Responsible Travel
Supporting Local Communities through Sustainable, Ethical Travel
Responsible Travel
Legacy Exchange Outfitters is a leading responsible and sustainable travel company in Tanzania. We focus on community empowerment, wildlife conservation, and environmental protection. We are committed to:
- Designing safari itineraries that emphasize cycling and walking safaris (where appropriate) to minimize our carbon footprint.
- Reduce our plastic waste by choosing sustainable options for lunches and providing guests reusable water bottles.
- Offering multi-day cultural experiences that allow guests to spend time in a local community.
- Support professional volunteers to use their skills to make a difference: helping vulnerable children, mentoring local teachers and students, uplifting girls with sanitary items so they can stay in school, and more!
- Buying items locally as much as possible to support the local economy.
- Partnering with eco-friendly accommodations that prioritize wildlife conservation.
- Community clean-up and providing waste disposal facilities in remote areas to preserve the environment.
How to be a Sustainable Traveller on Safari
We design our safari itineraries with sustainability in mind, which means you get to spend more time closer to nature, enjoying the beauty of Tanzania. The experience is more rewarding than the disconnected travel of rushing through the national parks.
Legacy Exchange Outfitters upholds sustainable tourism by following the five pillars of sustainability.
Tips for Responsible Travel
- Respect local culture: Tanzanian culture is diverse and unique, with over 120 different tribes and languages!, We emphasize learning about a culture and taking time to talk to local people over taking photos and driving away.
- Support the local economy: when possible, we encourage guests to buy local products and support local businesses. This helps to create sustainable jobs and economic opportunities throughout Tanzania
- Maintain eco-friendly practices: we minimize waste, choose sustainable options and work with partners that do the same. We love Tanzania, so we make choices to protect it and conserve its beauty for future generations.
- Engage in responsible tourism: Tanzania is known for its incredible wildlife, so we only offer photographic safaris, never hunting trips. We promote protecting animals in their natural habitat, we do not offer petting zoo experiences.
- Give back: cultural exchange and volunteering are some of the ways guests can have a more enriching experience in Tanzania. We customize each opportunity based on your education and skills. Ask us how you can have a life-changing trip with Legacy Exchange Outfitters.
How to be a Sustainable Traveller on
All of our clients are offered stainless water or reusable water bottles, and we offer hot lunches in reusable containers.
We partner with beautiful safari accommodations that prioritize environmental conservation, many of which utilize solar energy and water conservation.
We plan in such a way that you undertake as many activities as possible outside your safari jeep. Walking safari with opportunities to get out of the jeep and into nature. This means walking safaris, canoeing, horseback riding, village walks and cycling as part of your safari in Tanzania. Guests experience more of Africa, all while reducing carbon emissions.
Legacy Exchange Outfitters focuses on cultural exchange by encouraging guests to spend several hours or days in a local community to learn more about the culture and customs of a particular tribe in Tanzania. It is a rewarding experience to leave your safari jeep 4X4 and hike with local guides who were born and raised in the area. We also organize cooking classes, homestays, traditional dances, and handcraft workshops.
There are a number of ways to give back with Legacy Exchange:
- Deliver sanitary pads to girls. Access to proper hygiene is essential to help them stay in school
- prevent skin cancer: give sun protection to an albino community
- mentor a student or teacher at a local school
- Plant a tree- or a garden! Our team plants trees at local schools after each Kilimanjaro climb, but there are more opportunities to grow for the future with Legacy Exchange Outfitters
- offer your professional experience or skills in medicine, education, compuer literacy, accounting, carpentry, and more with a suitable volunteer project
- Sponsor a student’s education (Learn About Our Founding Director, Eugen, And How A Sponsor Impacted His Life)
Ways to give back to the community in Tanzania
- Donate to a local charity or organization: If you don’t have the time to volunteer, you can still give back to the community by donating to a local charity or organization. This could be a monetary donation or a donation of goods or services.
- Participate in a community clean-up: Many communities in Tanzania struggle with waste management and littering. You can help by participating in a community clean-up. This could involve picking up litter, helping to recycle materials, or planting trees to beautify the community.
- Mentor a young person: Many young people in Tanzania would benefit from having a mentor or role model. If you have experience in a particular field, you could offer to mentor a young person who is interested in that field. This could be done through an organization or on.
Spend your great holiday by your own in the heart of the beautiful Tanzania
Related About Us
We connect our clients directly with the local community because our commitment is based on community empowerment, Responsible travel & Wildlife Conservation.
Our Reviews
Legacy Exchange Outfitters offers more than just a vacation. Eugene and his team work hard to provide their guests with a remarkable experience. However, sightseeing wild animals in their natural habitat is only part of the adventure.
Victoria Mayers – USA