Living the Future Tour
De Kelders, South Africa
at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Garden Lodge
Tour of how lodge supplies and crafts support local livelihoods and conservation
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This tour shows how the Grootbos experience is designed to benefit the surrounding community and environment. Grootbos coined the term progressive tourism for the approach, and the tour makes it concrete rather than abstract.
The examples are everyday ones: the tomatoes at lunch, the recycled candles in the room, the earrings in the gift shop. Each traces back to sustainable livelihoods for local people.
It is a useful inclusion for clients who ask where their money goes, and for agents who need a clear answer. It connects to the Grootbos Foundation's work, which conserves 21,000 hectares of fynbos across the region and reaches over 11,000 community members a year.