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Our Himalayan Safaris currently cover Himachal and Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas all of them are specifically designed to:
Promote business opportunities by generating income and jobs. All our cooks, camping assistant and drivers are sourced from local communities of the particular regions we are running our trips in.
We always opt for drivers who own Euro III compliant vehicles like Toyota Qualis and Mahindra Scorpio and who have got their emission test certificates updated. They are paid above average wages that go directly to them without any middlemen making cuts. In line with our strong stance on responsible tourism, all guides on this trip are locals, picked for their excellent indigenous knowledge of the area and high degree of training. Their understanding of the Himalayan flora, fauna and local culture will ensure a true insight into Himalayan life.
We use locally run hotels in Manali, Spiti, Shimla, Kinnaur and Leh and book guesthouses or camps that use eco friendly technologies like solar lighting and water heating, CFL lighting, rain water harvesting etc. All our groceries and other perishables are sourced from local suppliers only. On our Himalayan Safaris we follow the Leave No Traces standards. We do not use wood for any of our cooking; we always carry kerosene or butane stoves.
The logistics van that carries the equipment and supplies for the trip, also carries back the garbage - both biodegradable as well as non-biodegradable (not just ours, but what has been left behind by other groups as well) - from trips. On all our Himalayan Safaris, we use only eco toilets or pit toilets. We also discourage use of toilet papers as far as possible and use water as an alternative. In colder areas, we give them warm water and brief our customers on washing at least 200 m from water sources.
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!
