A guiding principal of Samgai Journeys is that we want our journeys to bring a positive impact to our host communities, the environment those people live in and the wildlife they live alongside. Wherever possible we use locally run small businesses and, ideally, ones managed as a community initiative, by the community and for the benefit of the community and environment. We ensure you get a deep understanding of local cultures and wildlife – understanding what you’re experiencing ensures mutual respect. We avoid exploitive tourist sights and developments. And, most importantly, every Samgai Journeys client pays a conservation and community development fee. This fee is built into your overall tour cost. This money does not come to Samgai Journeys as profit. Instead, it goes toward carefully selected local conservation and community development projects. These vary from conservancy and protected area maintenance fees to supporting community projects including women’s empowerment, river clean-ups, reforestation (native trees only), education and health projects and supporting scientists and conservationists in the field.