Responsible Travel
Our Responsible Travel Policy
We try to give an eco-/agro-tourism character to all of our programs. On our guided tours, we talk about local culture and ecosystems, we show the indigenous flora, we talk about the professional activities of the local society (ex. agriculture, fishing, apiculture etc.) and visit, where possible, local manufacturers (ex. pottery workshops) and producers (wine cellars, olive presses etc.). For our self-guided tours, we provide the travelers with all necessary information related to items described above and give them detailed guidelines so that they can do the visits by their selves if they want to.
Our trips combine culture, nature and physical exercise. We know the most interest destinations and the best season for visiting, we choose the adequate hotels and means of transport. We believe that even a diner may be a cultural event. Greek art and people are structural elements of each place. Active Travel is our belief: Activity, Art, History, Food and Drinking, Music, Creation and Satisfaction co-exist in our journeys, in several proportions every time, depending on the program and the people participating.
The Greek word “Gnosis” means the deep, real knowledge.
Our trips do not aim just in visiting and having good time, but also for the travelers to explore our country and feeling part of the local community.
We want you to know Greece!
Economic responsibility
- We work with local people.- We use small, mainly family-run accommodations and taverns, and local transportation.
- We avoid all-inclusive and large hotel complexes.
- We shop for our pick-nicks from small local stores and not from large super markets.
- We rent vehicles from local companies and when need to hire a bus we collaborate with small, mainly family-run agencies.
- For marine transportation, when and where possible we prefer to use the regular itineraries of a small local ferry company.
- We visit local farms and manufacturers so the travelers are can buy local products and gifts directly from the source. For our self-guided tours, we give the travelers detailed guidelines so that they can do the same if they want to.
- We suggest to the people travelling with us to buy local products and gifts rather than imported goods.
- We ourselves are a Greek family-run business.
Environmental responsibility
- We work as a web agency. We do not use any stationary or energy consuming office equipment; we don’t print or use extra energy for heating, cooling, lighting etc.- The nature of our tours and activities are environmentally friendly.
- We inform the travelers about local ecosystems, indigenous flora and fauna. We encourage them to take photos of rare and endemic species but we don’t let them collect any of them.
- When and where possible we use public transportation. When and where not possible, our partners have taken all necessary measures so that the transportation used (bus, minibus, car etc) is well maintained and has limited gas emissions.
- In our pick-nicks we avoid single-use recipients and naps.
- We encourage the participants in our programs to help us clean at least the spot we choose every time for our pick-nick pose. That means that, we collect any possible garbage from beaches, meadows, woods etc. and carried to the nearest operating bucket or recycling bucket for recyclable materials.
Social responsibility
- By visiting or encourage visits to local farms and manufacturers we help local people to advertise and sell their products.- For the meals we choose local specialties and traditional products so that the travelers get familiar with local cuisine.
- We work with local people, as described above.
- Our guides and tour leaders are legally declared and their social security and taxes are paid.
- Occasionally and when there is need, we participate in the maintenance and marking of trails.
