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As a part of our continued commitment to responsible tourism, we operate this trip in a way that aims to reduce impacts and to give as much back as possible to the local community.
We are concerned about the amount of plastic waste that is created by people buying numerous bottles of water on their holiday so we have sent out over a thousand reusable water bottles to give to our clients on arrival and our local operator has installed a water cooler at the hotel which clients can use to fill up these bottles. This is run on an honesty system and works out much cheaper for the clients than buying bottles of water throughout their trip. There has already been a substantial reduction in unnecessary plastic waste.
The group will spend 1 night with a local family at a nearby mountain village, not only does this help su to understand the local culture it also helps the local community to benefit from tourism. As part of the trip the group also visit a local market and the buying of souvenirs and fresh produce here will also help benefit the local community.
We have had a long-term relationship with the operator and they hire local staff. We have worked with our operator to help train their staff in all aspects of their jobs, and this includes Responsible Tourism training. We predominantly use local leaders on this trip. These leaders, already committed to Responsible Tourism, have received training and get additional refresher training on a regular basis. They will give a briefing on Responsible Tourism issues to help you understand how you can help reduce you impact and maximise the benefits to the local communities from your visit. Our base for the week is the locally run Oreo hotel in Kas. Using this we believe helps to contribute to the local community as local staff are employed and locally produced and sourced goods are bought for the hotel.
We have at our offices worked to reduce our carbon footprint through a reduction of energy use and energy conservation measures. We also actively try to reduce the waste produced by having active reduction and recycling policies in place. We run annual staff workshops on Responsible Tourism. Global warming is a reality and to help you make a difference by reducing the carbon dioxide that is produced when you travel we offer a chance to carbon balance your flights. We encourage all our clients to do this and do so for all our staff travel. Go on do your bit!
The sales manager of this small group operator can still remember watching his first charging elephant in Africa with his father when he was 9 years old. He believes the world is the greatest classroom. A surprising amount of the staff, as well as some customers, have met their partners on trips and many have teenagers and younger children. They actually go on the holidays they provide with their families and so know exactly what works and what doesn’t. These active holidays will broaden your children’s horizons as well as ensure they sleep at the end of the day.
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