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Update from Kenya 10 Dec 2009, 4:42 pm
A letter from Crooked Trails participants from the lastest trip to Kenya! Wouldn’t you love to be there with them? Our Kenya schedule is amazing, lots of activities and an amazing homestay with our Maasai partners in the village of Merrueshi. It is the experience of a lifetime. Check our our Kenya schedule here. Jambo, We really enjoyed our time in Merrueshi. We [...] Read more >>
Volunteer Update from Nepal 3 Dec 2009, 2:03 pm
Namaste everyone! We are back from a great volunteer Crooked Trails Program to Nepal. There were 8 of us altogether 7 women and one man who went to Chandani in the Kavre District to build a lower secondary school. Right now the kids are crammed into rooms with as many as three classes being offered [...] Read more >>
CT in “A Distintive Style” Magazine! 4 Nov 2009, 3:02 pm
Crooked Trails is featured in the newest issue of A Distintive Style magazine! “Our Holiday issue is full of Inspiration from cancer surviors, to children with Down syndrome that have a valuable lesson for us all. “Gifts with a Legacy,” celebrities that are giving back, including Susan Sarandon, Fran Drescher, Ed Asner, Sting and Trudie, Allana [...] Read more >>
Save the Date for Venice is Sinking! 31 Oct 2009, 2:17 pm
Party with a purpose is back! Don’t miss the best Carnival party in Seattle! Check out Photos from last year’s event! Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 – stay tuned on this blog or on Facebook for ticket info! $50 Early Bird price until Jan, 31st $60 After January 31st LIVE Performers include: Darek Mazzone- KEXP World Pop DJ Geoffrey Castle; violinist extraordinaire Opening [...] Read more >>
Crooked Trails Autumn Newsletter 31 Oct 2009, 12:31 pm
Welcome everyone to our Autumn newsletter Every year, about this time, as I watch the leaves turn colors and fall to the ground I cannot help but think of our friend Moi, the Haorani leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon. During a visit to Seattle one autumn, Moi and I drove along a particularly colorful tree lined [...] Read more >>

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Founded:: Crooked Trails was founded in 1998 to create more environmentally and culturally sensitive travel in areas where the negative impacts of tourism were threatening the cultures and environments of popular tourist destinations or fragile regions.

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Company Overview:: Crooked Trails was founded on the premise that tourism does not have to threaten the cultures and environments of popular destinations and fragile regions.

As an educational non-profit organization, we create true cultural exchanges that make positive contributions to host communities and have lasting effects on our travelers. Crooked Trails participants return home having learned ways to incorporate lessons from these exchanges into their own lives and communities.

We only work in communities that have invited us and on community development projects chosen by the people we visit. Our commitment to community empowerment supports the efforts of indigenous people to preserve and protect their environments and confront the challenges of their rapidly changing surroundings. With each passing year, the trust and friendship between Crooked Trails staff, program participants, and the local people we work with continue to deepen.

In cooperation with other non-governmental organizations, we operate travel programs in support of indigenous peoples in Peru, Thailand, Nepal, India, Ecuador, Kenya, and other destinations. All of our programs teach the ethics of responsible travel and ways to minimize the environmental and cultural impacts of tourism. We also educate tour operators, both at home and abroad, about how to incorporate those ethics into their programs.

We believe that we, and you, can improve cultural, ecological, and economic conditions around the world by changing the way people travel. (read less)
Crooked Trails was founded on the premise that tourism does not have to threaten the cultures and environments of popular destinations and fragile regions.

As an educational non-profit organization, we create true cultural exchanges that make positive contributions to host communities and have lasting effects on our travelers. Crooked Trails participants return home having learned ways to incorporate lessons from these exchanges into their own lives and communities.

We only work in... (read more)
Mission:: Crooked Trails is a non-profit, community-based travel organization helping people broaden their understanding of the planet and its diverse cultures through education, community development, and responsible travel.
Products:: Crooked Trails offers community based travel programs to the following countries: Peru, Thailand, Kenya, India, Nepal, Ecuador, China and Ghana.

...Imagine a journey, a real life journey where you can connect and share with people you do not know, whose language you may not understand but whose dance you will join...

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