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On this trip: Our small group adventures are designed to impact as little as possible on the regions through which we travel – this trip is no exception. We work closely with a local agent who employs local guides, drivers and the Group Leader on our behalf, providing vital employment and putting money directly into the local economy. We stay in small, independently owned accommodations and eat in local restaurants, all of which ensures that money from our trips reaches a wide range of people and is evenly spread throughout our visit.
Our agents have developed a mutually beneficial relationship with many Amerindian communities, encouraging them to retain ownership of their ‘product’ (in many cases areas of extreme natural beauty and the very communities in which they reside) whilst working with them in areas that they might have less experience in, such as marketing, finance and training.
Our stay with the indigenous Surama community provides them directly with much need revenue. This enables them to be employed at home, rather than having to travel elsewhere to find work mining or cutting timer. It also allows us a fantastic insight into another culture whilst reinforcing the need to maintain a strong cultural identity, protecting sites of historical and natural importance.
Responsible code: Being Responsible is at the heart of everything our company does - full details of our code can be found on our website. The local supplier for this trip will promote our responsible travel code throughout your adventure. You will also receive specific information on this trip’s responsibility in your trip notes.
Helping to minimise negative impact: All of our customers are invited to offset their international flight emissions. Contributions go to the Blue Ventures Carbon Offset program, a non-profit organisation which provides solar stoves for subsistence communities in Madagascar, benefiting the people and protecting the environment. We also contribute £2 per person towards offsetting of your in-country travel. We fully offset all emissions from our staff travel and run an energy efficient office.
Giving something back: We have a foundation that collects the funds that you donate to us to support our projects. All our customers are invited to make a £1 per person contribution to the foundation at the time of booking. We will match every contribution that you make with our own £1. You as a customer choose where these funds are used from a shortlist of nominated projects – so it really is YOUR foundation.
Partnerships: As a company we support The Travel Foundation, a UK charity that has been established to promote responsible travel practises throughout the whole of the travel industry. We also work with a number of charity partners who work in the destinations that we visit; including Friends of Conservation and Born Free Foundation. We partner with many small grassroots projects throughout the destinations that we visit - they all share our responsible vision.
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