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      1. Sue W
      2. 31/03/2010
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Napo in particular was clearly benefitting local people.
      1. Dorothy and Roger, Nottingham
      2. 31/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Mr & Mrs Isle of Wight
      2. 30/11/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. A bit concerned about the effect of vehicle tracks on the Mara especially in the rain.
        Kizingo really does try to make a small impact on its surroundings.
      1. Mr S Hoyes
      2. 30/10/2009
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I thought this holiday was beneficial. We interacted. We left money. We didn't harm the environment. We widened our knowledge of wildlife.
      1. Mr A Thackray, UK
      2. 30/03/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. We spent some time with the local Berber families and we found out first hand how tourism was benefitting the local economy. We also consider that everything was managed in a sensitive way.
      1. Ms C Riner, USA
      2. 29/06/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. A Thomas - UK
      2. 29/04/2010
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The Rana's are committed to wildlife conservation and to working with the local communities to ensure that they too benefit from tiger tourism
      1. Mrs N Benz, Switzerland
      2. 29/02/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. A Wright, UK
      2. 29/01/2010
      3. 12
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Using local services and visiting local communities was beneficial.
      1. S Milne
      2. 28/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. M. Trouard-Riolle, UK
      2. 28/11/2009
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. At every point from booking through to the camp and guides, everyone thought about the environment, the wildlife and the sustainability of tourism within the Masai Mara.
      1. Mr T Jones, UK
      2. 28/07/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Social and environmental aspects at shentons excellent particularly impressed with own farm for vegetables- though would have liked to have time to visit. Kaya Mawa social aspects very good - involvement of local community and supporting of various projects.
      1. Mr A Palmer
      2. 28/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. jenny
      2. 28/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. I didn't see any evidence of how the places we stayed in were particularly beneficial to locals or the environment. Nor was this information volunteered at any point. This was disappointing with Tribes "fair trade" ethos. I had been expecting to get more information about this in the pack we were given at the airport.
      2. 28/02/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Jane
      2. 27/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Mr P Karstadt, UK
      2. 27/07/2008
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. Difficult to comment on this. We did see local involvement in most of the places we stayed and everyone was very welcoming. Presumably any trip to view wildlife must be helpful in the battle against poachers and developers, although we were a bit disturbed to hear about the development plans in the Serengeti - not sure if that could tip the balance. Also would like to know what happens to the huge numbers of plastic bottles that are got through in the course of a two-week holiday.
      1. Mr C Simmons
      2. 27/05/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Caroline Reid - UK
      2. 27/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I think the lodges we stayed in Bandhavgarh and Corbett both had the environment in mind with employment of local people and tiger conservation high priority. I also understand that every penny we give to them is helping the local economy so I think the level of this was good.
      1. Ms S Prangnell, UK
      2. 27/03/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The emphasis on eco-tourism which we encountered whilst in Ecuador and the Galapagos, will, I hope, contribute greatly to preserving these extraordinary environments.
        The Anangua community now completely own the lodge at Napo Wildlife Centre and this gives them the opportunity for improving education and healthcare. However, the oil industry is a major contributor to the wealth of the country and this has an impact on the environment.
      1. S Baron, London
      2. 26/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 26/08/2010
      3. 5
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. An intrepid traveller.
      2. 26/06/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. There was no obvious detremental effect on either the wildlife or the environment at the two camps but,at the same time,we cannot see that these two factors actually benefited from us being there.However, at Mwagusi, it was appparent that local people were being given the opportunity to develop skills through camp projects.
      1. Ms J Davenport, UK
      2. 26/06/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. As far as we can tell, the holiday was of benefit to the local people and the wildlife/environment. For example, care had been taken to employ local people, source local food and use local limited resources responsibly eg use of solar power for hot water/lighting. I believe that one community also had access to fresh water due to the construction of a lodge. I think it would have been worthwhile providing a 'statement of responsibility' in the lodges themselves so that we could try to ascertain the benefits on site. For the majority of the time the drivers seemed to respect the wildlife by not overly disturbing the animals and driving too close. I would like to think that a fair amount of resources will be ploughed back into conservation work and supporting local communities.
