Far Frontiers Expeditions is committed, through our policies and practices, to responsible tourism. Our policies aim to ensure that we and our clients act in a way which is socially, environmentally and culturally sound. We strongly believe all tour operators should contribute positively to the communities they visit, protect the envrionment by minimising pollution, and respect local traditions, religion and heritage. We tread lightly - low volume, low impact trekking/touring is the best way of preserving the beautiful and fragile places we visit.
We lead by example, and aim both to educate expeditioners about the impact of tourism and to develop their cultural sensitivity. We hope that by visiting and supporting a local economy in a sensitive manner we can make a positive contribution to those local people. As an example, our schools expeditions usually involve a community or school project that positively impacts the young people in these villages.
Responsible Travel and the Environment
Far Frontiers is committed to minimising our footprint
We understand our responsibility to look after and protect the places we travel. Our passion for exploring the world means we want our destinations to be there for future generations to discover and enjoy.
We tread lightly...
- We try to limit group sizes - smaller groups tend to have less of a negative impact
- We use in-country partners to ensure that we put money back into the communities we visit
- We do not employ agents who just take a ‘cut’. All of our partners in-country know the areas we travel to and only employ local guides
- We only use existing trails and (where possible) discourage our participants from straying off marked routes
- We ensure all participants take their rubbish with them and dispose of it correctly
- We try not to use bottled water. Where we can we purify water from local water sources. This not only cuts down on the rubbish we produce but encourages participants to develop positive attitudes to conserving water.
- We buy the majority of our food in country, in preference to the
- We only use existing campsites (where possible) therefore having as little impact on our surroundings as possible.
- We use Trangias to cook on rather than open fires so that we do not scorch the ground.
We lead by example...
- We encourage all of our participants to learn a little of the local language and dialect
- We inform all of our participants about cultural considerations and encourage them to research a countries culture and history before they travel
- We choose sustainable and worthwhile Community Projects. We use our in country partners to highlight projects which will benefit whole communities for years to come
We don’t forget the little things...
- We cut down on waste paper by producing electronic copies of all our information which can be found of your school web page
- We print all our documents double sided to halve the amount of paper we use
- We invest in good quality equipment that lasts more than a season
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