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Trek in the foothills of the Himalayas, from £1299 - £1729 (14 days) inc UK flights
*Special offer*
4 reviews
Cycling in the countryside of Wales from £285 - £480 (3-7 days) ex flights
Trek for charity, from £245 + sponsorship (9 days) inc UK flights
Visit Bukk National Park with a birding specialist, from £745 (7 days) inc UK flights
1 review
Explore the beautiful Golden Triangle area from £2500 (15 days) inc UK flights
Superb scenery & rich heritage from £1749 - £2099 (15 days) inc UK flights
5 reviews
Help to preserve these fragile Islands, from £745 - £1945 (2-10 weeks) ex flights
Tour Western Cape of South Africa from £520 (8 days) ex flights
*Special offer*

our Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards

Responsible Tourism Awards We are delighted to announce the winners of our Responsible Tourism Awards 2008! Read all about this year’s winners – and find out who the overall winner is – on our dedicated website www.responsibletourismawards.com

A huge thank you to all of you who nominated in the Awards earlier this year - we received over 1900 nominations for inspiring tourism ventures all over the world that are making a real difference to local communities and the environment.

responsibletravel.com founded and organise the annual Responsible Tourism Awards, the largest awards of their kind in the world and a collaboration with UK media partners The Daily Telegraph, Geographical Magazine, and BBC World News, World Travel Market, and our headline sponsor, Virgin Holidays.

Michael Palin Michael Palin supports our Awards scheme and said:
"Getting to know more about each other remains one of the most important hopes for the peaceful future of the planet.

If we are really to understand each other better, then we need to be reminded to travel carefully and thoughtfully, listening to people along the way and respecting the world we are privileged to travel through.

The Responsible Tourism Awards are one of the most important ways in which we can understand how to travel better."

Read more about our Responsible Tourism Awards here.
"A good starting point for research is the website responsibletravel.com"
Daily Telegraph
"The first place to look for environmentally friendly holidays"
The Guardian
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