Sustainable Travel

Mission Statement

At Belo Luxury Safaris, our mission is to create unforgettable travel experiences while championing sustainability and promoting responsible tourism. We are committed to preserving the world’s natural and cultural heritage, minimizing our environmental impact, and positively contributing to the local communities we visit. Our commitment to being on the thoughtful and sustainable end of travel, resulted in our partnership with Travelife Program.

Through our sustainable practices, we aim to inspire travelers to appreciate and respect the beauty of our planet. We strive to minimize carbon emissions by prioritizing eco-friendly transportation options and partnering with accommodations and suppliers that share our commitment to sustainability.

Education and awareness are vital to our mission. We actively educate our travelers about sustainable travel practices, encouraging them to make conscious choices that protect the environment and respect local traditions. We seek to foster a sense of environmental stewardship, leaving a positive and lasting impact on both the destinations and the people who call them home.

At Belo Luxury Safaris, we believe that sustainable travel is the gateway to a more harmonious and resilient world. Join us in our journey towards a greener future, where travel experiences enrich lives while safeguarding our planet for generations to come.

Our Sustainability Pillars

Wildlife Conservation
It’s one thing to visit a country, it’s another to take part in the mission to rehabilitate and rebuild its wildlife. We believe that preserving the continent’s delicate ecosystems and wildlife is a joint effort which should be practiced by both locals and international travelers. Our conservation safaris promote lodges who actively partake in wildlife conservation and offer guests the unique opportunity to participate in projects alongside industry experts.

Community Impact Our carefully selected suppliers in Africa support responsible travel and actively work to empower the local communities in the area that they operate in. Our team can recommend a number of vetted initiatives and organizations to add to your itinerary that will allow you to connect with the people and culture of the destination that you visit. We can also recommend a number of luxury safari lodges that are owned and run by the local people for your trip.

Environmental Awareness Preserving Africa’s natural resources is imperative to Belo Luxury Safaris. We choose eco-sensitive properties that have a limited impact on their direct environment and encourage guests to be aware of their consumption of natural resources during their trip. In an effort to decrease our clients’ carbon footprints, each trip booked with us includes a donation to Seedballs Kenya, a forest restoration and greening project in Kenya.

Green Office and Operations

We believe that sustainability starts with our homes, or in this case, our offices. Our global teams are passionate about making a positive impact on their respective office environments and communities. We are proud to declare that our office space is free of single-use plastic. We carry out waste segregation and recycling in our premises, besides minimizing our printer usage to ensure there are no printed travel documents, we have removed all plastic bottles from our guest vehicles, and our goal is to ensure that our guest vehicles are free of single-use plastic in the long run.

Whether it is conducting clean-up drives around our offices or encouraging flexible working hours long before the pandemic came into effect, we have been taking small but powerful steps to ensure our offices reflect our commitment to responsible travel.

What can you, as a tourist, do?

Here are some tips that will help you to enjoy your trip and leave with the confidence that the destinations you visit will not be damaged by your presence, once you return home.

Ditch single-use plastics: By choosing reusable bottles and bags wherever you go, you can help ensure there is less plastic waste in the ocean and other habitats.
Be ‘water wise’: With a growing number of places experiencing water scarcity, the choices you make can help ensure people have adequate access to water in the future. By foregoing a daily change of sheets and towels during hotel stays, we can save.
Buy local: When you buy local, you help boost the local economy, benefit local communities, and help to reduce the destination’s carbon footprint from transporting the goods. This is also true at mealtimes, so enjoy fresh, locally grown produce every chance you get.
Please don’t feed the animals’: Sharing food with wildlife or getting close enough to do so increases the chances of spreading diseases like cold, flu and pneumonia from humans to animals. Also, when animals get used to receiving food from humans, their natural behaviors are altered, and they become dependent on people for survival. In some cases, it can also lead to human-animal conflict.
And don’t eat them either!: By creating the demand, consuming endangered or exotic animals leads to an increase in poaching, trafficking and exploitation of animals. Besides the harm done to the individual animal on your plate, irresponsible dining can contribute to the extinction of species already threatened by climate change and habitat loss. Keep this in mind when shopping for souvenirs as well, and steer clear of products made from endangered wildlife.
Dig into the local cuisine. You'll delight your taste buds and support the local economy.
Do your homework: Before your travel, educate yourself about your destination. Doing so will allow you to better immerse yourself in local traditions and practices and appreciate things that might have gone unnoticed otherwise. With the right information, you can explore a destination in a more sensitive manner and surprise yourself with new adventures and discoveries.
Don’t leave a trace: You can make a mark by not leaving a mark on your vacation destination. Put garbage in its place to avoid litter, and don’t remove or alter anything without permission. Let’s make sure we leave only soft footprints, and not the environmental kind.
Tell your friends:It’s time spread the word! Inform fellow travelers, friends and family about how sustainable tourism benefits local people by enhancing their livelihoods and well-being, and helps all of us by safeguarding our beautiful environment.

Our sustainable partners

We strive to make a difference continuously and are ready to learn and improve where possible. Download our Sustainality Policy here for your reference.
For more information about our Sustainability principles, policies or initiatives, please contact our sustainability co-ordinator - info@belosafaris.com