Ganges Expedition

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The Kuoni Group was a partner of the Ganges Expedition, a 35 day expedition which starting on 14 September 2009 in the Himalayas in India. For the first time ever, an international team travelled the Ganges 2,521 kilometres from Haridwar, a city situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal, in rigid inflatable boats, after having hiked to the river’s source at the Gangotri glacier located at an altitude of 4,000 metres. Supported by boat manufacturer AB Inflatables, environmental organization Green Cross International and Kuoni, the Ganges Expedition has documented the state of India’s holy river, visited pilot projects of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to clean it up, and discovered its up to now unused potential for sustainable tourism. “Travelling on the Ganges, along the inner shores of India, has been

Kuoni takes responsibility as a leading tour operator, and has been working unstintingly to protect the natural environment and the interests and concerns of the people who live at its holiday destinations. With its CR strategy, Kuoni aims to minimize the negative impacts of tourism and strengthen the positive ones. The company is initiating pilot projects, sensitizing its employees and customers, enabling knowledge transfers and educating contractual partners.