unusual voyages actively protects the places and cultures we visit.
We also believe travel can be a force for good.
In an era of environmental urgency and cultural homogenisation, we’re choosing a different path – one that nurtures the planet while protecting the diverse traditions and communities that make it worth exploring.
We are proud to contribute to balance the carbon footprint of every one of our tours. But we also know that this contribution alone isn’t enough. That’s why we’re setting carbon reduction targets and inviting you, our community of curious and conscious travellers, to drive with purpose.
✅ Climate Contribution Included in Every Tour
Each of our itineraries is assessed for its environmental impact. For example, a typical tour may generate around XX kg of CO₂-e per person per day. We contribute to balancing this impact on your behalf by supporting certified climate projects through our partner Sustainable Travel International.
✅ Support for Global Impact Projects
Our climate contributions fund rigorously reviewed projects lowering emissions while providing extra benefits including local jobs, protecting biodiversity, and improving sanitation. These projects span the globe and support both environmental restoration and cultural resilience.
✅ Cultural Preservation
As part of our sustainability mission, we actively support community-led initiatives that help preserve languages, crafts, rituals, and traditional ways of life. Sustainability, to us, includes people and the preservation of their stories.
✈️ Fly Smart, Stay Longer, Travel Slow
Choose fewer, longer journeys over frequent, short-haul getaways. Travel by train where possible. Stay in locally owned accommodation. Eat local. Pack light. These small decisions add up.
💬 Engage with the Communities You Visit
Buy handmade, ask questions, listen deeply. Be curious and humble. True sustainability begins with empathy and understanding.
🌍 Offset Your Flights & Extras
Your tour emissions are covered, but you can go further. We’ve partnered with Sustainable Travel International to offer this carbon footprint calculator on our website. Enter your travel activities to calculate your emissions, then balance out your footprint by purchasing carbon offsets from Sustainable Travel International, and receive a personalised certificate.
Travel and tourism contribute around 8% of the world’s carbon emissions. Every journey has an impact—but it can also create opportunities. By offsetting and reducing our footprint, we move closer to a net-zero future.
We invite you to be part of that future with us.
Sustainable Travel International is a global leader in transforming tourism’s impact on the planet. With more than 15 years of experience and work in over 100 destinations, they offer credible, measurable, and inspiring solutions to help individuals and businesses build a better travel industry.
They are consistently recognised as the top carbon offset provider for travel by respected sources including Treehugger, Investopedia, and EcoWatch.
Learn more about their mission: www.sustainabletravel.org
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