Himalayan Footsteps

We choose to support social and environmental projects instead of making the maximum profit, we operate sustainably and are rewarded knowing that tourism benefits local communities at our destinations. Here some of the schemes we support:

• Carbon Balancing
  We’ve partnered with Trees4Scotland to provide a genuine carbon offset service, a woodland regeneration project at Balmuick Farm, Perthshire, Scotland.  Only one and a half hours away from our Edinburgh office, we encourage customers to visit their trees being planted and see what a wonderful and sustainable project this is.

• Nepal Clothes Appeal
  Launched in January 2010, it has been an overwhelming success, collecting unwanted second hand clothing and delivering them to poor families in rural areas of Nepal.

• Sunglasses for Porters
  Our latest project aims to collect old, unwanted sunglasses to give them to Himalayan porters. With insufficient equipment many of them are threatened by, amongst other dangers, snow blindness. This can easily be prevented by wearing adequate sunglasses. We collect old sunglasses that have been donated to our partners all over Edinburgh and take them to Nepal, where our staff gives them to Himalayan porters

• Rainbow Children’s Home
  This orphanage lies in Pokhara and provides a home and loving family for 35 children. We support their work financially and by sending volunteers.

• Village Home Stays in Nepal
  We place volunteers in remote villages to share knowledge and education. Our main project is the beautiful village of Bhimad near Pokhara, where our travellers are a welcome help.

• Davidsons Mains Primary and Om Vajra
  We set up contact between these two schools, one in Edinburgh and the other in Kathmandu. They share culture and education that benefit children and teachers in both schools.

• Fullbright School
  This is a private secondary school in the beautiful village of Jhoukhel near Bhaktapur, Nepal. It lies close to the oldest temples of Nepal. Nearly 200 pupils from 3 to 12 years study at Fullbright School. We send volunteers there to teach English.