Travel is one of the most uplifting experiences. There’s no feeling quite like being immersed in a new place, our senses heightened by new sounds and sights. Travel expands our horizons and connects us across borders, oceans and continents.
What does Positive Impact mean at Awakening Trails?
We see every journey as a chance to connect deeply, not only with a place, but with the people and ecosystems that make it unique. Done thoughtfully, travel becomes a powerful force for good — one that preserves cultural heritage, supports biodiversity, and helps sustain local livelihoods.
For us, responsible travel isn't just a commitment. It’s a way of thinking, planning, and being. It’s why many of us do this work in the first place — to shape experiences that give back as much as they offer.
Every Awakening Trails itinerary is crafted with care — guided by principles that honour people, protect nature, and celebrate tradition. When you travel with us, you do so with the quiet confidence that your journey contributes to something meaningful and lasting.
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Our approach to Positive Impact travel
Supporting conservation and communities
Our journeys directly contribute to initiatives that support conservation, education, and community development across the regions we travel through. Through partnerships with local NGOs, eco-conscious lodges, and grassroots programs, we work to ensure that travel becomes a tool for lasting positive change.
Your trips help fund projects that include wildlife protection, rural education, clean water access, sustainable farming, and cultural preservation. From supporting eco-clubs in schools near protected forests, to providing scholarships for children in tribal communities, we believe in nurturing future guardians of the land.
Because every child inspired, every forest protected, and every tradition preserved brings us closer to a more connected, conscious world — one journey at a time.
At Awakening Trails, we are guided by a passion for meaningful discovery — curating journeys that connect you with soulful places, extraordinary people, and timeless traditions that awaken your spirit and transform how you experience the world.
Natalie Lyall-Grant
Social Impact Travel: Selecting the Right Local Partners
At Awakening Trails, we choose to work with locally rooted businesses and community-led initiatives in every destination. From the very beginning, we’ve favored smaller, in-country partners who are not only deeply connected to their surroundings, but also committed to doing good — for their environment, their culture, and their people.
Many of our partners are involved in inspiring impact work — from forest restoration and anti-poaching patrols to sustainable farming, public health programs, and cultural preservation projects. Their knowledge, care, and commitment help shape travel that feels more connected, authentic, and responsible.
We’ve carefully chosen these collaborators because they share our values — and because we believe the most powerful journeys happen when travel becomes a shared effort to protect, uplift, and respect the world we explore.
Joining forces to achieve global goals
At Awakening Trails, we collaborate with local communities, NGOs, and grassroots organizations to help shape a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future for travel. Together, we’re working toward a tourism model that uplifts everyone it touches — protecting ecosystems, supporting livelihoods, and sharing the benefits of exploration more fairly.
Here are some of our shared initiatives:
Our sustainability efforts are guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), helping us design travel that benefits both people and planet — while holding ourselves accountable to a higher standard.
We’re proud to collaborate with organizations working at the forefront of ethical tourism. Through our partnership with ChildSafe, we’re strengthening our approach to child safeguarding — rewriting internal policies, offering annual training to our team, and ensuring our journeys do no harm and only contribute positively to the lives of children and youth.
We’re also working closely with World Animal Protection to develop new wildlife protection policies, ensuring every wildlife experience we offer is grounded in compassion, respect, and ethical care.
Because we believe that responsible travel goes beyond good intentions — it demands thoughtful action, continual learning, and partnerships rooted in impact.
Building education and awareness
At Awakening Trails, we believe that building a better kind of travel starts with the people behind it. That’s why we invest in ongoing education and reflection across our team — ensuring our understanding of sustainability, ethics, and equity continues to grow alongside our work.
Our travel curators and product team undergo formal training in sustainable tourism, guided by globally recognised standards such as those set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). This certification reflects our commitment to embedding environmental and social responsibility into every detail of the journeys we design.
Beyond sustainability, our staff also receive training in child safeguarding, diversity, equity, and inclusion — helping us create experiences that are respectful, thoughtful, and safe for everyone involved.
We also believe that real understanding comes from presence. That’s why our team regularly travels to the regions they design for — not just to research logistics, but to connect with communities, listen deeply, and reflect on how our Positive Impact strategy is unfolding on the ground.
Because responsible travel isn’t static — it’s a living, evolving practice. And we’re committed to doing it better every day.
Explore the Positive Impact Collection
This emblem highlights properties and experiences that have been handpicked for their commitment to people and planet. Each selection is guided by the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has been carefully reviewed through a thoughtful framework rooted in sustainability, equity, and community empowerment.
From eco-conscious retreats to community-led experiences, these journeys directly support initiatives addressing poverty, inequality, climate resilience, and environmental restoration — all thoughtfully curated in collaboration with our trusted local partners.
If you’d like to know more about how to create a positive impact on your trip, speak to your Travel Designer to see how you might be able to contribute.
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