Responsible Trekking Porter Protection
Some of our treks through remote areas or to high altitudes are only possible with the support of our porter teams. They work incredibly hard to transport tents, food, clients’ personal gear, cooking equipment, toilet facilities and a whole lot more. At Explore we care deeply about the welfare of our porters and follow the guidelines of both the International Porters Protection Group and the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project. All our porters are paid a fair wage and have access to health care. We also make sure that they are given the correct equipment to work with and do not carry excessive loads.
Supporting porters – Nepal
In Nepal, good quality mountain clothing can be hard to get. If you have any spare kit which is clean and in good condition, you can help by donating it to the porters. The most useful items are water and wind resistant jackets and trousers, rain ponchos, wool socks, warm hats, gloves, sunglasses and fl eece jackets; essentially any kit you would wear yourself when trekking. We organise a collection at the end of every trek.
Supporting local communities – Inca Trail, Peru
Many of the porters who support our Inca Trail treks come from the village of Misminay. We started to support the local community by contributing to the building of a multi-purpose village hall. Now, with the enthusiasm and encouragement of the villagers, we stay in the village on one of our tours and offer an optional visit to all our trekking groups. The village visit provides a way for clients to learn more about the history, culture and traditions of the porters who have helped them complete the Inca Trail.
Above are just a few examples of our contribution to responsible travel. You can read more about our responsible travel policies including some things that you can do at
www.explore.co.uk/responsible-travel
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All Flights 100% Carbon Offset Since 2008 we have fully offset the CO2
emissions for every fl ight we’ve
For every customer, Tour Leader and staff fl ight we’ve booked we have calculated and paid the carbon offset to our partner, Climate Care.
Working with Climate Care we’ve chosen projects around the world which our funding supports. These all reduce CO2
emissions at source,
at signifi cant levels and in areas where the help is most needed. They have included a forestry project in Uganda, a hydro-power project in China, a sugarcane biomass project in India and a fuel-effi cient cooking stove project in Cambodia.
We believe that offsetting fl ight CO2 I emissions is the least that we – and
other responsible travel companies - should be doing; and if you’re booking your own fl ights to join one of our tours we urge you to do the same.
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