Andes & Amazon holiday in Ecuador

We work hard to give back to the places and people that have inspired our company from the very start. This means that each component of your trip has been researched and chosen to support this commitment.

In Ecuador, our micro-grant program funded a new science laboratory at Maria Guarderas Primary School. Our grant went to the following: water and sanitary connections and materials, electric materials and connections, lab implementation materials. We also support reforestation projects in the Hacienda Santa Rita Ecological Reserve to regenerate forests that were adversely affected by wildfire and outdated practices of clear-cutting. This program has planted over 200,000 trees to date with a goal of one million trees. The forests provide crucial habitat for wildlife, protects the soil for productive agricultural use and the watershed that supplies the water to Quito. By traveling with us, you help to fund such projects.

Conservation at home is as important to us as conservation in the field. Our office promotes cycling and car pooling to work - winning our city-wide commuter challenge two years running. Those in big cities might be surprised to learn that only a few items like aluminum cans are recycled by the local sanitation company. Since that's not good enough for us, we pay for a private recycling service that collects all of our paper, plastic, cardboard, and cans. All of our paper is made from 100% post-consumer material and our brochures use soy-ink - an expensive but earth friendly alternative to traditional inks.