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Understanding that a tour is not about just views and places but more importantly about people, interactions and experiences, every bit of this tour is about people, interactions and experiences to carry back. The guests also get to see the unorthodox richness of these very simple people and their way of life.
In this tour the guests are accommodated in home stays which have been built in traditional methods using locally available materials and local expertise. These home stays are owned and managed by the families we will be living with. The home stays themselves are of very low impact to the environment. The vegetables we eat are all organic home grown or brought from the local village markets, the same goes for the poultry and eggs.
All the vehicles and the drivers for the road transfers are locals, as also the guides for all the walks. These local guides are not professionals in the true sense, but they are all from the village itself – an ideal way our guests get the genuine local feel and also it is an alternative source of income for the locals.
The directorate of handicraft in Gangtok is a government undertaking started with the intention to preserve and propagate the art and craft skills of the local artisans. These artisans are the very few remaining who have the knowledge of some of these dying arts. The purchases made by the guests go a long way in the well being of these artisans and their art. By trying and keeping the vehicular movements to the bare minimum we are reducing our carbon footprint to bare minimum. As a locally located company, we not only hope to bring in awareness about Responsible Tourism, but also a responsible low impact way of living with these truly genuine interactions!
We also Inform all guests about current local environmental issues prior to their arrival, with the aim of sensitising them to local conditions prioir to arrival, and providing them with the information they need to travel responsibly in the area.
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!