      2. 26/04/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Mrs P Moore, UK
      2. 25/12/2008
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. All the places we visited seemed to have a different positive aspect. We liked that the Tents with a View was owned and operated by a Tanzanian (we didn't meet the English partner). Two of our guides also talked to us explicitly about the importance of having visitors see the wildlife as a way of inspiring us to do what we could to reduce global warming. They seemed quite educated both about the wildlife but also about environmental issues.
      2. 25/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Adele R, UK
      2. 24/12/2009
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Lots of locals empolyed by the camps - however disappointed with first camp having Europeans running the camp. Second camp had a Tanzanian running it.
      1. Ms C Wylie, Canada
      2. 24/09/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Local service providers were actively involved in sustainable development projects and environmental issues.
      2. 24/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Caroline
      2. 24/04/2010
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. It was good to learn about the conservation in the country and how the local people are being educated. Pretty amazing.
      1. Ms S Radice, UK
      2. 23/08/2009
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. All of the crew were local and Juan Tapiq, our wonderfully talented guide lives on the Galapagos and has a family there. I can't say our visit was beneficial to the wildlife but you have to be extrememly careful not to alter anything - shoes must be decontaimated each time you come back from an island ( because a seed from one island could pass to another) and you have to stick close to the guide. Juan was extremely proud and protective of his amazing homeland and there is a complicated debate about if tourism helps preserve the wildlife ( money is needed to get rid of non endemic species such as goats that were introduced by people that have tried to live on the islands in the last hundred or so years) or will eventually destroy it.... I'm not sure. There do seem to be very tight regulations.
      1. Mr E Bolt, UK
      2. 22/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Economic, as above: tourism seems crucial to the economy there at present. We do try to buy anything we can over there from local shops/street vendors etc. Apart from that it is difficult to see how us travelling about Rajasthan could have much benefit to the locals society or environment.
      1. Softcat Ltd (company incentive for group of 27)
      2. 22/04/2010
      3. 27
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Mr K London
      2. 22/02/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The holiday made us more aware of social problems that SA is coming to grips with. We enjoyed very much staying with Hazel in Oodtshoorn who gave us a great insight into the struggle to run a B & B in a white domonated environment.
        There was alot of information on notice boards about biodiversity and conservation measures. I had not realised that SA has about 80% of the worlds plant biodiversity.
        The beaches are beautiful and relatively deserted - I hope they can keep them like that.
      1. Mr P Gilbert, UK
      2. 22/02/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The guides were able to give us insight into local customs and scenery.
      1. Mr G Appleton, UK
      2. 21/12/2007
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The Masai are a wonderful and fascinating people with so much knowledge to share.
      1. Ms I Howley, UK
      2. 21/09/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. We were especially impressed with some of the initiatives Matemwe Bungalows is working on with the local community.
      1. Mr L Mundy, UK
      2. 21/08/2009
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Totally excellent. Learnt so much.
      2. 21/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Mrs D Buttanshaw, Ireland
      2. 21/06/2009
      3. 5
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The local people were all very friendly. Also the other guests we met in our various locations were so friendly.
      2. 21/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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      2. 21/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Mr G Baker, UK
      2. 21/02/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. J Davenport, Lancs
      2. 20/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. It would be good to know that a fair percentage of the cost of the trip was ploughed back into the conservation and social efforts.
      1. Mr C Glossop, UK
      2. 20/10/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. We felt that in the Atlas the Toukbal operation was contributing to the prosperity of the local people.
      2. 20/06/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Bernie C
      2. 20/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. We both learned a lot - particularly about the effects of the parks on local villages and culture - and vice versa.

