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The Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project Did you know that fishermen and Irrawaddy dolphins make a great team? As it turns out, dolphins are highly effective wingmen, telling fishermen when to throw their nets, while simultaneously driving fish towards the fishing boats....
Asian Way of Life cycling holidays Travelling by bicycle is by many perceived as ‘weird, wearing or slow’. Countless times while cycling I have been asked: ‘Why do you take a bicycle, if you can afford a car? Why don’t you just board the vehicle that is following your...
Responsible tourism: Mida Creek nature camp Mida Creek nature camp is a non-profit organisation, that supports the local Giriama Community around the Mida Creek. It's led by Harrison Hare Karise, a Watamu native and member of the community. The camp has the aim to use...
Food to connect people worldwide ResiRest is a social enterprise working as a social impact connector between local families and travellers. They link local home cooks and their families to international travellers for a unique, cultural, local food experience. As a...
Greek olive oil Corfu is mainly known for its beaches. However, the Northern part of the Island is very green and there is a lot of history and culture to find. Greece is very well known for its olive oil so visiting a local olive oil mill is a great travel...
Ensuring porter welfare on the Kilimanjaro My name is Karen Valenti and I am the Program Manager at the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) since 2004. KPAP’s focus is porter welfare and we interact directly with porters. We obtain information via surveys...
Creating impact through sharing knowledge My name is Anna Grodzki, and I am managing Matoke Tours Uganda. A reputable tour operator based in Kampala since 2002. A lawyer by profession, I moved to Uganda in 2011 to volunteer with UNESCO. This is where I discovered my...
Travel Matters My name is Karen Simmonds and I’m the founder of Travel Matters and the Make Travel Matter campaign. I set up my business 21 years ago and the campaign over 11 years ago. Along with my team, we learn, as well as share, best practices within the travel...
Creating work, value & prosperity for local families in Argentina We are Heart of Argentina Travel, a family owned travel agency from Córdoba in Argentina. Our customers are mainly Europeans (Jan, one of the owners is Dutch) and North Americans. We organise...
Keen towards sustainability Join Top Tours is an Egyptian tour operator with its head office located in Cairo. Our agency has over 35 years of experience and we are members of IATA and ASTA. We deal with outgoing and incoming operations. We offer different kind of...
Sharing a passion for Africa New World Safaris is a destination management company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 2010 to deliver unique, authentic and immersive African safaris to travellers from across the world. They share with them an...
The background story of Kara-Tunga My name is Theo Vos, founding director of Kara-Tunga, Karamoja Tours and the Karamoja Tourism Academy. I am half Dutch and half Karamojong, was raised in the Netherlands and went back Uganda to discover my roots a few years ago. I...
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