Sustainable travel
We are committed to travel being beneficial for everyone and also for the environment in a number of ways:
1. We are actively and continually involved in programs of conservation of communities, wild spaces and wildlife in beautiful East Africa. In recognition of our work, we have won the 1st runner award in the Eco-warrior awards for Best Tour Operator promoting Biodiversity Conservation in 2023 and Best Tour Operator in Community Development in 2022.
2. We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We achieve this by being mindful of the way we use resources and also being actively involved in tree planting in Kenya using seedballs and seedlings.
3. We try and reduce the use of paper by sending all our communication via email and only printing documents when necessary. We also buy paper that is coming from forests that are being replanted.
4. We encourage our guests to use refillable water bottles to reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles.
5. We have a code of conduct for our guests to follow on safari. This promotes responsible travel. You can read it here.
Education
We have been fortunate to assist 1000 children with regular stationery supplies to continue their primary education. To date we have hand-delivered over 78,185 exercise books and other stationery supplies directly to students and teachers in selected schools in Marsabit, Samburu and Isiolo counties.
We have partnered with Mara Elephant Project in two key areas. Firstly we are financially contributing towards the education of the next generation of conservation leaders in Kenya. We are also funding conservation education in the Maasai Mara ecosystem for the younger generation through edcuation programs in schools so that they learn the importance and benefits of co-existing with wildlife.
In August 2023, we sponsored a Lions Kid Camp held by Ewaso Lions. The vision of the camps is to educate and inspire the future generations of wildlife conservationists through a combination of wildlife education, safaris, and conservation-themed activities and games. Each camp teaches children about the value and importance of lions, large carnivores and other wildlife species, the threats to their survival and techniques local communities can adopt to promote peaceful coexistence.
We fully pay the school fees for 3 children in High School and 2 children in Primary School. One of these children is deaf and attends a school that is specialised in teaching children who are hard of hearing.
We support Adult Education in the Kulal region of Marsabit county by provision of stationery supplies for the students.