        The scrums to get to the best place in the Gypsies (jeeps), however, once a Tiger had been spotted were verging on the obscene. We are a shamefully greedy species - and its not pleasant to experience that. Sometimes the best policy has to be to just leave the animals to those who got there first. We asked our driver and guide to back-off (which it turned out they wanted to do anyway) and I think we saw more tigers in other places as a result. See a big crowd of jeeps ahead- go someplace else.
      1. Gavin Draper, UK
      2. 19/12/2009
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 19/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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      1. Annemarie Williams
      2. 19/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. EH
      2. 19/06/2010
      3. 3
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. I think you could do a lot more to ensure that the lodges reduce their carbon footprint and are managed more ecologically.
      2. 19/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Simon Armstrong
      2. 18/12/2009
      3. 5
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Yes, the concern for the environment was palpable and genuine. The use of local Quechua guides at Sacha Lodge was very valuable.
      1. John Balladon
      2. 18/07/2010
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. At all times we were aware of the environment trying not to impose too much. Dominic stopped every time he saw a can, plastic bottle or tissue - we always took everything back to camp from our packed breakfasts and lunches (even the egg shells). However the impact of tourism in the Mara is just awful. Something needs to be done about the number of vehicles - the Park gets the fees so it will not do anything to reduce numbers but some sort of Foundation should try to do something OR all tourists should be given a crash training course of how to conduct themselves (not shouting from one vehicle to the other in loud voices and the people from the USA could reduce the loudness of their WOW's!!) It really, once again comes down to the Camp - a training session could be given before game viewing and also the guides could be trained to say something diplomatically eg. to the ladies - don't leave your tissues behind the bushes!
      1. Oscar Balladon
      2. 18/07/2010
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Visits to the local village put resource back into their community, in what is a very harsh environment to live in. Having the privilege of a trip / experience like this, should make you realise just how important the conservation and preservation of nature and wildlife is. Dont just see it on TV or in a book - go and experience it!
      2. 18/07/2010
      3. 4
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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      2. 18/02/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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      1. David&Jay
      2. 17/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 17/07/2010
      3. 4
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Waitt family
      2. 17/07/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. We were humbled by the fantastic way that Moroccans, in general, are self sufficient and although poor in monetary terms they were not in spirit. It was great to discuss with the kids re how they perceived the comparison with our western life and we discussed all the positives of the Moroccan way of life on the environment and the family.
      1. Janet
      2. 17/06/2010
      3. 5
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Tourism definitely plays a big role in conservation and offering job opportunities. A lot of the cars on the roads were safari vehicles and most the lodges are involved with the local communities - offering employment and supporting schools, projects etc.
      1. Jay and Kay(senior citizens!)
      2. 17/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. We could say excellent, but its an ongoing process of cooperation and involvement so it obviously can improve. Its good that the companies are involved with the schools and take classes on trips into the park (South Luangwa)
      1. Gabrielle Dolan
      2. 17/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I hope the local economy benefitted from our trip. I didn't feel and certainly hope that we did not damage the environment or wildlife with our presence.
      1. Mrs A Mathers, UK
      2. 17/03/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The holiday was beneficial in employing local people as guides and helping them to see the importance of the wildlife, though it seems that many people in Brazil have no idea of theit own country's flora and fauna.
      1. Massimo Giglio
      2. 15/08/2010
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 15/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. B & K
      2. 14/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The accomodation, transport and meals employed local people in many roles. We visited a Berber souk in the countryside ,and it was one of the many highlights of the trip, but we didn't feel that we were contributing to their economy.
      1. Paul and Hazel
      2. 14/06/2010
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. It was clear that tourism in the South Luangwa plays and very important role in the conservation efforts and has contributed towards the costs of controlling poaching and providing a safe environment for the animals in the park. It also seemed that the park provides a range of employment opportunities for the local people and a lot of the lodges support local community projects. The lodges and camps we stayed in all used solar power to generate electricity or provide lighting in the rooms after dark.

