Our Commitment to Responsible Travel
Whenever we travel we have an impact. At Untamed Borders, we strive to make the impact of all our trips as beneficial as possible for our guests and for the regions we visit. Travel is not a necessity in life, but something that should be loved and cherished and whenever undertaken, undertaken with forethought, care and intention.
We are committed in four key areas to ensuring trips with Untamed Borders are taken responsibly:
- Our commitment to adventure – we believe that every trip we do should leave lasting memories for our guests, that they feel they have done or witnessed something extraordinary.
- Our commitment to the communities we visit – every time we visit an area we impact upon it. We endeavour to ensure those impacts bring benefit.
- Our commitment to the environment – to try and ensure our trips have as little impact as possible on the environment.
- Our commitment to safety and security – to ensure our trips evaluate and reduce risk to our guests.
For examples of how we try and live up to these commitments, see below.
Our commitment to adventure
Untamed Borders is the antithesis to the mass-market travel industry. We take individuals and small groups to some of the world’s most challenging destinations, which usually see very few visitors. Along with adventurous cultural trips, we also are passionate about sport, organising pioneering group ski, marathon and trekking tours. Alongside our group itineraries we also embark on lots of adventurous private projects for professional athletes, explorers, film crews and many other unique requests.
Our commitment to community
Because we mainly visit places that receive few tourists we have a special responsibility to these regions and the people in them. We only travel in small groups, we use local guides and we encourage lots of interaction between our guests and the people in the places we visit. This approach ensures as much money as possible reaches the local communities, by utilising locally-owned businesses, eateries and accommodation, plus we hire local people as guides, drivers and translators. A trip is only truly successful if both the people we guide, as well as the people from the region we guide, have a positive experience.
Our commitment to environment
We visit some of the least visited environments on the planet, some of the last remaining wildernesses, unique ecosystems and stunning nature. We have a deep respect for the countries and landscapes we travel through and ensure we leave as little mark as possible. Along with responsible travel on the ground, we also support important projects to protect local environments and its communities.
Our commitment to safety & security
Safety is at the core of what we do, both for our guests and staff. We organise trips in the most challenging nations in world, which have unique security considerations – this can be due to how remote locations are, due to the security risk, climate and many other factors. We have an experienced international team, along with local teams in each of the countries we visit, who continually assess risk and reduce it, to what we deem to be an acceptable level. Along with trips for tourists, we have also worked on safety for pioneering sporting events and for projects for professional people, including film crews and journalists.