.:: Wide Eyed Tours - We do travel differently to everybody else ::.

Wide Eyed Tours believes strongly in low impact or rather positive impact tourism and through educating our travellers we believe we are contributing to the country where we travel. Because our operations are on the ground we can be responsible about the way we travel. We think about the impact we have on the environment and local communities. We encourage you to join us and make your trip a positive experience for both you and the people in the country you visit.

Responsible Tourism
We support a variety of different organisations in a variety of different ways and as a traveller with Wide Eyed Tours you also have the opportunity to give back. Please speak to your leader should you wish to learn more about how we help.

There are small things along the way that make a huge difference and Wide Eyed Tours encourages travellers to support the local economy and buy locally, say no to plastic bags when you have spent up big. We always respect customs and culture and only photograph others if we have asked first.

Tours that offer local transport and a bicycle options are our way of contributing to the environment.

Our itineraries and trip notes are available on our website and we encourage you to read these online and print only if you feel necessary. Your guide will tell you what you are doing everyday!

One project we support is the "Blue Dragon Children's Centre" in Hanoi and the "Hoi An Children's Home" in Hoi An
For more information about these projects click here.

WE SUPPORT

Endangered Primate Rescue Center
One of our favourite places
to visit is The Endangered
Primate Rescue Center which
was established in 1993. This
was also the first wildlife rescue
centre to exist in Vietnam. The Centre’s objective is to rescue, rehabilitate, breed and eventually release the rarest and most endangered primates of Vietnam. Poaching poses the greatest threat to Vietnam’s primates, and primates are hunted and caught to be sold, for use in traditional Chinese medicine, as pets, or as food.
More info: www.primatecenter.org

Friends - The Restaurant
Children are not a tourist attraction, however we recommend a visit to FRIENDS in Phnom Penh; a non-profit restaurant run by former street youths in training.
Mith Samlanh / Friends works with homeless and vulnerable street children and adolescents, including their families, who are at high risk of exploitation and physical and emotional abuse, especially through forced commercial sex and violence in the streets.
More info:
www.streetfriends.org