Community
Local guides are hired for this trip. We buy local Argentine kayaks, local foods. We hire local transportation, hotels and pay a CA $1,000 per trip fee to the government to acquire a permit to run the trip. We start our trips by supporting the local communities wherever we travel, from shopping for our supplies to lodging, and, whenever possible, hiring local guides. Our trip goals include educating and connecting people to nature and the outdoors through natural history based expeditions. We diligently promote cultural preservation and environmental awareness from our pre-departure information to our no trace practices in the field. As our guests explore the wonders of our world, we hope to help everyone gain new insights and perspectives on other cultures and environments as well as our own and foster a sense of our interconnectedness.
Environment
One of the ways we contribute to preserving the resource is by submitting wildlife report which enhances significantly the accuracy of wildlife inventories. Kayaks are excellent observation platforms. This was ongoing during the first 10 to 12 years of running the trip -- inventories of bird and marine mammals shared with wildlife management authorities. Some whale research is also ongoing, which helps monitor the population.
We consider running these trips our way of giving back to the environment as our guests return better educated and likely to vote or support these environments, their culture and wildlife. People learn on the trip about the effect of global warming – the impact that something as simple as losing the lens cap of a camera might have on fragile environment such as this.
This is a guided active, self propelled wilderness adventure. We minimize the use of motor vehicles. Once we are dropped off in the wilderness, we are walking and paddling across a landscape, noticing everything, but leaving nothing but footprints in our wake. The little garbage we generate is carried out with us. Fresh water sources are fiercely protected against contamination.
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!
