Sustainability
As the leading DMC in Zanzibar we feel the responsibility to work in a sustainable way. Sustainability is not only meant towards our employees, but also towards the local communities and the environment of Zanzibar. Moreover, we feel obliged to set and follow ethical standards for activities offered on the island. Unfortunately, we don’t have always direct influence on certain activities and operations, however, we show our agreement/disagreement in offering/not offering certain activities. Please find below some topics/projects in terms of sustainability, we are supporting:
ZanTours Community Support
More and more guests are interested to learn about what hotels, operators, suppliers are doing for the sustainability of Zanzibar. As we follow the principle “do good and no need to talk about it”, we want at least point out, in which excursions you are supporting directly communities through our support to them.
- STONE TOWN SERVED ON SPICES
- ZANZIBAR’S NATURE AND ITS CAPITAL
- SPICE TOUR
- ZANZIBAR’S NATURE AND ITS COMMUNITIES
- 1000 HANDS OF ZANZIBAR
- ZANZIBAR’S NATURE AND ITS CAPITAL
- THE RYHTYM OF JOZANI
- FAUNA & FLORA ON THE ROCKS
- FAUNA & FLORA SERVED ON SPICES
- JEEP TOUR
- TUMBATU
- JOZANI & BUTTERFLY CENTER
- PETE TOUR
ZITO Spice Farm
ZITO is a ZanTours supported project, which literally “happened” when looking for a new spice farm. We had the need to find a farm community, which we could support and develop for a better service quality and experience for our guests. We, as ZanTours put our ideas and needs on the table and in return discussed with the farm community about how it can be achieved. One major point was the cleanliness, replanting and more important relaxed experience of the farm. This is when ZanTours management decided, despite the usual market rules in Zanzibar for spice farms – ZanTours paid an entrance fee per guest to the community. The condition was – this money should be reinvested in the farm to keep it clean and pretty and moreover our guests should not feel harassed to buy spices or products, if not wanted.
The result after almost 4 years corporation is, that ZITO reinvested his entrance fee in toilets and farm expansion. They have built a restaurant with daily fresh cooked Swahili lunch from local Mamas, where they also explain in cooking lessons, the secret of the “Swahili kitchen”. We are very proud and happy with this successful example, where ZanTours could help ZITO’s farm to become the leading Spice Farm in Zanzibar.
Experience ZITO on our excursions: Spice Tour (half day), Stone Town served on Spices (full day), Fauna & Flora served on the Rocks (Full Day)
CHAKO Zanzibar
Chako is project, grown tremendously over the last 2 years and has severe impact for our sustainability here in Zanzibar. The idea is to upcycle products in Zanzibar. It not only helps to make our island cleaner but also provides employment for a dozen of people. The original idea was to offer Chako’s products for our tour operator as gifts to their guests. After an interesting tour through their workshop and a talk to their management, we realized ZanTours can do more! Chako’s weakness is the constant supply of glass bottles. And here we stepped in, as if we know something very well, then it is – LOGISTIC!
We agreed with Chako to pick up empty glass bottles from hotels on our empty legs back to town. Result – Chako tells ZanTours which hotels have packed empty bottles ready for pick up. ZanTours helps in picking them up on empty legs to town. Thanks to the help on another private entity, ZMMI, Chako has temporary access to more storage facilities. Chako is supported by us with transport and by ZMMI with storage facilities … all for a good cause!
RECYCLE @ OZTI
Plastic waste is not only in Zanzibar a problem but world wide. To create awareness to our team we have send several groups from our company for a small training workshop in Ozti, which took the education of waste management voluntarily on.
The impact it had on our team is incredible, as no one was aware of where the world is going when not stopping to use plastic.
As we always say – we cannot change the world but we can change the mind of our team if it comes to environment.
Thanks OZTI – our team appreciate your effort.