        We would obviously have been protected from any negative impacts so cannot say for certain that there was no downside to the tourism industry. But we certainly felt that the tourism is being controlled and handled responsibly to ensure that it brings in positive outcomes and avoids exploitation.
      1. Jo & Justin Hillier - UK
      2. 14/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Tourism was clearly beneficial to the local community in Aremd as most local people were employed as guides, muleteers etc. All the people we met made us feel very welcome and were keen to encourage visitors to the region.
      1. J.Lewis, UK
      2. 14/01/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Good

        Good

      5. We really felt that the Tree House Hideaway resort in Bandhavgarh was living up to environmental expectations and promoting the Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT) code. They were sympathetic to the local environment and the naturalist was fantastic. He really enhanced our understanding of Tigers and their environment.
      2. 13/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Elizabeth
      2. 13/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. We were rather worried, given the ethos of Tribes, that we were often the only people on forms of transport (huge mini buses and the boat on Lake Titicaca) and the diesel engine on the tourist train from Cusco to Puna (which we loved) was filthy spewing great clouds of fumes across the countryside.
      1. Jeff Webster
      2. 13/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. I find it difficult to make a balanced assessment. The people certainly were passionate about the wildlife and the environment but we did not meet any other local people other than the few who looked after us in camp.
      1. Mr R Zerneck, USA
      2. 13/01/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Being amongst the Maasai was wonderful. The only shortfall was being taken to visit a Maasai village that turned into a high pressure effort to have us buy trinkets. We did realise, however, that this village was visited only because we could not visit the village associated with the Porini Amboseli Camp due to flooding.
      1. Ms E Henshaw, USA
      2. 13/01/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Good

        Good

      5. We could tell through conversations with our tour guides that we were really supporting the local economy, but we would\'ve liked the option to help out more! We didn\'t hear much about the townships befoe our trip, and the ability to help out would have added to our trip.
      1. Mr S Osborne, UK
      2. 12/10/2007
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The walking safari guides had great respect for and interaction with the local communities.
      1. Mrs C Purkiss, UK
      2. 12/09/2007
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Our Kicheche guide was from the local Masai community and was very informative about issues in the local area.
      2. 12/06/2010
      3. 6
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      1. The Browners
      2. 12/06/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 12/02/2010
      3. 3
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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        • 3 points
        • 4 points

