Cultural Immersion

The Cultural Immersion organization contributes to the local communities in a variety of different ways; to start, the entire concept of the company was based on returning the money from tourism back to local communities. By including unique local experiences in collaboration with communities on every tour, they make sure that more tourism dollars reach locals.

The organization also leads a variety of social projects, including education, art, athletics, and holiday events where they directly give back to local communities around Peru.

Cultural Immersion continues to practice responsible tourism through its' sustainbility policies. They train their staff to commit to sustainable practices, and are constantly monitoring if these policies are being practiced throughout their tours and trips. A few examples include: efforts in sustainable purchasing, energy reduction, waste management, water reduction, and transport methods.

The company is Travel Life certified, which proves their commitment to managing each trip in a sustainable way.

A specific project, called Music In the Andes, is based out of the San Luis School in the village of Maras. In 2014, they initiated a music project at the San Luis Gonzaga School in Maras in the Cusco area, in cooperation with the professional local artist Narciso Choque. Children attending this school have low economical resources. The children's parents of the school work mainly in agriculture. During the music classes, the children are taught all the disciplines of music and art. With this project, the children are supported in developing their talents and creativity. Learning to create and appreciate music and art is very important to the development of children as they grow up.

Cultural Immersion collaborates closely with local communities to make sure that their trips do not negatively affect the environment or the cultural identity of the places visited. They follow a sustainability policy and global best practices in all of their trip planning.