Making Meaningful Connections
Sustaining Village Life
In partnership with traditional livelihoods
Sustaining village life

Creating village ownership
Valuing the environment
We all love these places for their natural beauty. Each village has its own special beauty. We work hard together with the village communities to understand the environmental issues that could affect future changes. We are all learning to nurture the traditions and local knowledge that have long allowed the villages to live in balance with their surroundings, and to develop understanding of the changes (positive and negative) that the modern world can bring.
Guides are trained to value and share their knowledge of local flora and fauna. Local craftsmen are encouraged to use traditional skills and materials to build or restore guesthouses and at the same time incorporate energy-saving technology such as solar panels for lighting and heating water.
The result is true and effective ecotourism that cherishes these lovely rural regions of India and Nepal.
Providing economic benefit
Rural communities in fairly remote places often struggle to survive and, as they lose economic viability and their young people head for the cities, so too they lose traditional knowledge and skills.
It is important that the income created through these tourism enterprises is real but supplementary to traditional livelihoods. With more than 15 years experience we are confident that we have had real effect on out-migration and have brought a solid, secondary income stream to the villages. Recognised since 2017 as a leader in Responsible Tourism, in 2021 we won our fourth global Responsible Tourism award for ‘growing economic benefit within the villages’.
Guides are trained to value and share their knowledge of local flora and fauna. Local craftsmen are encouraged to use traditional skills and materials to build or restore guesthouses and at the same time incorporate energy-saving technology such as solar panels for lighting and heating water.
The result is true and effective ecotourism that cherishes these lovely rural regions of India and Nepal.
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