      1. Jeff Webster, Suffolk, UK
      2. 12/02/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. At times we were in very rural areas of India especially at Tadoba where the local people until recently thought that a fork was a spoon with holes in it. What a pleasure it was to spend time with people whose lives are so very different from our own.
      1. Mrs A Rumney, UK
      2. 11/09/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Good use of local hotels, houses, firms and guides. We saw at first hand how much the planning enabled money to go directly into local economies. We also appreciated the high level of awareness and consciousness raising with regard to preservation of environment, local cultures and of course the wildlife. All the guides and reps. were so informative on these issues.
      1. Ms A Tippet, UK
      2. 11/03/2007
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Drivers were very environmentally aware.
      1. Karen Griffiths
      2. 11/02/2010
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. All camps employed local people, our guides were local, some of the camps were powered by solar energy and measures were in place everywhere to conserve water. Presumably the wildlife would benefit from our park fees.
      2. 10/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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      1. Mrs J Spence, UK
      2. 10/07/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. During our stay at the Sanctuary whilst horse riding we visited a local school with Gill Elias, which was a very humbling experience. It made us totally aware what conditions are like in the schools - no real equipment or classrooms etc. Children in this country do not appreciate what they have. It made us take stock and we will endeavour to improve their conditions by helping to provide books, games etc for the children in the area.
      1. David & Pamela Shadwell
      2. 10/04/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Yes, we certainly saw evidence of conservation and one Guide was actually telling us of the local charity work he was aware being undertaken by Tribes. We have become more aware of the environmental problems in the areas we visited and how this is affected by local and global issues. I think they could teach us a thing or two about recycling!
      1. Mrs M Canning, UK
      2. 09/12/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. I thought that it was very evident from speaking to the people at Kaya Mawa how much work the lodge does in the community. So many of the people staying at Kaya Mawa made donations to the local school and everyone regardless had talked about their experience walking around Likoma Island in the community. Holidays such as this create a demand for a lodge in the middle of nowhere, providing stable jobs to over 100 people on a remote island who otherwise might not be employed. I was glad that my money was going to that.
      1. David Kennedy
      2. 08/08/2010
      3. 3
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Miles & Erin
      2. 08/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Expensive, but at least people know there's more money to be made keeping these animals alive than poaching them!
      2. 08/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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      1. Nick Gordon
      2. 08/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 08/06/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Shels
      2. 08/05/2010
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. Can hardly give ourselves credit for being eco-tourists when we were being picked up and driven everywhere...!
      1. Dr C Pashley, UK
      2. 08/05/2009
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I hope we were able to give something back through park fees,tipping well,staying at lodges where local people are employed well.
      1. Greg
      2. 08/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      1. Mr J Hall, UK
      2. 08/03/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Sandoval Lake Lodge making real effort to be eco friendly. Impressed by lack of motorised transport. Include local families as much as possible. We took biodegradable soap, shampoo as recommended but question what is happening to the waste water.
        Some local people benefit from tourism. We bought souvenirs on Uros Islands as they seemed to have no other way to make money.
        Porters benefit from earning a reasonable wage to supplement their farming.
        Tourism is providing money for protection programmes for animals/regeneration of rainforest.
      1. Mrs J Day, UK
      2. 08/01/2009
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I felt that we were provding support through employment for local people in hotels, buying souvenirs from markets. Mvuu was very focused on the environment; Danforth and Marataba less so.
      1. Mr D Billett, UK
      2. 08/01/2008
      3. 3
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. I think this camp/arrangement got it just about right betwen comfort and environmental impact. I suppose newer trucks would cause less pollution. Great to have the Maasai as hosts and to know a greater part of the finances were going back into their community for having shared their land with us. The message that wildlife has a value appears to be getting through, but I fear it will lead to more of their community heading for the city and abroad.
      2. 07/08/2010
      3. 4
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. David Waters
      2. 07/08/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Especially at Meno A Kwena where they are doing all they can to support Botswana people's way of life and maintain water for the animals too. All our guides were doing all they could to protect the animals.
      1. Bill & Sue Hurtley
      2. 07/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. All local people, guides and drivers are proud and respectful of their environment. By UK standards Tanzania and Zanzibar are underdeveloped countries but their use of resources and willingness to co-operate and share with one another suggest robust and thriving communities. Tourism clearly benefits their community and every resort/hotel we visited was staffed mostly by local people, who prove themselves to be willing and hardworking and keen to provide a very positive experience of their beautiful country.
      1. Ms A Morrison, UK
      2. 07/08/2009
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Soweto, Lesotho and Masakala were particularly good examples where we felt our presence was investing in the community.
        Mkhaya is a good example of a low tech but up-market lodge

      1. Ingeborg
      2. 07/07/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Selous has not too many tourists so you can really feel like you are out in the nature, - we did not see any other cars when we were driving a single time, - and that's fantastic! We have earlier been on safari in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Kenya and have never felt the nature so strong as this time.
      1. Mr M Pettitt, UK
      2. 07/07/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The guides and rangers were really good. We love our wildlife and we felt we learnt a lot about the animals and the vegetation. This holiday made us even more aware that you have to respect animals.
      1. hanasan
      2. 07/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. This is hard to rate. I hope that our stay has some benefit if not only to the staff and guides, but also local community from the rent of their land.
      1. Mr T Brown, UK
      2. 06/12/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. The fact that Tribes has a charitable foundation meant that the trip felt guilt free (sounds funny but true). The fairtrade mark was really important to us travelling in Africa, and it made a difference that the staff in the lodges were all happy. Also I really appreciate the carbon offsetting - I hadn't notice this on your website before we booked but this also helped reduce guilt of a long haul.
        Both the hotels had charities linked to them, which was also nice to see businesses getting involved with their local communities.
      2. 06/08/2010
      3. 3
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. YY Chin
      2. 06/06/2010
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Great understanding of the need to preserve the natural habitat of animals. No unnecessary game viewing as well as limit the number of vehicles
      1. Anthony Ainsworth - UK
      2. 06/04/2010
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Whilst we did visit the sites of Marrakesh, the desert and gorges the way Tribes had constructed the trip didn't feel at all touristy. It felt private and exclusive and took appropriate care of the culture and surroundings of Morocco.
      1. Lyn - Sheffield UK
      2. 06/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 2 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Average

