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Community:
The itinerary and activities on this tour are planned to be as flexible as possible, so you have the freedom to do your own thing: join in as much or as little as you want – it’s a very un-packaged experience! There are many experiences to be had and whatever you choose to do, you’ll be supporting small local businesses in a very direct way. One such is the Kawaza Village Tourism Project on the South Luangwa part of the tour. We can visit the school and the local healer, and see some traditional music and dancing. The villagers live in the ‘buffer-zone’ around the park, and this eco-tourism project has been going since 1997. The village forms a hub for surrounding villages and performs a valuable educational function, helping preserve the wildlife in the park as well as supporting traditional ways of life outside it, creating income and providing clean water and educational material.
In order to give you the best insight into the local culture we employ local tour leaders on this trip who can offer a true insight into local life, as well as explain the wildlife and history of the region. Using local leaders is consistent with our policy to generate local employment and deliver direct economic benefits to the areas we are travelling in. It is important that the people who work for us are treated fairly and confident in their work. This is why we take care to train all our local tour leaders and give them all the support they need to do their job well.
Environment:
We camp most nights of the trip which is both low environmental impact and great fun. We and our suppliers work to a strict Responsible Tourism policy and our wildlife viewing guidelines were developed with the Born Free Foundation to ensure our tours do not impact in a negative way on the local wildlife.
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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