Partners and Links
Andaman Discoveries has developed many partnerships over the years — here are just a few we'd like to acknowledge. Select a category from the drop-down menu below to view our partners in that category. Please contact us if you'd like to be added to this list!
Responsible Travel Organizations and Services
Buffalo Tours is an award-winning responsible travel company that offers custom vacations and private tours in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.
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.
Educational Travel Center offers complete travel services in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. They have been providing travel services for many major travel partners over the world for 30 years.
Ethical Travel Portal organises learning experiences in responsible travel. Together with local partners, their trips aim to provide a different kind of experience. Take part in activities as a tourist and at the same time gain knowledge how responsible tourism is making a difference in local communities.
Go Differently specializes in ethical holidays, ecotourism, and responsible travel in Thailand, Cambodia, India and Bali. Sustainable tourism, ethical travel, wildlife and cultural encounters.
Integral Travel offers journeys that awaken, inspire and transform. Their passion is creating unique cross-cultural, educational opportunities for massage therapists to explore and expand their relationship to health and healing.
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) has been promoting responsible travel that unites conservation and communities since 1990.
North by North East offes Thailand tours and Laos travel experiences. Customized Mekong Tour Specialists.
Open Mind Projects is a training and development organization offering volunteers programs free three days training in Thailand. Volunteer teaching overseas, work abroad in Thailand. Supporting schools, national parks, orphan homes.
Real Experience Thailand offers ecotourism, wildlife, nature, adventure, and gap year conservation and volunteer program all around Thailand.
responsibletravel.com is the world's leading travel agent for responsible holidays. Find thousands of more authentic holidays from hundreds of specialist eco-friendly adventure and family tour operators, including Andaman Discoveries.
Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association (TEATA) aims to be a leading association of Eco-tourism and Adventure Travel in Southeast Asia.
The Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-i) provides support and facilitates cooperation among stakeholders from grassroots to international levels, in order to strengthen the capacity of Thai communities to manage tourism sustainably.
Thailand Eco Portal is your link to the natural wonders of Thailand! Helpful information on topics ranging from responsible and rural travel, beaches and rain forests, soft adventure, harder trekking and much more! Discover the diversity of Thailand all from one website!
Tourism Authority of Thailand promotes travel in Thailand, helps plan tourist areas, and supports the development of personnel in the field of tourism.
UR Blessed Travel is a conscious eco-tour group, giving back to the communities they visit. Customized eco-trips for people wanting a tour completely off the beaten track in the traveling world.
Volunteerism Luxury volunteering (voluntourism) trips: eco-adventures blending sightseeing with a taste of volunteering.
Wild Asia focuses on people, nature and our environment. Wild Asia's Responsible Tourism initiative aims to promote the best practices of sustainable tourism in Asia.
Wild Thailand trips are for those looking for a dream adventure vacation and eco tour in Thailand and the Mekong countries. They offer a small group soft adventure travel throughout Thailand and the region. Tours include rainforest ecotours, hill tribe treks, historical and cultural tours, and more.
Fair Trade Crafts
Izara Arts is the income generation project of the Khom Loy Development Foundation to assist the northern ethnic minority groups commonly referred to as "hilltribes."
ThaiCraft brings exquisite handicraft products from village communities all over the Thai countryside using fair trade principles and practices.
Conservation Organizations
Andaman Pilot Project consists of a team assembled by Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute (CUSRI) with support by UNESCO. Working with the Moken people of the Andaman Sea.
Thailand Scuba Diving with Blue Guru offers eco diving, conservation, and sustainable tourism vacations. They also provide whale shark exploration in the Similans and Richelieu Rock.
The Elephant Conservation Network is a small non-government organization that works to tackle the dual challenges of elephant conservation and human-elephant conflict in and around the Salakpra Elephant Ecosystem in northern Thailand.
The Mangrove Action Project is dedicated to reversing the degradation and loss of mangrove forest ecosystems worldwide.
Youth in Action for Next Generations recognizes that the young people need to take an active part in the decisions that will affect their future, and gives them the skills to create actions in their locality in favor of sustainable development.
Aid and Relief Organizations
North Andaman Tsunami Relief is the original name of Andaman Discoveries, whose mission focused on community empowerment, in-village education, vocational training, and community business development.
Adventure Travel
Adventure Associates offers year-round weekend getaways, high adventure summer activities, and worldwide wilderness travel.
Asian Way of Life organises individual bicycle tours throughout Asia. These bicycle tours give people the opportunity to see more than only the highlights of the country; in addition, they also meet locals, and get to know the real life.
Green Tortoise Adventure Bus Tours offer low-cost adventure travel camping tours to outdoor destinations in North and Central America. Camp and hike while visiting National Parks as well as undeveloped wilderness areas.
Spice Roads Cycling Tours of Asia provide cycling and biking travels and adventure in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, and Vietnam. SpiceRoads is a leading cycle tour operator.
Universities and Educational Institutions
Twin Group provides training solutions, English language courses, and travel services for students from all over the world. They also deliver government-funded programmes for British residents leading to employment opportunities in the UK.
The University of Birmingham: Learning and research at the University has contributed to the advance of knowledge and its application. They are determined to continue to be at the forefront of world research well into the 21st century.
The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the largest UC campus in terms of enrollment, and one of the few public research universities located in a major city.
Guidebooks
Lonely Planet travel guides and guidebooks: Travel advice, tips, and destination information to inspire you.
The Natural Guide is a travel guide that promotes responsible tourism, supports community based development organizations with work at grass-roots level, and contributes to sustainable development.
The Rough Guides is a guide advising travelers of aspects of travelling including different places to go, accommodation to stay in and activities to do.
Hostels and Accommodation
Lamai Homestay/Guesthouse is an award-winning homestay in the heart of Isan, in northeast Thailand. It is situated in Ko Pet, a rice village in the heart of rural Isan.
Our Jungle House is a pioneer of tourism at Khao Sok National Park — they are the original green resort.
Travel and Information Services
Briefcase to Backpack offers travel advice and inspiration for Americans taking a career break or sabbatical.
KhaoLak.net is the Khao Lak, Thailand, information guide for hotels, travel, diving, and beaches.
Nicobar.net is an informational site for the Nicobar Islands, which are part of the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and are located in the Indian Ocean.
Study Abroad Italy invited you to enjoy the experience of living in Italy while you study abroad for a summer, quarter, semester, or even a whole year.
Travel and Life in Thailand is a Blog rich with information about traveling in Thailand.
Grants and Financial Assistance
Ecosystem Grants Programme (EGP): IUCN NL launched the Tourism and Biodiversity Fund in 2004 with the objective to use sustainable tourism as an instrument for biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation.
The SEED Initiative inspires, supports and researches exceptional, entrepreneurial, nascent, multi-stakeholder partnerships for locally-led sustainable development. Andaman Discoveries was one of five winners of the 2008 award.
