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Simunye: This is a real Zulu village north west of Durban, which offers accommodation and a cultural experience for visitors. It is now managed by a hotel group, but nevertheless benefits the local community greatly.
Hluhluwe – Umfolozi: This is the best place in the world to see rhinos (both black and white) since conservationists at this park were the main force behind stopping their extinction. Numbering less than 20 animals in 1900 white rhino now number in excess of 10 000 world wide. The Natal Parks Board's famous Rhino Capture Unit is based here.
This company were voted most responsible tour operator by UK NGO Tourism Concern. On average 75% of the cost of your trip - excluding flights - remains in the destination.
Flights are automatically carbon offset through The Travel Forest, which plants 10 indigenous trees on your behalf (currently in northern Tanzania). Whilst the primary motivation for planting the trees is to offset carbon emissions, the project also works as a poverty alleviation and environmental improvement scheme.
Amanda set up this adventure tour operators with her husband in 1998 because she wanted to involve local people in offering authentic travel experiences. She believes in sticking closely with who you want to work with and maintains strong relationships with her staff. As a result, her holidays offer imaginative itineraries with unusual add-ons, thanks to the interesting links with grass roots companies. Amanda is passionate about green travel and has her own travel foundation which promotes sustainability. She and her staff work hard to 'keep it real' so that your holiday leaves you truly inspired.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