        Average

      5. We travelled by air and car so....
        However in the hotels there was much less waste than here and everyone was careful re litter.
        I worry about the stress on natural resources, especially water, that tourism puts on a country like Jordan, but am aware it is an enormous industry.
      2. 06/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Mr M Revell, UK
      2. 06/01/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. Certainly at Mdonya Camp we were aware that Nick sourced as much stuff as possible locally and emplyed staff who lived nearby.
        The guides showed sensitivity to the animals - we never felt as if our presence was intrusive or threatening.
        Fumba Beach Lodge in Zanzibar had a collection box for the local primary school.
      1. Mr D Lloyd, UK
      2. 05/10/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Obvious affection and care shown by our guide. Presumably we bought some business to the local economy.
      2. 05/08/2010
      3. 2
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      1. Mr K Robinson, UK
      2. 05/06/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Safari experience felt like animals were in natural environment, not a theme park. Good to see Kwando camps run by Botswanan staff including camp managers.
      2. 05/04/2010
      3. 4
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. P Chetwynd, Hong Kong
      2. 05/01/2009
      3. 4
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Good

        Good

      5. The interaction with the Masai was a little frustrating ... we were taken to a village which was obvioiusly a tourist trap and it quickly became quite a grasping and unpleasant environment. Is there a way to improve this as we genuinely wanted to know more about the people and their cultures.
      1. Mr M Beckett
      2. 04/09/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. We welcomed the opportunity to see and meet local people particularly at the Napo Wildlife Centre, which we plan to nominate forThe Responsible Tourism Award sponsored by Virgin Holidays.
      1. K & D Brown
      2. 04/09/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. Mr B Elmes, UK
      2. 04/09/2008
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      2. 04/08/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Vernon
      2. 04/07/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. Jenny Chantler
      2. 04/06/2010
      3. 1
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Botswana's attitude to conservation and wildlife seems admirable and I admired all the camp efforts to use solar power, oil lamps or candles, and even recycle water as at Nxai Pan. Zambia may have further to go, but I was glad to have visited a village outside Livingstone to understand their challenges a bit more.
      1. Mrs I Bland, UK
      2. 04/05/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. All the hotesl and camps were environmentally aware. We would have liked to see and possibly buy gifts from local craftsmen. We feel that this is a way for the local population to benefit from tourism.
      2. 04/04/2010
      3. 2
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      2. 04/03/2010
      3. 32
        • 0 Tribes points awarded
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      1. Mrs H Harrison
      2. 04/03/2009
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
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        • 2 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Yes, it helps to keep the staff in employment and provide livelihoods for people in the tourist industry locally.Great conservation work and programmes are being undertaken in the Galapagos,regarding nature.
      1. Mrs J Cox, UK
      2. 03/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. Yes
      2. 03/07/2010
      3. 1
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
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        • Good

        Good

      5. I hope so. I don't know how much the locals benefited but I think that they did.
      1. RH
      2. 03/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. Maureen and Mary - UK
      2. 03/03/2010
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Good

