Our Partners
International Mountain Explorers Connection
In Tanzania we operate our own
treks with our own local team based in Moshi. We are exceptionally proud to
have been a member of the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) for
almost 20 years and provide good working conditions, fair pay as well as ensuring
our staff grow with us personally and professionally. The IMEC
Register allows you to check you are booking with a responsible
operator.
We are working alongside a UK based company called Forest Carbon, to offset the carbon emissions for all of our trips. Forest Carbon offer predominantly nature-based schemes in the UK and internationally. We contribute an annual donation to reflect our usage of carbon from the previous year, which goes towards projects in Indonesia, Peru and Lowther, UK (just a stones throw from our UK offices).
We have partnered with a charity called Robertson Outdoor Bursary to
provide a service where guests can sponsor porters through the Mountain Guide
License award and help them to create a better life for themselves. The Robertson Outdoor Bursary (ROB) are a UK Registered Charity set
up by a Yvonne Robertson in 2013, who provide sponsored places for porters on
the Guide Licence Training Scheme at the College for African Wildlife
Management (CAWM).
WAO Kamp
In Ecuador, we partner with WAO Kamp. Located in the Yasuni Intangible Reserve, deep within the Amazon rainforest, the camp has been created to preserve the ancient Waorani tribe who have called this part of the world their home for centuries. During your stay at WAO Kamp, you will meet and learn from members of the Waorani community, the guardians of this unique ecosystem. Our 4-day extension is spent at the WAO Kamp, where you will spend your days with Waorani elders as they share their knowledge of the incredible wildlife and how they live in this environment.
In the Amazon, we partner with the Tambopata Ecolodge. They are officially certified by the Peruvian government to provide continued conservation in the Tambopata Private Conservation Area, the largest protected natural area in its category in Peru. The Ecolodge provide environmentally friendly accommodation and up close encounters with the wildlife that has flourished in the area since the protected boundary has been implemented. Our Amazon 3-day / 4-day extensions are run from the Ecolodge and offer incredible opportunities for wildlife viewing.
Travel Life
We work with Travel Life to calculate the carbon emissions produced by our trips. We use their calculator as it has been created for the travel industry and has specific calculations for 25 transport modes, 500 thousand accommodations, 35 million flights and 21 specific activities. This allows us to calculate much more accurate KGs of eC02 for our trips.
Our Projects
Kandoo Himalayan Foundation
Set up in 2025 by our manager in Nepal, the Kandoo Himalayan Foundation aims to provide support to the Bhote community of Hongong and it's people. The funds it raises will go towards supporting families with low incomes to afford education for their children, to contribute towards medical fees and to rebuild and develop the local infrastructure. $50 from each participant that books a Himalayan trek with Kandoo, will go towards the Foundation.