Responsible Tourism

Responsible Tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.” Responsible Tourism requires that operators, hoteliers, governments, local people and tourists take responsibility, take action to make tourism more sustainable. Responsible Tourism takes a variety of forms, it is characterized by travel and tourism which:

• Minimizes negative economic, environmental and social impacts;
• Generates greater economic benefits for local people and enhances the well-being of host communities, improves working conditions and access to the industry;
• Involves local people in decisions that affect their lives and life changes;
• Use the services of local guides and porters as much as possible to explore more about local environment and culture.
• Makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, to the maintenance of the world’s diversity;
• Provides more enjoyable experiences for tourists through more meaningful connections with local people, and a greater understanding of local cultural, social and environmental issues;
• Provide access for people with disabilities and the disadvantaged;
• Is culturally sensitive, engenders respect between tourists and hosts, and builds local pride and confidence.

Behavior can be more or less responsible and what is responsible in a particular place depends upon environment and culture. Before you begin your journey we request you to abide by the above guidelines in order to safeguard the nature and culture of the area and be a responsible tourist.
Please be a responsible tourist. Like someone said, we request you to, “Leave only footprints, and take only photographs.”