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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 communities. As this is a cycling trip, we automatically reduce our environmental impacts as well as being able to have a much greater interaction with the local communities we visit along the way. Group size is a maximum of 16 which we feel is small enough to keep our impact minimal.
Our Australian tour operator has been running his business in Mongolia for many years and all his staff and tour leaders are Mongolian. We have had a long-term relationship with the operator thereby stabilising the income generation and creating a more sustainable future. We have worked with him to help train staff in all aspects of their jobs, thereby investing in the people to help improve their knowledge and future prospects, and this includes Responsible Tourism training. Leaders advise the travellers how to behave with regard to litter, drinking water (plastic bottles), washing in streams, and visits to villages.
We visit and stay in many local ger camps (traditional fur tents that nomads place where the grazing is good for their horses) and try and have as much interaction with the locals as possible. The money goes directly to the community and it is not uncommon for them to ride alongside us on their horses as we cycle.
When not camping we use all locally owned and run accommodation on this trip. This contributes directly to the local communities as local staff are employed and locally produced and sourced goods are bought for the accommodation benefiting the wider community.
We have at our offices worked to reduce our carbon footprint through a reduction of energy use and energy conservation measures. We also actively 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 product manager who put together the cycling holidays for this company was a true pioneer - he cycled all 7 continents, including virtually all of Australia, and obtained special permission to traverse the Antarctica. His enthusiasm was infectious; there are now more cycling racks at this company’s office than car parking spaces. Your guides won’t follow stringent itineraries thus offering you greater flexibility. If you’re on a bicycle you can escape the crowds, access remote areas, and get closer to the country you’re in as opposed to seeing it from behind the windows of a sealed coach.
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