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Our exciting family Arctic ice adventure is operated with a local agent that books our accommodation and provides our transportation. Local specialists organise the excursions, ensuring that our money stays in the community and directly provides employment within the region. Our teams organising the dog sled safaris and reindeer sleigh rides have a high regard for their animals, and are concerned that they are well treated and respected.
Kiruna, where the tour is based, is a remote community with a long winter, and tourism at this time of year allows an alternative income for the inhabitants of this region. The Icehotel is a fascinating concept, rebuilt each year from solid blocks of ice and melting away again each spring.
Our Tour Leaders are all trained by us in the importance of responsible tourism with guidance given on how they can make a difference. This then percolates down through those they deal with.
As well as the above, we support a variety of charities and projects worldwide which support vulnerable communities and habitats including Friends of Conservation, Hope Worldwide and Send A Cow. We are also actively engaged with UK travel industry bodies which promote best practice in responsible tourism, such as Tourism Concern, The Travel Foundation and AITO. Our commitment to responsible tourism is not limited to our overseas operation and we have measures to ensure our UK office operates according to our responsible tourism policy. Carbon offsets for all flights booked with us are included in the tour cost.
This small group operator is just celebrating its 30th year and was originally set up to enrich people’s lives through adventure travel. The directors have roots in overland trucking and are determined to keep a pioneering spirit alive. They believe what sets them apart is the strong relationships they’ve developed with local suppliers and tour guides over the years. A tour leader who thinks creatively can turn a good experience into a fantastic one and open up a place so that travellers gain insight into a completely different way of life. They operate in many different countries and try to avoid a blanket approach – their aim is to get customers involved in the projects they visit and to forge lifelong friendships.
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