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How this particular trip makes a difference to the local community / environment?

Spice tours were initiated to support small time farmers and spice planters in and around Wayanad areas to find alternative, supplementary source of income. This provides a glimpse of issues surrounding the struggles of spice farmers in terms of price crash and issues of globalization.

Second day is focused on the natural and social environment we live in. Visit to Rainforest Garden involves interaction with community who initiated the rainforest regeneration and the later half of the visit benefits the community living in the alternative school campus.

This trip also benefits the non profit groups that assist the locals in training in various livelihood programs. Wildlife safari is organized in association with the Eco Development Committees and the benefits and directly handed over to the guides and trackers from indigenous tribes. All the trackers and assistants for the trekking are locals.

Tour leaders and interpreters are all from the local community. By giving them an opportunity to share their tradition and stories with travellers, we have noticed the increased ownership in many initiatives associated with Responsible tourism in all these areas. Instead of migrating to bigger cities like Bangalore, these rural boys and girls now have an option to stay back in their village and still earn a decent living.

Coracles that are used generally used for fishing activities are now used for supplementary source of income to the locals.