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Responsible Travel

Stories and guides from the responsible travel collection.

21 May 2024

How to be a Responsible Tourist

Travelling responsibly is about more than easing your conscience. When local communities genuinely welcome you, the experience becomes richer for everyone involved. By following a few sensible guidelines, you can shrink

23 Jun 2022

Responsible Traveller: Rainbow Tours' charity partnerships

Tourism, managed thoughtfully, can be a genuine force for good in host countries. Managed badly, it can cause real harm. The choice of how and where we travel matters – and it belongs to travellers as much as to the comp

4 Nov 2019

Top five safaris for responsible travellers

For anyone who wants their safari to give something back, Africa offers a growing number of destinations where wildlife protection and community benefit sit at the heart of the experience. The five itineraries below comb

12 Jan 2024

What’s the Green Season? Complete Low Season Safari Guide

Africa offers some of the world's most remarkable wildlife encounters, from penguin colonies near Cape Town to elephant herds at Victoria Falls. Travel during the green season and you may also spot rare migratory birds o