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RESPONSIBLE
TOURISM
Having
been involved in tourism
for almost 30 years, our
travel agency was
created to offer our
visitors an “off the
beaten track” experience
and a meeting between
cultures.
In
keeping with original
cultures of the region,
we invite our guests
into village houses
where they are able to
share precious time with
the local population,
who directly benefit
monetarily from this
experience which assists
them in supplementing
their otherwise very
modest incomes. We
are ’hands-on’ with
various social and
cultural projects in the
area. We employ people
from the nearby
villages, and also
support the youngest
ones in their studies.
All
of our programs are
completely respectful of
the inhabitants and of
the natural beauty. We
do not utilize mass
tourism hotels but only
use family run boutique
hotels, and all of our
service provider work
by this principle also. We
have been very
successful with this
approach. We love our
country and in keeping
with this, we do not
sell any clichés, but
only genuine
experiences, being
considerate of both the
locals and our guests.
As
we are natives of
Cappadocia, which is an
amazing and unique
region protected by
UNESCO, we are very
aware of the importance
in caring for our
environment.
Not
only for our ancestral
and cultural
inheritance, but also
for the magnificent
natural wonders, out of
which the population’s
main sources of living
are derived. Indeed,
although over the years
many locals became
involved in tourism,
agriculture remains the
premiere resource, and
one can see villagers
tending the fields in
the morning and then
opening their shops at
noon.
In
this region, we have a
unique
Boutique ‘cave’
hotel, in which each
stone has been carefully
selected and hewn from
local ruins, in order to
perfectly compliment the
natural rock-hues of the
area. We (Indigo
Group) also
operate Cross Golf in
Cappadocia which is the
one of the best
Responsible Luxury in
Turkey.
Matiana Travel Member
of;
*The
International Ecotourism
Society
*Sustainable
Travel International
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