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We believe strongly in low impact or rather positive impact tourism. Broadly speaking this means that we try to minimise the negative aspects of tourism on the local cultures and environments that we visit and highlight the positive aspects. During this trip we will use local transport where possible to help minimise our impacts.
We stay in small-scale locally owned accommodation and homestays, for example in Matmata we spend the night in a berber camp watching a desert sunset and feasting on local delicacies. Where possible we will visit local restaurants and markets during this trip for dining, retaining revenue in local communities.
During this trip we visit Gharyan, famous for its pottery, and we should be able to see some pottery-making and perhaps even some carpet-weaving demonstrations. We also visit the local market in Tamanrasset, where you can visit one of the many restaurants you can try local food, like roast meat and couscous with a vegetable sauce. In the centre of the town you will find many artists shops that sell all kinds of Tuareg artisan work. These activities help us to support the communities we visit.
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!
