Responsible travel policy

Our vision is to contribute to a world where people and wildlife thrive together, using the positive influence of travel to contribute to wildlife conservation and cultural exchange.Β We take a strong stance on what constitutes responsible travel and ethical volunteering whether it be with wildlife, with children, or in communities.

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We want travellers and volunteers to make informed and ethical choices when it comes to choosing a responsible African travel experience. You will join a project where you can achieve your personal goals and make a long-lasting, positive impact.

We urge all responsible travellers to do their homework before booking any kind of trip. We pride ourselves on only offering ethical volunteer projects which we can 100% stand behind. Ones we know inside out, that we have investigated thoroughly and experienced ourselves.Β 

With Conservation Travel Africa, you can be sure you are going to a genuine project, where your presence is truly meaningful.

What makes our projects the ethical choice?

Our commitment to responsible travel:

  • Support partners with clear, long-term conservation goals;
  • Ensure volunteers are aware how their work positively impacts wildlife;
  • Monitor and visit projects to ensure volunteers are undertaking useful and meaningful work;
  • Make travellers aware of appropriate behaviour towards wildlife;
  • Work with projects who educate communities on conservation and environmental principles;
  • Make travellers aware of how they can be environmentally conscious while volunteering.

Our social and cultural responsibilities:

  • Help to build equal partnerships where communities and volunteers work together to achieve their goals;
  • Ensure volunteers work on long-term empowerment and income development projects, not ones which promote dependency;
  • Working to ensure volunteers work with, not instead of, local workers;
  • Encourage the employment and training of local staff and guides at our projects;
  • Using local guides for tours, transfers and community visits;
  • Encouraging projects to use local manufacturers and suppliers.

Our commitment to volunteers:

  • Offering projects which are based on ethical volunteering principles;
  • Ensure we are accurate in our portrayal of our business and our projects;
  • Providing full pre-departure information and opportunities for post-project feedback;
  • Preparing volunteers for cultural norms and advising on behaviour and clothing expectations;
  • Ensure projects conduct a thorough orientation and safety briefing;
  • Ensuring volunteers have access to our office staff before, during and after their programme;
  • Being financially transparent about where and how fees are spent.

Choosing an ethical volunteer project

Our volunteer projects:

Wildlife conservation programmes

Marine conservation programmes

Community
volunteering

Family
volunteering

Our mission

Our mission is to connect responsible travellers with wildlife conservation programmes and community projects,Β to provide life-changing journeys that have a genuine impact.

We are ethical travel Africa experts.

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