Dordogne activity holiday in France

We are well aware of the impact tourism has at home and abroad, and we make every effort to balance the environmental impact of travelling with the immense benefits sustainable tourism can bring to destinations and the people who live there. So we start in the office: we turn off all electrical equipment every night; we use energy-efficient bulbs; we measure print and paper consumption, and re-cycle wherever possible; we print our brochures on paper from sustainable sources.

Group size: Having no minimum number means that groups sizes can be small and therefore the trips have less impact on the environment.

Activity: Walking, cycling and canoeing has minimal impact on the environment as you provide most of the energy yourself and, when you’re strolling or pedalling from village to village, you can enjoy a relationship with locals in a way motorists passing through never can. On foot and by bike, you get off the beaten track, and you’ll find that people treat you as a visitor rather than a tourist. Also, by self-guiding, and not having to worry about keeping up with a group, you set the pace so you can soak up the sights, sounds and scents of your surrounds and really get under the skin of the place you’re visiting without the need for public transport!

We proactively encourage our clients to think about travelling responsibly too: packing light, saving water, buying locally and re-cycling all maps and route notes at the end of their trip.