Hands Up Holidays: Sustainability And The Environment

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Explore, Experience, Enrich... Yourself and the environment

Hands Up is committed to sustainability – in the communities in which we operate and in the ecosystems that we encounter. Out independent travel options and small group size help us to tread lightly, minimising impact, and ideally enriching the environment.

One way we seek to conserve the environment is by offering an optional additional eco-contribution onto the cost of your tour. The amount of this eco-contribution is based on a calculation of the carbon dioxide emissions from your flight, and will pay for the planting of equivalent number of native trees that will soak up the emissions – where practical, you can even plant the trees yourself!

We are committed to using local guides wherever possible. Our guides are trained in responsible, sustainable tourism and will help you to be both culturally and environmentally sensitive. We use locally run and owned accommodation, restaurants, markets and home stays.

The Hands Up Foundation

We have established a charitable trust through which you can maintain a vital link with the Community Development project you participated in. Donations to this trust you go directly towards the project. All the administration costs are borne by Hands Up.

A percentage of Hands Up’s profits are also donated to other development work, such as an educational bursary fund, micro-finance projects, or large capital projects such as building a school.

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