Peru cycling holiday

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Accommodation and Meals:
We will spend most nights in hotels, a night in an Alpaca hacienda and another night in a homestay. Where possible we try to use small businesses or family-run hotels rather than large chains or resorts. We spend one night at Pacomarca the sustainable alpaca network who provide support for the sustainable development of alpaca raising. It seeks to generate benefits for all those involved in the alpaca production chain, and especially for the thousands of rural families who make a living from this resource in the harsh conditions of the Peruvian highlands. We also stay at the Llachon Homestay on the shores of Lake Titicaca. It is situated in Llachon at the end of the peninsular from the bustling city of Puno where it seldom benefits from tourism as a result, making our groups and business a vital source of income. All breakfasts are included and where possible the ingredients and produce is purchased from local suppliers and farmers.

Activity:
As a cycling holiday, this trip has very limited detrimental impact upon the environment and communities in the regions we visit within Peru. The use of the bikes allows us to cover fairly large distances while offering very little adverse impact, like pollution and threat to wildlife. Additionally, cycling also allows for easy access to the local population, shops and restaurants, which facilitates cultural exploration. By operating with a strict ‘leave no trace’ policy, we are able to raise awareness for a kind of tourism which puts environment and community before financial gain.

UK office:
It all starts at home where we work towards reducing our carbon footprint in our offices through engergy conservation measures, recycling policies and the promotion of cycling and walking as a means for our staff to commute. Our head office has become a plastic-free zone with the use of plastic bottles being banned in our head office and we distributed reusable water bottles and tote bags to every staff member. We also support a large number of community and environmental projects in different parts of the world and try to give something back to the places we visit.