Social Project: Escuela Feliz I Terra Explorer

ESCUELA FELIZ: EDUCATIONAL PROJECT

Children are the future guardians of this paradise, which is why we are so enthusiastic about education.

In the “Juan Velazco Alvarado” school, which educates more than 200 children of the community, there are a number of material deficiencies and others related to academic content mainly linked to the care of the environment.

We have focused our efforts on contributing to the improvement of both aspects by creating the following campaigns.

Learning together

Thanks to the collaboration of various specialists in conservation, biodiversity and environmental sustainability, we bring talks on these topics to the school classrooms, where parents are also invited to participate. In this way, we help them get to know and connect more with the natural environment that surrounds them and provide them with tools to contribute to its care and preservation.

A Library for all

The school has a library that´s in need of more books, a projector and some computers that can be successfully connected to the internet to contribute to a favorable space for study, research, discovery and reading. Thanks to donations, little by little, we are achieving these goals.

Children's Earth

The Association for Children and the Environment (ANIA) seek to promote love for mother earth in children, through the care of a piece of land. Its mission is to empower children and youth as agents of change from their home, educational institution, neighborhood and/or community. The Huaypo school has a space intended to function as a garden, however it´s been totally abandoned. Our mission is to activate this space and turn it into the land of the children, putting into practice the concepts and ideology of ANIA.

Eco Zone

Within the school, we want to build a space where we can classify waste, ensuring that garbage reaches the corresponding recycling areas. Then, we plan to expand these "Eco Zones" to different areas of the community.

Donate now

Everyone who travels with Terra Explorer contributes to the HUAYPO project, however, there is also the possibility to make your own contribution directly, as you feel compeled to help support us in our project.

Information on our Covid-19 biosafety protocols and flexible policies

Taking care of our own

To ensure the well-being and safety of our travelers and staff throughout our operational chain, Terra Explorer will comply with the health and safety measures and protocols established by the Peruvian Association of Adventure Tourism and Ecotourism (APTAE), and implement the Covid-19 health and safety guidelines for adventure tourism developed by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA).

Our experiences are designed considering the least possible exposure, where the final destinations are usually remote places. By their very nature, our adventure activities are considered to be low risk, mainly because they are performed outdoors where ventilation is constant and making it easy to achieve social distancing.

During these times we are working together with a small staff of honorable people who have been part of the Terra Explorer family for many years. They and their families are aligned with the established health and safety measures. Employing these staff members also seeks to reactivate the local economy.

We guarantee a safe, soul-fulfilling trip to all our travelers for whom we make these adventures possible.

Our promise to you

Terra Explorer will strictly comply with the safety, cleaning, and hygiene protocols during our internal processes, third parties, and throughout your trip. This involves:

All staff involved in Terra Explorer operations are fully vaccinated and the guides are tested for Covid-19 one day prior to meeting clients.
Rigorous and constant disinfection of equipment, food and beverages, surfaces shared by travelers, places of activities, accommodation, and transportation.
Providing our clients with disinfection stations and resources for personal hygiene at all times of the trip.
Personnel trained to comply with the new measures: Use of protective equipment during work, good hygiene practice, social distancing, proper use of hygiene equipment for surfaces and clothing, self-assessment of health and how to respond to the possible event that oneself or someone close to them shows symptoms related to COVID-19.
Constant health monitoring of all personnel involved with Terra Explorer.
Guides trained to comply with the new security protocols, deliver the appropriate information to the traveler, monitor our travelers‘ health, and follow the established protocols in case a traveler shows symptoms or gets infected with COVID-19.
Established protocols and contingency plans if a traveler or staff shows symptoms or gets infected with COVID-19, including medical assistance if required.
Keeping you informed before and during your trip, with updates and official news of each visited destination.

Your promise to us

Follow the instructions related to health and safety given by the Terra Explorer team and your guide, before and during your trip.

Good hygiene practice.
Compliance with the guidelines provided by local authorities in Peru, such as social distancing, use of masks where necessary, and hand washing.

Stay home if:

Someone close to you or yourself shows symptoms related to COVID-19.
You have been exposed to or have tested positive for COVID-19.
You have been diagnosed with a severe medical condition that makes you vulnerable.

Flexible bookings & cancellation policies

Flexible deposit

With the intention of delivering the most flexibility at the time of confirming your trip, we will determine the amount of the initial deposit individually and according to your itinerary characteristics.

Flexible payments

Secure your trip with a deposit and pay the rest in one or more payments, at a time that suits you best. Please make sure you adhere to our policy and pay in full at least 31 days prior to your trip date.

Cancellation penalties & credits

If you need to cancel your trip, we will apply the following flexible policies.

Cancellations up to 31 days prior to the trip start date: The paid deposit is refundable or may be used as credit for a future trip.
Cancellations made between 30 and 16 days prior to the trip start date: 50% of total trip rate. This penalty is subject to negotiation with suppliers for the total or partial refund of the paid amount, either in cash or credit for a future trip.
Cancellations made 15 days or less prior to trip start date will be considered a “no-show” and 100% of total trip cost applies. This penalty is subject to negotiation with suppliers for the total or partial refund of the paid amount, either in cash or credit for a future trip.

Additional information:

Our trips are custom-made. Therefore, we will adapt our payment and cancellation policies individually in a flexible way and according to the booked services.
Travel Insurance: We strongly recommended that prior to your trip you purchase a comprehensive travel insurance that will suit your particular situation and needs, taking into consideration eventualities that may arise from the current global Covid-19 pandemic.

For more detailed information on our terms and conditions and Covid-19 policies, please contact us at [email protected]