Cycling & mountain biking holidays in Sardinia
How Cycling & mountain biking holidays in Sardinia makes a difference
Environment
As guides, we set an example, trying our best to leave the smallest footprint as possible, ensuring we give a thorough welcome briefing to educate our customers about our local protected areas. Our vision is to organise holidays which will inspire you and provide memories that will last a lifetime. The slow pace of a cycling holiday will be an experience from which you can forge a deep connection with the region and with the people you meet on your journey, limiting at the same time your impact on the environment.
Travellers on our Sardinia holidays are provided with our Travellers Codes that encourage the reduction of water usage, systems for collecting, recycling or safe disposal of litter and relevant suggestions to minimise damage to the environment, wildlife and marine ecosystems. By explaining about water shortage on the island, we encourage clients to be thoughtful about its use during showers; explaining to people the length of time for certain foods to decompose (egg shells, banana skins, orange peel) or the damage to wildlife. We encourage people not to dispose of waste in the environment but to use our very good recycling system that most accommodation providers conform to. Sardinia has a very good differentiated garbage collecting system. We explain the cycle of changing and washing towels daily, the energy and water consumption in this commodity, allowing clients to decide whether to keep the same towels or change them daily
We also :
- Limit printing on paper and recycle as much as possible.
- Avoid buying over-packed products.
- Buy fresh local products, always aware of travel miles.
- Use re-usable picnic sets
- Try to reduce water, energy and fuel consumption wherever possible
- Use bio-degradable products as much as possible.
From a local perspective, we have a partnership with Sustrans, a leading UK sustainable transport charity, where we do a variety of things including providing them with holidays to use in fundraising activities. We also provide them with 0.5p for every mile one of our customers cycles on the National Cycle Network - 12,000 miles of signed cycling and walking routes covering the length and breadth of the UK. We also allow our customers the opportunity to donate to Sustrans.
Community
Global adventures start with a local perspective – that's our philosophy. Whether abroad, or just as importantly at home, the start point is the same; how to create a sense of well-being and enjoyment in the holiday, while benefiting the local people, economy and respecting the environment.
We keep our group sizes small to minimise impact on smaller communities, and our friendly and easy going approach ensures a good personal relationship with every member of the group, combined with being able to participate and connect with the local culture, allowing us to provide a richer holiday experience.
From an economical perspective our policies are:
- Work with local people with fair wages.
- Buy locally in small family run shops.
- Select family run accommodation, farm stays “agriturismi” with their own responsible policies, including certified organic labelling etc.
- Never negotiate local prices.
Voted one of the Best Tour Operators in two categories in the Guardian / Observer Travel Awards 2010.
Voted in February 2010, by The Guardian newspapers list of experts as one of the top 75 outstanding green travel companies in the Guardian Green Travel List 2010.
Winner of the Guardian Observer Award for Best Small Short Break Tour Operator, runner up in the Online Booking Award and Best Small Tour Operator Award 2011.
Cycling & mountain biking holidays in Sardinia
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