North Kerala tailor made holidays
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
All our guides and naturalists who help our guests along this holiday are locals from the surrounding towns and villages in North Kerala. These guides are professionals and most often they are the primary bread-winners in their family. Hence their salaries go towards educating their children and providing a better standard of living for their family.
Additionally all the fresh seafood, fish and coconuts you consume along the way are caught daily by local fishermen and supplied to the resorts/ homestays you will be staying at during this holiday. Their catch is bought at fair prices hence giving them a respectable and remunerative livelihood to live off.
Most forest guards and staff employed by the Government, and the ones used on our safaris, are tribals who have been given a job in the modern world keeping in mind their unique knowledge of the forest and the wildlife within.
Community
We have been very conscious about ensuring that this trip has a very low to minimal impact on the region’s local environment. In the execution of this holiday, we have carefully selected properties/ resorts/ homestays who have strong eco-policies as well as practice these policies very effectively. From eco-friendly building materials, water treatment and recycling to solar energy use, these properties ensure that they exist in harmony with the surrounding nature.
Additionally the naturalists we employ for our walks as well as the guides we use on the jungle and bird-watching safaris are passionate about their local ecology, both flora and fauna, and share their in-depth knowledge with all our guests. When possible (depending on availability), we utilize vehicles (mid-sized only) on the trip that are converted to run on fuel as well as LPG, thereby making them more environmentally-friendly.
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