Mexico to Costa Rica holiday

Carbon reduction

Your holiday will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO₂. Learn about the CO₂ emissions of this holiday and how to reduce them.

Environment

As a global tour operator, we are committed to ensuring our tours are run in a responsible and sustainable manner, with the impact on the environment and local communities a high priority. We have a strict responsible travel which is closely followed by office staff and on the road tour leaders. This is relayed to customers on day 1 of the tour and they are asked to ensure they make small everyday changes to their travel habits that will ultimately have a greater impact on the environment. This varies from ensuring all litter is disposed of properly and recycled where available, requesting that their towels and bedding are not changed unnecessarily, using a reusable water bottle to avoid over purchasing plastic bottles and being mindful of water consumption with showers. Customers are sent their tour information in a PDF form and asked that they do not print it off and waste paper.

Our small group tours mean the impact on the environment is kept to a minimum, with a maximum of 19 people, and an average of 12 to 14 passengers per tour. This means smaller hotels that cannot host large coach tours benefit from our stay.

This 16 day adventure tour uses a mixture of local and private transport to get from A to B. Ultimately, using the local transport infrastructure is the best way of travelling within a country, as it limits road congestion and keeps your overall emissions low.

This tour visits many sites of natural wonder and beauty, including San Ignacio, the ancient site of Tikal, Flores, Antigua and Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. Customers are asked to respect these places of interest, ensuring no litter or waste is left behind and natural materials are not taken or disturbed. When in Monteverde Cloud Forest and Manuel Antonio National Park customers are asked to stick to marked walkways and paths, not to disturb the flora and fauna and to keep a respectful distance from any wildlife that they encounter.

From 2018 we made the step to drastically limit the company's paper waste by stopping brochure production. This has saved thousands of paper brochures from ending up in landfills each year. Instead we ensure online information is kept up to date at all times with various inspirational pages for clients to look through.

Community

We believe a huge part of responsible travel is respecting the communities in which we visit and stay. The attitude of visitors can either promote tourism as a positive way of bringing people closer, or create more barriers between people of different backgrounds. We ask that all customers show a high level of respect to the communities we visit, educate themselves on the culture and customs of the people and ensure they behave in a way which is respectful.

We pride ourselves on delivering truly authentic and unforgettable experiences to our clients to visit Central America. All our Central America tour leaders speak Spanish, bridging the gap between you and the local communities that we visit. We believe that using Spanish speaking tour leaders is not only the most beneficial for our clients, but shows respect to the communities also.

We take care to stay in locally owned accommodations and eat in locally owned restaurants. This is the best way of ensuring money is being injected back into the community and keeping tourism sustainable for the countries which we visit. This tour is designed with a mixture of included activities and enough free time for clients to enjoy their holiday at their own pace. In each location we offer a list of optional excursions that clients can book onto should they wish, and these are always done with reputable local suppliers. By choosing these activities, you are directly helping benefit the local economy.