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On our this tour where we are visiting many National Parks we only make use of local operators, local guides, and stay at locally run campsites. The guides impart a great deal of knowledge not only about the animals but also about the way of life of the locals in each area. Local guides are also used for cultural village tours.
Food is purchased at local markets where possible. On all our tours we make use of gas for cooking; only getting firewood where it is readily available. The fridges on the expedition vehicle are powered by batteries on the truck, which are in turn charged using solar panels when we stop over for more than a day or two. We also only carry a maximum of 16 clients on our tours thus lessening the impact on local communities we visit.
Freeplay Foundation
Finally, as part of our commitment to responsible tourism, we support the Freeplay Foundation. This charity supplies wind-up radios (needing no electrical or battery power) to children in Africa who have been orphaned by Aids or genocide and who are trying to bring up their younger siblings alone and unaided.
Each radio costs only £35. It provides these children with health care information and how to obtain free testing and drugs, as well as general education and help on growing their own food crops and advice on issues such as safe pesticides.
We aim to donate at least one radio per overland trip to help these children.
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