Top 10 Tips for Practicing Sustainable Tourism on Safari
Cheetah Safaris has always been on the frontline in efforts to practice the best sustainable activities. Everyone around the world loves a holiday spent in Africa, but with the right practices, tourism becomes sustainable, and more generations will enjoy what many have enjoyed in the past years.
Every booking made with us, 1% of the booking charges are remitted to projects that we take around East Africa. Please, some of the Sustainable Policies we do by clicking here.
We even introduced Conservation Safaris that focus mostly on wildlife, human, and environmental conservation. Such Safaris are like our Elephant Safari in Kenya 11 Days, among many, which not only exposes you to our projects but also educates you more about why it is important to look after wildlife and protect them.
We have listed some of the best safari practices that we encourage our guests, who book safaris with us, to follow.
1. Understand Your Destination and the Safari You Are Taking
As you plan your African safari, it’s one of the dreams you have always had. That means you have a specific destination you dream of visiting for your safari holiday. When you have decided already, do enough research to know how people are, behave and conduct themselves. Familiarise yourself with the destinations’ laws, rules, and regulations. Most importantly, your living in that destination will matter. How you interact with people will not only impact them but you, too.
2. Have Bio-degradable products
While planning our African Safaris, we ensure we carry some items such as Shampoos, Lotions, and all these kinds. We request that if you can get items that are biodegradable, it would be the best way to mind our environment.
3. Follow Park Rules & Regulations
Every park we visit in East Africa has its own different rules displayed and printed for guests visiting. These park rules help us respect and practice good behavior while in the park. Such as maintaining silence, no overspeeding, no off-roading if not licensed, and getting out of the car in places not designated.
4. Respect Wildlife and their spaces
Wildlife is in their territories when we visit the parks. Therefore, giving them the respect they deserve, it’s paramount to improve tourism practices. Such as not giving wildlife space, right of passage, and interfering with their natural existence. When we interfere with their behaviors, they will surely change and not be as they should be while in the wild.
5. Staying Around the Lodge or Camp
It’s prohibited to walk out of your lodge or camp without an escort or guide. This is because most accommodations are not fenced, and wildlife movement is sometimes visible close to camps and lodges. This hence puts you in danger of being attacked by wildlife such as elephants, big cats, and many others. Most camps and lodges offer guided game walking, which is mostly just around the property to learn the different types of Flora and Fauna.
6. Don’t Buy Souvenirs and Gifts Made from Animal Products
We don’t promote poaching, and we condemn this practice to its highest order. These products come from killed animals, just because they can produce ornaments and gifts that are valuable, denying the animal the right to live. Therefore, watch out for what you are buying, the gift and curio shops. The Kenyan Government has tightened the poaching punishment to life jail terms or killed for any poacher found.
7. Practice to keep the┬аEnvironment┬аClean┬а
While on Safari, ensure you keep yourself clean and trust you have don’t throw away, dispose of them in the right places, and designated dustbin, either in the safari vehicle or at the lodges or camps.
8. Support Local Traders, communities, and staff
All our Safaris are inclusive of Masai Village Visits, Local Community visits to promote them, and also give you a chance to indulge in an African culture. These proceeds help communities appreciate tourism and keep them off from human-wildlife conflict. Also, if you support our projects by booking a safari with us, 10% four the safari booking proceeds go to community projects and empowerment. A child will go to school, get medication, food, and also get clean and safe water for consumption.
9. Your Safari Packing should be moderate
Ensure you pack light when coming on safari to Africa. This gives you a chance to get more items when flying back home after a long-haul safari holiday here. Carry clothes that are not shouty and not too dark, such as jungle green, grey, brown, beige-colored clothes.
10. Guides Appreciation & Gratuity
Our Safari Guides are the ones you will spend 80% of your time with on safari. We have trained them on best customer service practices and how to take care of guests while on safari. We ensure our guests get top-notch, gentle care from our professional safari guides. In that regard, we encourage our guests to always appreciate them well before or after your safari. This motivates them to work more diligently and with passion.
