Holidays in India & Ethiopia, hosted by village communities

Places you will love to visit ~ Holidays that provide economic benefit to the host communities

Remarkable new award-winning responsible tourism initiatives - Village Ways holidays offer the opportunity to enjoy some of the most beautiful and remote places on Earth, meet the local people and experience their culture.
Designed in partnership with local communities, Village Ways projects build on local resources to provide practical, positive and sustainable benefits for all.

Indian Himalayas
Binsar
Secret hills
wildlife sanctuary, wooded foothills, hidden valleys, tiny stone-built villages, majestic mountain views. Walk from village to village staying in special guest-houses.
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Diwali at Gonap

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Winner 2009

Best for Cultural Engagement
Responsible Travel Awards, sponsored by World Travel Market, Virgin Holidays & Daily Telegraph

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Ethiopia Highlands
Wollo
High plateaux
timeless landscapes, escarpments, valleys and rock churches. Discover the agrarian existence of one of the world's oldest civilisations.
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Morning at Mequat Mariam
"...unique and authentic cultural experience, facilitating mutual cultural engagement at every level ..." read more ...
Indian Himalayas
Saryu
High pastures
waterfalls, glaciers and great peaks above busy valley villages. Fine guest houses from ancient buildings, tented camp, a balcony to the Himalayas.
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The guest House at Supi
A wood carrier at Supi
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Unique social enterprise

Find out more about what makes the Village Ways model a unique social tourism enterprise, and review our responsible tourism policies.
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Ethiopia Highlands
Tigray
Tigray's wonders
are not to be missed. With a local organisation, we are developing a new community project. Meantime "Abyssinian Aventures" provides a taste of Tigray.
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An Aterow Horseman