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Yourchoicesaboutwhoyoutravelwithareoften

asimportantashowyoutravel.Doyourresearchand

pickethicaltouroperatorswhoarealsoworkingto

protecttheplanet;youwanttobetravellingwith

companieswhorespectpeopleandnature.Smaller

tourshavelessimpactontheenvironment.Where

possibleuselocalandchooseyourtourswisely.Are

theyauthenticexperiences?Supportlocalcommunities

andsustainabletourism.Forsomeofourfavourite

community-basedtripsin2020,seep36.

5

eco-

friendly

tour

companies

1

SteppesTravel

Aswellasensuringtheyarecarbon

balanced,SteppesTravelrunthe

SteppesFundforChange:bookanytrip

and£25ofyourmoneygoestowards

fundingwomen’sempowermentand

wildlifeconservationprogrammes,with

another£25goingtowardsaUKtree

plantingschemeandanuclearfusion

researcheratOxfordUniversity.

steppestravel.com

2

GAdventures

GAdventuressetupthe

PlaneterraFoundationin2003 to

helpthecommunitiesa‹ectedbythe

socialandenvironmentalimpactsof

tourismbyempoweringthemtodevelop

andconservetheirculture.

gadventures.co.uk

3

ResponsibleTravel

Since 2001 ResponsibleTravel

hasbeenanagencyrepresenting

eco-friendlytoursandtripsthatfocus on

localcultureandpeople,independent

businessandwildlifeconservation.

Theorganisationcampaignsfor

positivechangethroughits‘giveback’

programme.responsibletravel.com

4

IntrepidTravel

Carbonneutralsince2010,

Intrepidwasnotonlythe”irst

globaltouroperatortoendelephant

rides,butwiththenot-for-pro”itIntrepid

Foundation,they’renowalsoinvesting,

amongotherthings,intoaprojectin

Tasmania,Australiatohelprestorekelp

forests.intrepidtravel.com

5

AudleyTravel

AudleyTravelworkcloselywith

localcommunitiestoensure

responsibletravelisattheheartofwhat

theydo.Theoperatorhasananimal

welfareandsustainabilitypolicy;its

charityoftheyearfor2020–21isPlastic

OceansUK.audleytravel.com

TOPTIP

Ifyouwantto

buysouvenirs

tosupportlocal

communities

makesureyou’re

buyingsustainable

products.Watch

outforrarewood,

animalhorn

andcoral.

Be an ethical

consumer

Can you kelp?

Intrepid Foundation is

helping restore kelp

forests in Tasmania

Alamy

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