TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE

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Mission

Establish strategic alliances with our suppliers, work with innovative personnel, active, trained and committed to our Company’s vision.

Vision

Being a leading company at the national level offering high quality services, creating unique travel experiences and working with criteria of responsible and sustainable tourism.

Responsible travel

A responsible travel policy is as good as a great travel adventure. We are conscious that tourism is beneficial for the host population, but at the same time we are aware that tourism can also cause negative impact in local communities and environment if we don’t manage it properly.

As a responsible and environmentally friendly company we are committed to operate minimizing the negative impact, so that our journeys are sustainable in the long term and contribute with the economical development to the host communities.

Care for the local culture and their inhabitants

We encourage awareness during our journeys, so that our clients travel with principles of responsible tourism. The impact to the inhabitant’s culture is highly sensitive.

Principles of responsible tourism

Before your trip, our travel specialists, our operations team and our guides always, inform about the importance of traveling responsibly so that they can help us minimize the impact of our presence. Here are some examples:

When you arrive at your destination, always try to adapt to the local customs without imposing your habits and lifestyle. Although, you have paid for your vacation, respect the norms of each place. You don’t want exceptional privileges or treatment nor adopt arrogant, provocative nor offensive behavior.

Care for the environment

Chaska Tours, in each moment is aware of the importance of protecting the environment. We take precautions to conserve and protect the eco systems, the wildlife, and all its habitat, especially when we operate our treks and when we visit indigenous communities and when visiting the Amazon. We make sure not to leave waste on our treks, nor contaminate the water streams, use biodegradable and we work with preference with hotels and other vendors that share the same idea.

Care for the animals

In most of our treks, we use mules, horses and llamas. We assure to work with responsible wranglers that care and feed conveniently their animals. We are also conscious of the limit of weight that the animals can carry. They are part of our experience during our tour and we should worry and care for them.

Support the local economy

Our business benefits the local economy and also benefits our customers because our authentic programs enrich their trip and leave them with a unique and unforgettable experience.

In our programs we integrate unique activities with indigenous communities and local villages, as well we use their lodging and food services. We hire local guides, cooks, porters and wranglers from indigenous communities and train them. We encourage to buy handicrafts directly form the local people.

Integrated Management
System Policy

Chaska Tours is a travel agency with receptive Tourism and experience organizing personalized and innovative trips since 1999, aiming at a growth of our annual sales and becoming a leading company in the sector, with high quality standards that allow us to satisfy the needs and expectations of our Customers through qualified operators and personnel, promoting continuous improvement in our management system, reducing and controlling the environmental impacts that our operation produces, so that our trips are sustainable in the long term and contribute to the economic development of communities which comply with the applicable legal regulations to our processes, respecting human rights, biodiversity and working conditions according to the principles and values ​​of our company.