As our name may suggest, we love adventure travel! This doesn't have to mean hair-raising adrenaline rushes, jumping off cliffs or skydiving - in fact, that's really not what we're in to - but instead, a way of travel, an appreciation for the countries, cultures, and environments we travel through as we seek out new experiences and connections with people and places. It's avoiding tourist hotspots, challenging ourselves and undertaking rewarding journeys. To us, this goes beyond Instagramming ourselves on top of a mountain summit or, as we recently experienced at a popular tourist site in Morocco, queuing to have a photo in front of a particular backdrop! (Is this fun?!) There are numerous benefits of Adventure Travel over mainstream tourism, both for the communities in the host destination and for yourself as a traveller. Here are our five favourites: Money going into the local community Adventure travel companies often work directly with local guides, porters and family-owned accommodation providers. This is a world away from big international chain hotels and air-conditioned group tours. Data collected by the ATTA showed that only 10% of tourist revenue filters into the local economy in mass tourism areas (e.g. the Dead Sea). This rises to 65 percent in an adventure travel area (the Jordan Trail). Often in these areas, locals are displaced or kept out of "private beaches" to allow the large corporations to keep a monopoly on tourists' wallets.At The Grand Adventure Company, we work with personally approved local suppliers who share our ethos and passion for sustainable tourism and environmental conservation. By doing this we ensure we are providing fair wages and good conditions for trek teams and ground staff, local employment and supporting projects in the communities with which we work. Seeking new and authentic travel experiences The idea of paying specifically for
As our name may suggest, we love adventure travel! This doesn’t have to mean hair-raising adrenaline rushes, jumping off cliffs or skydiving – in fact, that’s really not what we’re in to – but instead, a way of travel, an appreciation for the countries, cultures, and environments we travel through as we seek out new experiences and