Responsible Travel
Travel with Purpose
Since our very first journey, we have understood that traveling responsibly isn’t just about what we take away—it’s about what we give back. We actively engage with and enrich the communities and environments we visit, ensuring that our responsible travel journeys honor the planet and its diverse cultures, leaving a positive impact for future generations.
Community Impact
We believe travel should be a force for good in the lives of the people who host us. Our journeys are designed in partnership with local communities, contributing tourism dollars into fair wages, skills training, and projects that strengthen local economies.
Environmental Responsibility
The landscapes we explore are vital and vulnerable. We weave sustainability into every trip, by minimizing emissions, reducing our footprint, and supporting conservation efforts that protect natural ecosystems and promote long-term environmental health.
Cultural Preservation
Culture is at the heart of every GeoEx journey—something we engage with, learn from, and help sustain. We foster meaningful exchange by partnering with local artists, elders, and tradition-bearers to ensure heritage is respected and supported through ethical travel.
Trips That Give Back
Many of our responsible tourism destinations include Giving Back opportunities, with a portion of proceeds supporting local efforts, from building schools in Nepal to backing women entrepreneurs in Morocco and protecting wildlife in Zambia. For travelers, these journeys deepen connection and purpose. For the local communities, they bring lasting support and empowerment.
The GeoEx Foundation
Established in 2013, the GeoEx Foundation is a carefully vetted and regularly updated array of conservation, cultural resource protection, education, and health care organizations that we believe make a real difference in preserving the integrity of the destinations we have the privilege of exploring.
We support WildAid in their mission to end the illegal wildlife trade by reducing demand for products like shark fin, ivory, and rhino horn through powerful consumer campaigns and stronger global enforcement to protect endangered species.
African Parks protects 22 national parks across 12 African countries, leading large-scale conservation efforts. In partnership with governments and communities, they restore ecosystems, safeguard wildlife, and ensure lasting impact for people and nature.
Learning Afar is a partnership between Global Leadership Adventures and AFAR Media that empowers underserved youth through transformative travel, expanding their worldviews and inspiring new possibilities for their futures.
The American Himalayan Foundation supports grassroots projects across the Himalaya that protect the environment and improve lives. With a strong focus on stopping girl trafficking, their work creates lasting impact at a deeply human scale.
The Global Fund for Women champions the human rights of women and girls worldwide, funding and amplifying the work of grassroots leaders who are building movements and driving meaningful change in their communities.
The Bhutan Foundation supports conservation, sustainable development, good governance, and cultural preservation—advancing Bhutan’s national priorities while empowering local communities and protecting the country’s unique heritage.
Creating national parks in Chile and Argentina that save and restore wildlands and wildlife, inspire care for the natural world, and generate healthy economic opportunities for local communities.
Meaningful Parnerships
As a leader in responsible travel, we work with NGOs and representatives at home and abroad to develop and share practices that minimize our travel footprint and generate support for the communities in which we travel. Here are a few highlights.
As a partner of Tomorrow’s Air, we support their mission to advance climate-conscious travel through education and carbon removal. Your travels support air capture and permanent storage—vital solutions alongside forests, oceans, and soils. A donation is made for every trip taken, by both guests and staff.
As members of The Conscious Travel Foundation, we’re part of a global community that prioritizes meaningful, sustainable travel through education, collaboration, and thought leadership.
Community Projects
Through close collaboration with local communities, our journeys create meaningful experiences for guests while supporting grassroots efforts—like helping complete a much-needed primary school in Magwe, Myanmar.
We support local artisans in the regions we explore, including Kigali, Rwanda, where our leather luggage tags are handcrafted by women through an organization that empowers them with fair wages and opportunities in a male-dominated field.
