Barking Gecko Travel

Community Based Tourism

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• Wherever practicable we will use community based tourism initiatives and projects which are operated by the communities we visit. Where we initiate a project we do our best to involve the local community so they are able to benefit while still maintaining their culture, traditions and daily ways of life.
  
  
• Wherever possible supplies and equipment are purchased locally, this includes the use of local eateries and buying supplies from the local population and local markets. Small, family-run establishments make up a high percentage of the accommodation we use and where it is practical but not intrusive we also stay as guests of local families. Although generally more basic, home stays and village stays provide an invaluable insight into the local lifestyle. Where feasible we will stay in local home stays and lodgings owned and run by locals
  
  
• We recruit local people in both office and field positions wherever possible. we only employ guides that are natives of this part of Thailand and know the areas very well, they will be able to show you a side of their homeland other travelers miss out on. All our tour and trekking guides are chosen for their enthusiasm and a genuine love of the job as well as being officially licenced by TAT (Tourist Authority of thailand)

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