        Good

      5. In parts. Clearly the social and environmental responsbility was greater at Khem Villas and particularly at Coconut Lagoon which was very eco-friendly but it was impossible to tell in other places although clearly jobs were provided for local people.
        There was a lot of driving - carbon footprint(!) - even for very small distances.
      1. Mr J Hunt, UK
      2. 03/01/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Having been to India before, we were aware of the poverty that exists there. However, it was amazing to observe how hard the women had to work - even helping to build a house!
        We felt a bit uncomfortable in enjoying not only the nature but also the good food and accommodation which the local people didn't have. Even so, at least we brought some money into their communities by just being there. We also learnt a lot about how people were being encouraged to maintain the wildlife.
      1. Mr P Fleming, UK
      2. 03/01/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. It was good to see how wildlife is being reintroduced into the areas for the good of all ie protecting the indigenous species and providing employment for the locals.
      1. Ms H Jones, UK
      2. 02/12/2009
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. People we spoke to were very happy to have us there - one chap even said ~Thank you for coming to India - he who dares wins! which made us laugh. We made some good friends in a short space of time and visited a local school with our guide in one park, as well as going to his home to meet his family. This sort of contact can only be positive I think. The trip really raised our awareness of issues facing India, its people and its environment/wildlife.
      1. Mr W Graham, Scotland
      2. 02/11/2009
      3. 4
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. We were reasonably remote in our camps, with mid-length road transits initially, so contact was minimal. In Maun and at Kwara we experienced lovely people as always in Africa. However if you want to experience the \'feel\' of Arfica, our trip would support this. The illustrations in geology and wildlife movements we learned from Clint added to our understandings.
      2. 02/08/2010
      3. 2
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      1. Bob Mudd
      2. 02/08/2010
      3. 3
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      1. Mr R Lilly, UK
      2. 02/08/2009
      3. 6
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. We felt your ethos was very much born out in the places you chose for us to stay, and these in turn were confirmed by talking to the people on the ground. Particularly the Porini camps were reported by the guides as being very good employers, and the managers were well regarded. Although we regard ourselves as being extremely fortunate and privileged to be able to stay in such camps, nevertheless it felt very good that our simply being there was helping the local community and providing employment. Also of course the camps were very eco-friendly with a very low carbon footprint. Their link with the conservancies was also very obvious and mutually beneficial.
      1. DB - London, England
      2. 02/04/2010
      3. 6
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. As expected, in the Galapagos Islands, there was a continuing reinforcement of the message that conservation of environments such as this (and the animals that live there) is an essential activity.

        However, this was not just communicated in the usual way, with printed notices, but in practical ways as well.

        So, for example, if the guides showing us round parts of the National Park saw rubbish (such as a piece of tissue or a bottle top) on the ground, they would pick it up and put it in their pocket. Every little thing makes a difference - actions speaking louder than words.
      1. Mr P Ross, UK
      2. 02/02/2010
      3. 8
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. 29 people supporting our group of 8 climbers so good local employment. All rubbish was collected in camp and carried back down.
      2. 01/11/2009
      3. 2
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      1. tarric
      2. 01/07/2010
      3. 3
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
        • 3 points
        • 4 points
        • Good

        Good

      5. The places we stayed and the attractions we visited all employed local people or helped local groups which helped to put money into the local economy
      1. alf - UK
      2. 01/06/2010
      3. 2
        • 4 Tribes points awarded
        • 1 point
        • 2 points
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        • Excellent

        Excellent

      5. Yachana lodge was very impressive with all the work they have done in preserving the rainforest and setting up the school.
      2. 01/05/2010
      3. 4
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      1. Ms R Tudor, UK
      2. 01/04/2008
      3. 2
        • 3 Tribes points awarded
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        • 2 points
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        • Good

        Good

      5. Using La Beduina throughout the trip was beneficial. Also all our hotels except the Intercontinental in Aqaba were locally run, some with local craft shop etc. It would be good if Jordan began recycling their plastic bottles - the amount in Petra was alarming.
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