Poland’s High Tatras mountains hiking vacation

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CARBON REDUCTION

This self-guided walking vacation in Poland’s High Tatras Mountains and Slovakia’s Pieniny National Park, is by its very nature a slow and sustainable way to travel, with guests walking 7-23km per day. The Tatras Mountains, are home to important wildlife such as the Tatra chamois and marmot, two of the highly protected species of the park, To contribute to lower carbon footprint, we offer advice for our guests who might like to travel to and from the start and end point of this vacation by train or bus as an alternative to flying, if they are coming from a different part of Poland.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

Our tour team, reminds guests to always practise Leave No Trace throughout their vacation. Routes on this vacation have been waymarked and are regularly maintained; an important measure taken in order to prevent people from straying from the intended routes, therefore reducing any damage to the immediate surroundings of the trails. Many of the routes used in this tour have been either developed (or existing trails selected) in collaboration with local authorities and local communities. Similarly, we also advise our guests to take care to protect rivers and lakelands when hiking or swimming, and to wear non-toxic suncreams. Any unsustainable activities, such as excessive logging, hunting and other activities that negatively impact biodiversity and cultural heritage are actively discouraged. We believe that bringing sustainable tourism to the area supports this positive change in land use.


With regards to drinking water, we ask guests to bring refillable water bottles and a reusable shopping bag to avoid single-use plastic during their trip. We also ask guests to take any packaging away with them on their daily hikes and be mindful of not dropping litter. The concept of Leave No Trace is important to us and our guests.

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LOCAL ECONOMY

Accommodation on this tour includes of mountain hotels. They have been carefully selected based on a variety of criteria including their location, warm hospitality, good local food or commitment to responsible tourism.

All breakfasts are included on this walking vacation so we encourage our guests to buy lunches and snacks in local shops, and also recommend small, local eateries en route, or the accommodation provider will also provide dinner if requested. All contributing to the local food economy.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

All of our partners in Poland live locally and play an important role in contributing to the local economy. At home, we have a strict policy to pay all our own employees and team members a living wage and fair wage, with vacation entitlement. In the hiring process, we prioritise experience, qualifications and passion, emphasising that race, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality are not factors of consideration. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace based on skills and expertise. We also endeavour to support any guests with visible and non-visible disabilities or any special requirements, when possible.