Sustainable Ecological Ecotourism Policy

Travel brings benefits both to the traveller and the countries visited-offering opportunities to learn about different cultures creating jobs and contributing to economic development.

However, tourism has its negative impact too - it can erode cultures, alter the natural environment and quickly lead to the exploitation of local communities.

Wild Spirit believes passionately in responsible travel and has promoted it right from the start.  We have a minimal impact strategy designed to minimise our footprint.

We are committed to the development of sustainable eco-trekking in the countries we operate.  This commitment will enable us to assist the local people to develop skills and experience to gain employment and develop eco-tourism business. We are also committed to developing and implementing health and education programs to assist the more disadvantaged people in the countries we visit.

We believe people who work for Wild Spirit Adventures should be treated fairly, paid a fair wage, are supplied with adequate trekking gear, have a safe work environment, have access to health and education programs and further career opportunities.

We also believe that we should also learn and respect the culture and the customs of the country we are visiting so that we do not offend local people.

We ensure that local people benefit economically from trekking by employing them as porters, cooks, leaders and guides.

We train our staff in hospitality, customer service, and first aid and assist them with both education and health. 

Wild Spirit Adventures runs community programs to help with the distribution of school books and first aid kits.  We encourage our clients to become part of the culture.

We purchase our food locally and eat locally in village and family run guest houses ensuring that the locals benefit economically.

We also minimise our impact on the environment by travelling in small groups, reducing waste and offsetting our carbon emissions.  Wild Spirit Adventure adheres to the philosophy of “take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints”

Environmentally Friendly Trekking - Carbon Emissions Offset

One of the key principles of the Kyoto Protocol - user pays.

Wild Spirit Adventures has made a commitment to reduce the greenhouse emissions created by our business.  In fact, in 2008 we will offset our emissions. At our head office we are now utilising some renewable energy and offsetting the emissions generated by our offices and by staff travel.

We realise that travelling on an adventure trip leads to emission of greenhouse-gases that contribute to climate change.

We are asking that you help offset your adventure’s emissions by embracing one of the key principles of the Kyoto Protocol - user pays.

Wild Spirit Adventures has calculated the carbon offset amount for our trips and listed it as an optional payment separately to the tour cost, so you can clearly see how much it is.

This is an optional payment that is paid directly to our Australian based carbon offset partner.  This company is a ‘profit for purpose’ company that invests all its funds into renewable energy-solar and wind in particular.

After significant research and careful consideration, it is our belief that investment in renewable energy source is the best way to reduce carbon emissions forever.

Please help us to do the right thing for our planet by adding the carbon-offset payment to your final balance.