Crooked Trails strives to create programs that respect and protect the natural and human environment, benefit the host community, and allow indigenous people the right to control their own future.  Based on David Mozer’s Code of Responsible Travel, our guidelines below help make travel an environmentally, culturally, and economically aware activity.  We follow these guidelines and hope that you will too.

Briefly, responsible travel is:

Environmental - travel that reduces the negative environmental impacts and, where possible, makes positive contributions to the conservation of biodiversity, wilderness, and natural and human heritage.

Social/Cultural - travel that respects culture and traditions, fosters authentic interaction and greater understanding between travelers and hosts, and involves local people in decisions that affect their lives.

Economic - travel that generates greater economic benefits for local people, enhances the well-being of host communities, improves working conditions and access to the travel industry, supports local services, and operates on the principles of fair trade.

Responsible travel is about truly connecting with the place you are visiting. You can reward yourself with the most memorable and inspiring travel experiences of your life by traveling responsibly.