Our Eco-Tourism Philosophy
Amani Tours's eco-tourism philosophy focuses on local cultures, wilderness adventures, volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on our vulnerable planet. We typically offer travel to destinations where the flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. Our responsible ecotourism approach includes programs that minimize the adverse effects of traditional tourism on the natural environment, and enhance the cultural integrity of local people. In addition, Amani Tours partners with hospitality providers that promote recycling, energy efficiency, water re-use, and the creation of economic opportunities for local communities.
Amani Tours takes an integrated approach to tourism planning and management in order to achieve sustainable tourism. We recognized of the importance of combining the needs of traditional urban management (transportation, land use planning, marketing, economic development, fire and safety etc.) with the need to plan for tourism. Some of the most important principles of our sustainable tourism development include:
- Our tourism operations are initiated with the help of broad-based community-inputs and the community should maintain control of tourism development.
- Amani Tours provides quality employment to its community residents and a linkage between the local businesses and tourism should be established.
- We have a code of practice for tourism at all levels - national, regional, and local - based on internationally accepted standards. Amani Tours conducts operations, impact assessment, monitoring of cumulative impacts, and limits to acceptable change.
- Education and training programmes to improve and manage heritage and natural resources have been established.
Respectfully,
A.K. Karume - MD |
