the conservationists, unfortunately the tigers are still under threat from hunting and poaching. Wildlife experts think that between 1800 and 2500 tigers exist in the wild in India, and numbers are said to stand at between 15 and 25 in Ranthambore (depending on which statistics you believe). Sightings on our trips have been consistent over the past couple of seasons but, while there is a reasonable chance of seeing tiger, obviously it cannot be guaranteed. The most important thing is to keep visiting the parks so the local population see they CAN make an income out of tourism; without tigers, there would be no tourists and thus no money.
Our Responsible Travel Code: Being Responsible is at the heart of everything our company does. The local supplier for this trip will promote our responsible travel code throughout your adventure. You will also receive specific information on this trip’s responsibility in your trip notes.
Charity Partnerships: As a company we support The Travel Foundation, a UK charity that has been established to promote responsible travel practises throughout the whole of the travel industry. We also work with a number of charity partners who work in the destinations that we visit; including Friends of Conservation and Born Free Foundation. We partner with many small grassroots projects throughout the destinations that we visit - they all share our responsible vision.
Carbon Balancing: All of our customers are invited to offset their international flight emissions. Contributions go to the Blue Ventures Carbon Offset program, a non-profit organisation which provides solar stoves for subsistence communities in Madagascar, benefiting the people and protecting the environment. We also contribute £2 per person towards offsetting of your in-country travel. We fully offset all emissions from our staff travel and run an energy efficient office.
Our Foundation: We’ve highlighted a few of the ways in which we offer our support, financially or otherwise, and now you can, too. We have set up our own foundation, which will administer funds donated by you. A small donation of £1 per person will be taken when booking a holiday, which we then match, and that money will be put to good use by one of our carefully selected projects. If you don’t want to make the donation, just tell us when you book.
Community
On this trip: We use a local agent, restaurants and family hotels. This and Indian staff means that money generated stays within the country. Our visit to Shekhawati reinforces in the local community the need to preserve their cultural heritage (havelis). Our policy of staying in locally owned accommodation, having local guides and group leaders and using transport owned and operated by local people wherever possible is continued in India.
We have also developed a programme of school visits with our local agent in India. These schools are government funded but would benefit greatly from additional support. You will have the opportunity to visit a school during your stay in Ranthambore. If you would like to offer your assistance by taking a gift they would be delighted to receive the following; clothes (remember Indian children are smaller than those in the UK), exercise books, schoolbags, pencils and crayons, erasers and similar stationary. Although you can take things out with you, goods are available cheaply locally and your Group Leader will be able to advise on where to buy things. Please note that during school holidays or religious festivals the schools may be closed.<
Adventure holiday in India, Wildlife & Moghul Cities
1of6
