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Andaman Discoveries

Experience regenerative tourism with homestays, volunteering, and cultural exchange, while supporting local communities and preserving natural habitats.

OUR EXPERIENCES
Andaman Discoveries offers Regenerative Journeys, featuring homestays, volunteering, study and service trips, and regional tours that foster healing, connection, and giving back. These initiatives have created jobs in homestays, handicrafts, and guiding. Guests' mandatory contributions support village projects, including adult education, recycling, and conservation. Our programs contribute 25% of CBT income to community projects, helping preserve natural habitats and traditional lifestyles, which discourages the environmental harm of mass tourism. Additionally, new roles in guiding and handicrafts have provided employment for women, utilizing their skills. AD has also supported village tourism committees to enhance marketing and integrate tourism with community development.

ABOUT US
MISSION Andaman Discoveries supports community-led development through education, conservation, and cultural empowerment projects and by serving as a bridge to respectful visitors and volunteers.
VISION Andaman Discoveries strives to maintain quality, sincerity, respect and personal service to our guests and community partners. By seeing the value of each individual we aim to create meaningful, educational and memorable experiences for both the guest and the host. We work towards addressing global issues such as climate change, human rights, nature conservation and sustainable development through the grass roots level. Our programs are created in collaboration with the communities in which we work and use local resources to have a positive social, environmental and financial impact. We facilitate community-based, innovative projects to help foster knowledge sharing, environmental stewardship, and cultural exchange.

OUR IMPACT
- We address global challenges like climate change, human rights, conservation, and sustainability through community-based tourism that enhances life quality for communities, guests, and partners.
- Our programs are created in collaboration with local communities, using local resources and suppliers, which positively impacts human, environmental, and financial well-being, while preserving local culture.
- By participating in an Andaman Discoveries program, guests directly support community initiatives, with 25% of profits going to the North Andaman Network Foundation to fund projects in migrant education, cultural preservation, and sustainable development.
- We are committed to social and environmental sustainability across our supply chain, integrating innovative practices to foster knowledge sharing, environmental stewardship, and cultural exchange.
- Our programs empower communities economically—villagers in tourism programs earn 30% more, supporting education and improved opportunities for families—and provide employment opportunities for women in rural villages.
- We invest in local training, including guide and capacity development, to ensure lasting benefits for our community partners.