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We are a locally-based tour operator, fully committed to running our tours in a way that reduces the impact on our environment and contributes as much as possible to the local community.
All the accommodation that we use for this trip is locally owned and run. The small hotels we use for the classic version of this trip are actively committed to environmentally-sound practices such as conservation of energy and water, and use of organic foods. For the budget version of this trip we use small pensions and village houses, where facilities are shared and use of water and energy is minimal.
All the services that we use, such as transport and restaurants, are locally owned and operated. Our staff is made up mainly of local Turkish people and we are committed to training local people as guides to a high standard.
We accept a maximum number of 8 people on this trip, because we believe that small groups minimise the impact of tourism on the environment. In addition, a small group size enables local people and visitors to interact in a more meaningful way, benefiting both sides; and for the same reason we ensure that the group is accompanied by a guide who speaks both English and Turkish.
Our use of small accommodations in rural villages provides an important source of income directly to local people, and provides you with a wonderful opportunity to experience and the rural way of life at first hand.
One way that we minimise the impact on the environment is by using vehicles as little as possible and by using group transport. Of course hiking itself is a very environmentally friendly, non-polluting way of exploring the beautiful outdoors in this part of the world.
In addition to minimising any negative impact, we aim to create a positive impact on the environment by introducing visitors to the great variety of flora and fauna found here, much of it rare and endangered. To this end we provide participants on this tour with illustrated notes about the natural heritage of the area, including information about Turkish environmental organisations. If you would like to offer your support to any of these organisations, we provide contact details. Our aim is to raise the consciousness of both visitors and local people about local conservation issues.
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!
