Responsible tourism
AFRICA CALLING SAFARIS AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
At Africa Calling Safaris we promote responsible tourism. As a way to minimize the footprints of our clients while ensuring that both the local community and the environment benefit, we carefully design our tours in a way that you get more from nature by impacting the local communities, by being closer and dipping ourselves into the authenticity of rich cultures of the vibrant locals and exceptional experiences at the same time advocating for environmental sustainability and conservation.
Our Accommodation Partners
Africa Calling Safaris carefully selects and partners with hotels/lodges/camps that are located in strategic locations – on the front row of wildlife concentration, best scenic views and best luxury beaches that offer the client/traveller maximum possibilities of game viewing and photographic activities located in the midst of the wilderness.
The properties are built within environmental blending materials and are environmentally friendly. They also practise eco-tourism, energy conservation and sustainability. I.e. They have embraced solar energy and reducing carbon footprints on our fragile eco system.
Most of these properties also employ locals. So, as you travel with us, you will be creating and enhancing employment opportunities for the local people who neighbour tourism resources.
Moreover, all the properties that we use are dedicated to buying produce from local stalls and markets and also making a range of traditional tasty meals. Guests might have the chance to order for an African specialty on request.
By travelling in a small group, you are familiar with, be it friends, accomplices, family, honeymoon vacation, you will be able to freely interact and easily enjoy your own personal space and do activities and therefore adds flexibility to the itinerary with reason on mutual agreement with your tour organise
Conservation
The activity fees in some conservancies, animal shelters and some parks go directly towards protecting the fragile environment where there might be endangered species and or attractions.
Community
By travelling with us, you contribute to household welfare of the rangers, and local guides or porters who help by either guiding you during the trek, carry your luggage or even carry the unable trekkers on a stretcher The local tour guides, drivers and porters we employ are well conversant with the environment you will visit. By choosing to travel with us, you will be enhancing employment opportunities and improving their financial situations.
Beyond this, we also work directly with a number of charitable organizations in the destinations. You can optionally opt to support in these community projects.
