How to travel your heart out
Most responsible-travel guidance tells you what not to do. This flips the script: 35 practical, proactive ways to leave places better than you found them — developed with conservationists, Indigenous leaders, and storytellers from around the world, including one of Dr. Jane Goodall's final contributions.
Seven ways to travel with more heart
Every pillar comes with simple, specific actions — the full list of 35 is in the guide.
Wildlife
Watch, don't touch. Skip the shows. Think before you buy.
Children
Support, don't give. Spend with purpose. Protect dignity and privacy.
Photography
Participant first, photographer second. Relationship over extraction.
Indigenous communities
Choose Indigenous-owned or led. Prioritize local spending.
Social media
Pause before you post. Chase meaning, not the shot.
Local communities
Choose local first. Listen and learn. Support traditions.
The planet
Travel lightly. Respect nature's rhythm. Support regenerative practices.
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35 ways to travel better, plus contributions from Dr. Jane Goodall — free to download.
Travel like Jane
In memory of Dr. Jane Goodall, G Adventures Global Ambassador
For over sixty years, Dr. Jane Goodall taught the world to look closer — at chimpanzees, at the natural world, and at our own place within it. The founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a G Adventures Global Ambassador, she believed every individual has a role to play and every choice we make ripples outward. Although we lost Jane in October 2025, her challenge to travel with a lighter footprint — and a wider heart — carries on. Here’s how to do it her way.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
— Dr. Jane Goodall
G Adventures has been changing the world through travel since 1990. For years now, they have worked with the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada to offer the Jane Goodall Collection of tours. Endorsed by Dr. Goodall herself, these trips span destinations worldwide and remain the responsible way to experience the planet’s most fascinating wildlife. Jane may no longer be travelling alongside us, but her challenge remains the same: every choice makes a difference. Choose to make a good one.
In their words
Each pillar was shaped by an expert working in that space.
“When wild animals are used for entertainment, they suffer in chains, cages, and often with cruel training. By choosing animal-friendly travel, we can help keep wildlife where they belong: in the wild.”
Ester Mora, World Animal Protection
“Kindness alone isn't enough - actions must create real opportunities. Backing local businesses and sustainable community programs is essential to ensure children and their families not only survive, but thrive with the dignity, skill and the power to control their own futures.”
Sebastien Marot for ChildSafe Movement powered by Friends-International
“The old paradigm is, 'I travelled here, I took this picture, I brought it back with me.' The new paradigm is, 'I was welcomed here and made a relationship, and together we shaped an image that carries both of our stories forward'”
Maggie Lemere, National Geographic Explorer, documentary filmmaker and oral historian
“Travel is a privilege, not permission. Approach Indigenous communities with respect, listen more than you speak, and learn before you arrive. Curiosity should never out weigh dignity, privacy, or the right of people to set boundaries themselves”
Judy Kepher Gona, Sustainable Travel & Tourism Africa and G Adventures Global Ambassador
“Every choice we make as travellers has an impact. Supporting local communities ensures that our journeys uplift people, protect traditions, and help sustain the places we love.”
Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founding Director, Local Futures
“The most powerful thing we can do as travellers is remember that we're not separate from the places we visit. Travel can become a force for regeneration rather than depletion.”
Nina Karnikowski, travel writer and author of The Mindful Traveller
Get your copy of the guide
35 ways to travel better, plus contributions from Dr. Jane Goodall — free to download.
"This book isn't a finish line. It's a starting point — proof that travelling like it matters doesn't require heroics, just attention."
Bruce Poon Tip, Founder, G Adventures