Hiking in Peloponnese vacation, Parnon Mountain

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION
As this is a hiking tour, it has really low impact on the environment, on the flora and fauna ,on the local residents and communities that we visit. In this hiking tour, there are only few transfers needed, which are short-distance and they are shared. Most of the days, the travelers will only walk and that replaces the need for car movement. The guesthouses that will accommodate our travelers, are run and owned by locals. This tour support the family-businesses run in these areas. Most of the days, the food served during breakfast is homemade with seasonally grown fruits and vegetables from their own gardens. This helps the guesthouse owners to cut down on food supplies travel time and miles. Lastly, our travelers are encouraged to bring reusable water bottles with them that they can fill them up with clear and clean water and avoid plastic water bottles.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
The hotels that we are cooperating with are trying to reduce their environmental impacts. For example, sorting out their waste and recycling paper, glass and aluminum. The wildlife of the area is really rich, and our travelers are informed to keep their environment safe, clean, not leaving any garbage in the area and not disturb the animals.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY
Our main goal is to offer to you an authentic Greek experience and what a better way to do that than employing people from Greece and using family owned hotels. The villages that you are going to visit are small and the guesthouses that you are staying, the taverns that you will have lunch or dinner and the local shops that you are going to visit are family owned. Specifically, as these areas are considered villages, there are no big chain super-market shops or big brand supplying stores. All the shops and stores are owned by local residents and our travelers are encouraged to support the local community by buying food or snacks supplies from the local shops and stores, or even equipment that might be needed during their trip before starting each day of their tour. Our drivers are locals, speak English fluently, are friendly, respectful of every person regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or nationality and they will share with you stories that you will remember for a lifetime!

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY
All our employees and operating partners are from Greece and half of our staff are women working in all the posts. (drivers and office employees). This trip is LGBTQ+ friendly, as one of the core values of our company is that we respect every person regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or nationality.