We use tourism to fund our conservation work.
Our Mission.
Build a sustainable tourism model that funds conservation work, protects our culture, and economically empowers our community.
Lead our community to live in harmony with the jungle and our culture, showing that sustainable practices can create a stable economy and protect the jungle.
Our Vision.
Environmental Tourism
Tourism activities that don’t hurt the environment or its wildlife
Community Investment
Job opportunities and investment in education and development
Sustainable Practices
Instilling respect and knowledge about our jungle to build our community’s sustainability
Economic Empowerment
Income from tourism provides sustainable income stream
Tourism that funds
conservation and community.
Our Projects and Initiatives.
We believe in making sure that our work is done in collaboration with local authorities and the community - and ensuring that we abide by regulations.
For this reason, we have:
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the local government outlining our activities
Registered KPL as a community group under Indonesian law
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser (Gunung Leuser National Park Service)
We have received formal funding from the National Park Service and have a proven track record of acting with integrity
Partnering with Government.
Our commitment to
our community
We are committed to transparency and supporting our community. Our philosophy is that sustainable tourism can support our community’s economic empowerment and protect our jungle.
To keep that commitment, we can provide all guests with a breakdown of where all tourist dollars go - you can see the direct positive impact your adventure is having.
Approximately 95% of all tourist dollars spent remain in the community. The remaining 5% is used to pay for national park permits which supports Sumatra’s conservation efforts (including our own conservation organisation KPL).