Travel with Purpose

TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE

You can trust Majestic to wholeheartedly commit to ensuring the well being of our guests and our planet. At Majestic we enable guests to Travel with purpose and believe that through both socially conscious and responsible travel this is the way forward in sustainable tourism.

In taking this direction, we hope that the knowledge our guests gain through travel will have a positive effect on the places we visit. We also show this through our compassion projects.

Conscious Travel

Travel with meaning and purpose
Sustainable choices
Authentic experiences
Form genuine connections
Local culture
Thoughtful, mindful, intentional travel
Money spent goes back into the community
Transformative, meaningful, enriching travel
Adventurous, wildlife explorations and retreats
Connections to the natural world, rich cultures, communities and ourselves
Involvement in Citizen Science programs
True definition of luxury is all of the above points

Protect and Connect

Responsible travel is conscious travel
Discovering new places without negatively impacting them
To make a positive impact
Tourism that minimises travel’s negative impacts
Prioritising people over profit
Empowering local communities
Feeds the local economy
Assists conservation efforts
Boosting connections between tourists and locals
Abiding by wildlife encounter rules and regulations

GIVING BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES

THE MAJESTIC COMPASSION PROJECT

There is more to travel than just experiencing nature in all its glory. Many of these amazing destinations are located in some of the world's poorest countries and eco tourism helps these countries in their efforts to save and preserve their land and oceans through organisations that aim to save our planet. This puts money into the local economy and helps preserve these pristine landscapes. Adventure travelers the world over are needed to support these initiatives with their tourism dollars. So, traveling with an eco-friendly and responsible travel company can have positive changes on animal welfare, social and community welfare and sustainable development... amongst other advantages.

We always endeavor where possible to give back to the local communities we are privileged to visit. By choosing Majestic, you can be assured that you will be part of helping communities, the wildlife and environments - as the communities we visit allow us into their homes, villages and lives we take home a very special life long memory and new appreciation and leave a little behind in return.

We invite you to have a look at what programs and charities we are currently working with…

The Marine Reserve

The lagoon area to the east of Matafonua and Sandy Beach is a very special place. The area is very important to the marine eco-system...

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Our Oceans Our Future

As ocean advocates, we've created the perfect gift in which you know where every single cent is going and what it is doing to protect our oceans...

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Foundation of Goodness

Their vision is to uplift rural communities through taking care of the environment through projects dedicated to eco sustainability in Sri Lanka.

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If you’d like to make an extra contribution, please get in touch with us, as we all know,

every little cent counts and every person can make a difference.

SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS

What is a Citizen Science program?

Citizen science is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data monitoring and collection programs

Majestic offers the chance to participate in Citizen Science programs on some of our tours. Antarctica is one destination where Citizen Science can be a great way to become involved, to educate yourself further, enrich your curiosity and expand your understanding and your knowledge of the South Pole region. There is no better learning opportunity than being in the field with the experts!

This program is designed to be an interactive experience and a way to share discoveries with like minded travelers as well as deepen your connection with the natural world.

By taking part you can provide invaluable data to the scientific community and make a difference by becoming an ambassador for the protection of our beautiful planet and sharing what you have learnt to others.

Below are examples of Citizen Science Projects in Antarctica...

Happy Whale

We can participate in this project worldwide by taking good identification photographs of whales – notably humpbacks in Antarctica – and a variety of marine mammals.

Using software that compares unique markings on animals, Happywhale can track individual marine life globally which, over time, helps scientists learn about migratory and home-range movements; population growth and decline, and even an individual whale’s survival rates.

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Big Microplastic Survey

Plastic pollution and microplastics in particular are a significant threat to marine ecosystems and human health. The Big Microplastic Survey is a global project that will use citizen science to gather essential data about microplastics.

In Antarctica we will scoop the surface of small sample areas using scientific protocols, taking them back to the ship for sorting, recording and packaging to be sent for further scientific analysis with The Big Microplastic Survey.

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ebird

Seabird surveys are done at sea or at landing sites and provide data for long-term monitoring of seabirds in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Peninsula and recorded through eBird.

Guided by our expert ornithologists and naturalists, you can be actively involved in spotting birds at sea, counting while ashore, or scribing for those observing differences in bird species, ages and breeding cycles while contributing valuable data to science.

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