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Lalit Bekal Resort
This hotel is owned by an Indian hotel group - the Lalit. Mr Lalit Suri founded the group and it quickly became one of India’s largest privately owned chains of hotels.The Bekal property is the newest hotel in the group. It is a top quality hotel and a great way to start this holiday. The grounds are huge with many natural ponds so the birdlife is good.
Orange County
Both the Coorg and the Nagarhole hotels are owned by the Orange County Resorts & Hotels Ltd. This group has a comprehensive list of responsible tourism initiatives. All their resorts aim to create local employment, promote local products, minimise consumption of water and energy etc. The group own a windmill which produces so much electricity that after they have taken what they need to run their resorts, they have some left over to sell to the grid. To prevent the use of plastic water bottles they provide a Reverse Osmosis machine in every room. Their policy also includes a wide range of initiatives to help the local economy, society and environment as well as a fair trade policy and a ‘conservation through education programme’.
The Green Hotel
The Chittaranjan Palace was originally built for Mysore's princesses and is now a delightful small hotel. The historic building was sympathetically restored by a UK charity and the hotel is a model of sustainable tourism. The hotel has won a number of environmental awards and all profits are distributed to charitable and environmental projects in India.
The Golden Chariot
Train travel is one of the most environmentally friendly ways of travelling and luxury train travel means that you are able to see a wide range of places without having to constantly pack and unpack. Travelling in a comfortable train means that the journey becomes a positive part of the whole experience. The Golden Chariot train is wholly Indian owned and staffed.
Siolim House
This delightful heritage, boutique hotel was once a palace and the home of the Goan-Portuguese Governor of Macau. In 2001 it was one of very few Indian hotels to be shortlisted for the UNESCO Asia Pacific heritage awards for conservation. Siolim House is family owned & run and you will experience authentic hospitality and cuisine.
The ground handling of this tour is provided by our local agent and we supply him with more than 90% of his turnover. All of the drivers and staff are local people. Thus we have fifteen local families that are directly financially reliant upon us. Our drivers have a contract and are paid a monthly wage. This is very unusual in South India where most drivers are normally employed on a commission-only basis (not easy for such seasonal work).
All of our customers are supplied with detailed information about their holiday. We supply general advice relevant to all customers as well as more specific facts about your particular tour. These documents offer our customers lots of advice and guidance including how to obtain an Indian Visa, which immunisations are recommended, how much to tip people, how to dress appropriately and how to behave in National Parks. We support local charities and invite our customers to do so too (details are supplied with your travel documents).
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