Travel with a Purpose
Adventure Life has done our best to try and give back to the places and people that have inspired our company from the very start. Their success is our success. There are things we do as part of our everyday operating standards, such as the use of local guides, transportation infrastructures, and family-run hotels. But Adventure Life also supports non-profits and other organizations that encourage cultural and ecological awareness. This might mean incorporating a homestay into the tour, volunteering opportunities or visiting an Amazon lodge owned and operated by an indigenous community. Our itineraries are built to visit locations where sustainable travel is not only practiced, but has proven effective.
I invite you to learn a little more about our sustainable and proactive practices, and explore some of our itineraries that best reflect our Travel with a Purpose philosophy.
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Operating Standards |
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 | To ensure that each itinerary has a positive impact on the local culture, environment and economy, Adventure Life works under a number of guidelines when creating new tours. These guidelines reflect all aspects of the tour, from the careful selection of lodging and guides, to the way we manage waste within our Missoula office. | |
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Tours that Travel with a Purpose |
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 | Some of our favorite trips that represent our Travel with a Purpose philosophy -- volunteer your time in a local Peru or Ecuador community; enjoy the hospitality of a Guatemala homestay; or participate in Galapagos conservation through our give-back travel program. | |
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Galapagos Conservation Projects |
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 | Adventure Life is an active member of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association, (IGTOA). Together. we have created an effective way for the travel industry to help support Galapagos conservation. The travel industry and those who visit the Galapagos must meet the challenge of preserving this world heritage. In Nov. 2006, together with IGTOA, we launched a Galapagos traveler-funding program. As of June 2011, our travelers have raised over $75,000 for island conservation. | |
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Community Development Grants |
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 | Adventure Life has an annual, ongoing grant program that provides funding for small, grassroots projects in the countries we visit. This isn’t about saving the world – but it is about saving a crop; and securing safety for a women’s shelter; and supporting local arts in rural communities; and forest restoration ... all of which our grants have funded. |
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Photo Albums: Grant Programs & Service Project Tours |
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 | Our partners, travelers and staff share photos of progress and projects funded by our grant program, service project tours and additional community development projects Adventure Life has been involved in over the years. From the remote Amazon basin and rural Peru, to classrooms in Costa Rica and Ecuador -- we've been busy. |
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Rainforest Alliance Partnership |
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 | Follow the Frog! Adventure Life has formed an alliance to source from Rainforest Alliance verified inbound operations currently in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala & Costa Rica to promote sustainable tourism. Look for the Rainforest Alliance frog that verifies sourced operators, when booking your trip. | |
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Travel and Conservation |
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 | Each trip we take creates an opportunity to have either a positive or negative effect on our destination; thankfully, the choice is ours. By spending our tourism dollars responsibly and patronizing outfitters and lodges that practice ecotourism, we send a powerful message. Our habits can encourage others to follow our lead, and challenge the average company to raise the bar when it comes to managing their environmental footprint. For more information on how to be a sustainable traveler -- before, during and after your trip. |
