The Garden Route and beyond, South Africa

Planet

Carbon Reduction

We’ve deliberately chosen activities which have the lowest possible carbon footprint such as tree top canopy tours, horse rides and hiking in nature reserves. All tour operators on this journey have been interviewed about their environmental pledges and have made commitments to waste reduction and carbon neutrality.

Environment and Wildlife

This trip has been carefully designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize benefits to local people in a meaningful way. All the accommodation on this trip is fully accredited by Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa with the exception of The Elephant House which operates by Fair Trade principles. This international accrediting body requires establishments to go through a rigorous 12-month audit of every aspect of their business cycle, including water and waste management and ethical procurement of supplies. As such, you can be assured that waste and water is managed to the highest international standards and supplies such as food and linen are ethically sourced from local companies.

People

Local Economy

This trip has been carefully designed to maximize benefits to local people in a meaningful way.

Each guided day uses different guides who are specialists in their particular fields. Some are full-time tour guides, others are professionals in their fields who offer tours outside of their regular work. All the guides are paid 100% of the price you pay for the tour so their time and effort is directly rewarded by you.

All dining suggestions on this trip are either owned by historically disadvantaged individuals and/or have a written commitment to sustainable and ethical procurement of their food.

All the accommodation on this trip is fully accredited by Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa. This international accrediting body requires establishments to go through a rigorous 12-month audit of every aspect of their business cycle including HR policy. As such, you can be assured that all staff at your accommodation venues are paid a decent, living wage (not a minimum wage) and hold detailed, negotiated contracts in line with international best practice.