Backroads: Community Building

Traveling with Backroads isn't just about places, it's also about people. Close community ties foster cultural responsibility and global good will.  In Peru, for example, guests join Trip Leaders to give donations of school supplies at an elementary school in the Patacancha Valley. And in Huilloc, a small Quechua weaving community, Backroads offers donations of wool and food.
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Canadian Mountain Holidays: Mountain Stewards

Canadian Mountain Holidays is privileged to operate heli-hiking and heli-skiing in some of the most beautiful mountain ecosystems in the world.  They are passionate stewards of these magical places and share their enthusiasm and experience with all who venture into the mountains with them. For more information about CMH trips and their sustainability practices, visit our site

Lindblad Expeditions: Earth Day – Responsible Journeys

Lindblad Expeditions' July 30, 2007 voyage to Arctic Svalbard aboard 110-guest National Geographic Endeavour, entitled "Land of the Ice Bears, Arctic Svalbard," will feature three experts in the field of global warming, representing science, policy and business. Their participation will help them better understand how to use nature as an effective tool for communicating the issue of global warming, and share their perspectives and expertise with guests.
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Natural Habitat Adventures: Carbon Neutral

The World Wildlife Fund has stated that within this century polar bears will be extinct due to global warming. As climate change continues, Natural Habitat Adventures is committed to being the leader in the field of sustainable travel. Their goal isn’t simply to be the most environmentally responsible tour operator in the world, but to continually raise the bar and challenge other travel related businesses to raise their standards as well.
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O.A.R.S.: Hells Canyon Preservation Council

Join O.A.R.S. for a 5-day rafting adventure on the Snake River through Hells Canyon on their annual benefit trip for the Hells Canyon Preservation Council Each year O.A.R.S. donates 60% of the trip proceeds from one of their Hells Canyon departures for an average annual contribution of over $6000. June 10–14; $1125/person. For more information, visit our site

Bushtracks: Animals in Action

Explore Zambia, Africa. Experience educational and insightful wildlife encounters through out the trip. Watch elephants follow traditional routes through villages, learn from The South Luangwa Conservation Society, and interact with the children of the Chiwawatala primary school and learn their ways. For more information
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Geographic Expeditions: Giving Back To Bhutan with Brent Olson

This trip supports the renovation of two of Bhutan’s oldest and most significant private monastic complexs, the Phobjikha Valley’s Gangteng Gompa, and the Pema Choling Nunnery in glorious Bumthang. Become personal guests of His Holiness, Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche, at a grand consecration event at Gangteng, and witness masked dances and a variety of religious ceremonies marking the return of sacred relics to the newly renovated temple. For details, visit our site

Micato Safaris: Campi Ya Kanzi

Micato Safaris, long renowned for its inimitable approach to safaris, has taken customized travel to a whole new level with the launch of “The Micato Bespoke Collection.” The collection comprises a series of private ranches, family homesteads, country estates and exclusive safari camps throughout Kenya and Tanzania to which Micato guests are offered privileged access.
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NOLS: ‘Green’ Bus

The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has creatively solved the problem of balancing how to deliver its curriculum and environmental ethic to the masses with lessening its carbon footprint: they converted a bus to run on recycled vegetable oil and solar energy and, under the sponsorship of Stonyfield Farm, it travels across the country recruiting potential students.
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Off The Beaten Path: Uniquely Chile

Make a personal connection with the rural people and culture of Chile. Meet rug makers, farmers, herders, and hosteria operators; tour a vast conservation project; and enjoy leisurely but active explorations. You’re not just a tourist on this unique journey!
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