Environmental Statement

A healthy environment, locally and nationally, is vital to our business and to the communities where we operate. With the effects of global warming evident today, we are very aware of our impact on the environment and our responsibility towards future generations and habitats. It is our attitudes and actions towards the land of our origin that will determine the quality of the future generation.

Gallery Tours operates in the archipelago of Zanzibar, a culturally rich cosmopolitan where Arabs, Indians and Africans have lived together for hundreds of years. Listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, the heart of Zanzibar, Stone Town, is at the core of this cultural fusion.
Gallery Tours is determined to preserve the environmental and cultural welfare of Zanzibar’s inhabitants by continually striving to achieve economic and social development in ways that will have a positive impact on Zanzibar’s environment. Through meaningful service we aim to provide an insight into our increasingly diverse society and heighten appreciation for the surrounding environments.
We aim to do this by:

  • Supporting and promoting locally produced and manufactured goods
  • Focusing on community development and environmental sustainability
  • Promoting the importance of sustainability to tourists and local communities to ensure a positive legacy is established and maintained
  • Promoting responsible visitor behavior
  • Waste reduction – reduce, re-use and recycle
  • Implementing education and training initiatives for Gallery Tours staff to learn more about cultural and environmental responsibility
  • Facilitating cultural exchange between clients and communities
  • Supporting, using and encouraging businesses that actively support sustainability
  • Raising awareness on the importance of sustainability among clients
  • Encouraging clients to eat local foods therefore reducing the amount of imported food
  • Encouraging clients to conserve resources like electricity and water
Our goal is to create a positive impact from our tours and business practices to tip the scales towards a better environment. Zanzibar’s rich beauty and culture is a good enough reason to actively participate in environmental protection. We ask all visitors to enjoy the magic of Zanzibar and its unique environment and to help us sustain it.