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Nasikia Luxury Camps play a vital role in the long-term
conservation of environment at all locations: people from
villages bordering the Serengeti/Ngorongoro are employed in the
camp, advising on the authenticity and environmental impact of
the camp and income from the camp goes towards our community
development commitments - education and employment.
By encouraging self-awareness and good leadership at a focused,
grass-roots level, we envision that our partner communities will
pull themselves out of poverty. This will therefore achieve
sustainability for the projects and at the same time, the
communities will become stable, imaginative and progressive
contributors to the preservation of the country's wildlife,
ancient cultures and wilderness.
As our partner to enjoy responsible travel, please note some
ideas below:
Journey with an open mind - travel with a genuine desire to
learn more about who you meet and what you observe.
Appreciate all the cultures you discover. Be aware of the
feelings of other people, to prevent what might be offensive
behaviour on your part. Be sensitive about photography. Ask
yourself why you are taking a picture and would you enjoy being
photographed in the same situation.
Cultivate the habit of listening and observing, rather than
merely hearing and seeing.
Realise that often the people in the country you visit have time
concepts and thought patterns different from your own. This does
not, make them inferior, only different. Try to understand and
enjoy this difference.
Respect and protect the natural environment. Instead of looking
for just "stunning views”, look for the richness of another
culture and way of life, along with the impressive history of
the geological formations.
Make no promises to people in your host country, unless you
intend to carry them through.
Enjoy yourself, but remember that an extravagant display of
wealth is insensitive to local people who may have to manage on
much less money than you have. Be conservative in your dress.
You will get closer to people if you do not look very different.
Share your ideas, rather than enforce them – we all have a
method that works for us.
Love, live and laugh – what a way to start and finish each day!
Compiled by Chris Morris (Into Africa UK) |
