How we make a difference in Libya

In Libya we use local ground handlers who in turn book locally run hotels, providing employment for a number of members of staff and support families. The ground handlers also use local drivers and camp staff and ensure that all supplies are purchased locally for the journey.  This means that all the operational costs go directly into the local economy.  

Our trips visit local markets en route enabling our clients to purchase arts and crafts directly from local artists and tribes-people, again ensuring that money goes directly into the community.

We have a strict environmental policy to make sure that the fragile eco-structure of the desert is not damaged or spoilt in any way.  Our guides are trained to uphold this policy and all clients are fully briefed on appropriate/responsible behaviour whilst in wilderness areas.  Our “Leave No Trace” ethic is applied to all trips in all regions, and as tour operators is something we are careful to promote.  

In each area we employ and develop close relationships with drivers, camp staff and guides.  We feel the interaction between our friends and our clients offers both parties a valuable understanding between cultures.

When you take one of our trips, we make a contribution to “Climate Care”  – an organisation devoted to ‘offsetting’ or ‘neutralising’ harmful greenhouse gas emissions caused by your flight. This is done by funding projects across the world that will reduce greenhouse gases on your behalf through sustainable energy or rainforest restoration.   

We also support several NGOs around the world such as the Hope Foundation, A-Cet and Adopt-A-Minefield, which are all carefully selected to improve the standard of living for the communities we visit.