Climate Smart Tour in Nepal

A climate smart tour is a concept of vacation that is more focused on responsible and environment friendly travel and tours. It minimizes the negative impacts on the environment due to the travel by the individual or group. This type of tour involves activities that are environmentally friendly and promote neutralization of carbon caused by the tour activities. Impacts of climate change is very high in least developing countries like Nepal. Due to the limited coping capacity and less resilient community structures, Nepal is facing adverse impact of climate change in the form of meting Himalayas to drying of water resources and also increase in natural disaster. Similarly, climate change impacts directly hitting to economically poor, marginalized and climate vulnerable people of Nepal.

Since, Nepal is one of the most naturally beautiful countries, nearly a million of tourists visit here annually. We, Himalayan Luxury Holidays, offer climate smart tours in Nepal, as a responsible tour manager. Further, a simple additional step, while making tours and celebrating holidays, can have great contribution towards maintaining the environment intact and clean.

There is only one planet for all living beings. Hence, let’s reduce our carbon footprint, make our travel environmentally friendly, and create a better world better for future generations. Therefore, Himalayan Luxury Holidays customizes your trip to reduce your travel emission and also to offset your carbon footprint of particular travel.

“Harm as less as possible to the environment and enjoy our trips as much as possible”

Environment Friendly Climate Smart Tour Approaches

• Emission free Transportations: Airport pickup and drop will take place in eco-friendly vehicles (EV). Entire tour may involve using public transportation, or electric vehicles to minimize carbon emissions.
• Practice of Eco-Friendly Accommodations: The tour may include stays at eco-lodges or eco-friendly hotels that use renewable energy, recycle, and practice sustainable water management wherever possible. Furthermore, we insist to stay in homestay and comparatively low emission hotels.
• Nature Conservation: In addition, the tour may include activities such as wildlife safaris, tree planting, riverside cleanups, or supporting conservation projects.
• Carbon Offsetting Scheme: Tentative carbon that an individual or group emits during the entire travel will be calculated and carbon offsetting activities will be discussed with travelers. Hence, we are more focused on seedling of tree species plantation to offset the carbon emitted from the travel.
• Responsible Waste Disposal: Similarly, the tour may teach tourists about responsible waste management and help them practice it by. For instance, carrying reusable water bottles or collecting and disposing of waste in designated recycling bins.

In conclusion,  a climate smart holiday tour can be an excellent way to experience new destinations, learn about different cultures. Similarly, it supports local communities while having a minimal impact on the environment. In addition, with responsible tourism, it is possible to create a positive impact on the environment, while enjoying a fantastic vacation.

Climate smart tour is an ideal travel plan for the environment friendly tourism concept. Hence, it offers travel with nominal carbon emission including carbon offsetting options for the travelers. Furthermore, travelers may enjoy their tour without any regrets of harming to environment. Moreover, one or groups of travelers can experience the following climate smart highlights during their tour.

Tour Highlights

• Eco-friendly means of transportation (EV)
• Use of public vehicles rather than private one
• Hiking, trekking and enjoyment through natural beauties
• Observation and shopping of souvenirs that are made up of reused and recycled materials
• Calculation of tentative carbon footprint that traveler/s emits
• Plantation of seedlings that offset the carbon emitted throughout the tour

Hence, offsetting can be done direct support to plantation agencies/ communities or by planting trees by travelers themselves.