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The tour engages local suppliers for boat hire and this ensures an additional revenue stream to the boat owners. The crew members treat it as a golden opportunity for them not only to earn money but also to be engaged in tourism activities which given them the experience of servicing clients from different parts of the world. The crew is trained to keep adequate distance away from the mammals so that the tourism activities do not disrupt their social dynamics and mustn't create stress.
The Naturalist guide for the tour is from a local rural village in Sri Lanka with an approved tour guiding license issued by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board. We are deliberately using the lesser known hotels, so that they get a fair share of the business that's available in the market. A hotel like Closenburg in Galle provides employment for local villagers and they purchase vegetables, fruits and other good from the local shops which helps the local vendors.
Twenty two percent of the profits earned on the total marine safaris tours are allocated to the Research Initiative fund that is used to hosting biologists who are studying the whales and dolphins of Sri Lanka.
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