Protecting the environment
Costa Rica’s lush, leafy cloud forests. Kenya’s vast, wildlife-rich valleys and plains. Iceland’s otherworldly glacial lagoons. These places we visit on tour couldn’t be more diverse, but they all have one thing in common—they’re delicate ecosystems whose survival depends on the health of our planet. To ensure that our world remains beautiful, hospitable, and awe-inspiring for future generations of locals and travelers, we prioritize sustainability when designing our tours and choosing our travel partners. Here’s how.
Putting the planet first
We aren’t alone in our efforts to preserve the planet. In the places we visit on tour, we partner with restaurants, hotels, farms, and other local suppliers who promote eco-friendly practices, which range from waste reduction to the use of alternative energy.
Photo: Taste tomatoes grown with geothermal energy at family-owned Friðheimar Farm on our Iceland: The Golden Circle & Ring Road tour.
Supporting conservation
Appreciating the world’s ecosystems goes hand in hand with helping to preserve them. We prioritize the health of the environment by offering no-impact travel experiences in fragile ecosystems, as well as learning opportunities at protected sites.
Photo: Visit the Great Barrier Reef with an ecotourism-accredited marine biologist on our Highlights of Australia: The Great Barrier Reef to Sydney tour.
Going green
We’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint. Since 2021, we’ve planted a total of nine million trees in Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique with Eden Reforestation Projects. Beginning in 2024, we partnered with WeForest to regenerate 1,500 hectares (around 2,100 football fields) of land in Tanzania. We have also been working with myclimate to calculate EF’s total global carbon emissions and will refocus our efforts on carbon reduction initiatives in order to align with environmental best practices.
Photo: Enjoy a farm-to-table lunch at an eco-friendly ranch—the country’s first carbon-negative company—on our Costa Rica: Rainforests, Volcanoes & Wildlife tour.
The EF Impact Report
In 2021, we introduced the EF Impact Report to share ways in which our Responsible Travel initiatives are effecting change around the globe and shaping our travelers’ on-tour experience. Want to know more about what we’re up to? Keep an eye on EF Impact for updates about what we do, and why it all matters.
