AdventureSmith Explorations is built on the belief that travel should protect the places and cultures we explore. Our small-ship cruises and wilderness adventures are designed to have a lighter footprint, support local communities, and help conserve the wild landscapes and waters we love.
Connecting Travelers to Conservation
AdventureSmith Explorations is proud to work with a network of grassroots and global nonprofit partners worldwide. By introducing our clients to regional conservation partners and their projects, we enhance travelers’ experiences while making a positive impact on the destination.
How You Can Help – Our Client Contribution Program
For over 20 years our clients have contributed tens of thousands of dollars to local communities and environments.
When you book a trip with AdventureSmith your invoice will include an optional conservation contribution. We hope you will support our partners with this small donation. We’re honored that over 90% of our travelers contribute.
If you wish to contribute, do nothing. Simply make your final payment in full as shown on your invoice. If you choose not to contribute, simply make payment minus the contribution amount.
We believe that the opportunity to enhance one’s personal travel experience by learning, sharing, and contributing is the inspirational purpose which guides travelers to wild places. By supporting our partner nonprofit organizations, you are contributing to much needed environmental and community projects. Thank you for supporting our efforts to give back to the people and places we visit.
View a full list of our conservation partnerships.
Small, Sustainable Cruises & Lodges
We achieve our sustainability goals by booking small ship cruises, expedition cruises and wilderness adventures that have a meaningful connection with each place and its people. Quite simply, if you connect with and care for a place, you will be willing to advocate for its protection.
We favor small ships, yachts and lodges that are rooted in a region’s environment. They hire local people and purchase local goods, contributing to local economies. They also maintain strict leave no trace and sustainable operating practices. Among our partners worldwide, find cruises that offset carbon emissions, lodges co-owned by local villages and certified B Corporations.
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Sustainability – An AdventureSmith Founding Principle
AdventureSmith’s founder, Todd Smith, started AdventureSmith Explorations with the goal to marry his passions for adventure cruising and sustainable tourism. He had managed a prominent ecotourism operator (started by a founder of the International Ecotourism Society), but noticed sustainability wasn’t crossing over into the cruise market.
So he launched the cruise industry’s first carbon-free cruising. This garnered AdventureSmith a Conde Nast Traveler World Saver Award and applause from Sunset magazine for “Leading the Charge”. Today, Todd is proud to see that carbon-offsetting is now an integral part of most small ship cruise operations around the globe. But even better: that reducing carbon consumption is now a consideration at the core of small ship operations and new ship builds.
