Make a Difference

We are committed to responsible travel wherever we go.

We ensure that our guests are educated about the people and places they encounter on our trips.
Every expedition is staffed with world-class lecturers, who share their fascinating insights into each destination.
Whenever possible, we meet with local experts, dignitaries, artisans and employ local guides.
We make contributions and provide supplies to the communities and schools we visit.
We commission local artists and businesses to create gifts for our guests. We also hire local performers for special events.

We are proud to have worked with the following organizations:

Akilah Institute for Women
AmericaShare
APSARA Foundation Cambodia
Art of Conservation
Association Assafou Development
C.H.A.I.N.
Children in the Wilderness
Creative Arts & Crafts Training Center, Maldives
Dar El Bir Oual Ihssane
Eastern Pacific Research Foundation
Elephant-Human Relations Aid
Gashora Girls Academy
Gorilla Doctors
Hayot Center
HDF Mercy Centre
The Hope Project
Jaipur Foot
Jordan River Foundation
Le Ndomo
Lima Tours Foundation
Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Global Health & Human Rights
MercyCorps
Mitsinjo Association
Pyunic Association for the Disabled
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Shanxi Hope
Siwa Cultural Development Project
SOS Children’s Villages International
Uthando
Watthan Artisans Cambodia
Women Against Rape
Women's Cooperative at Harambee House in the Mukuru Slum of Nairobi

We are expanding our efforts in philanthropy and welcome any feedback. If you have any suggestions as to how we can improve our giving campaigns, we’d like to hear from you. E-mail us at info@tcsandsq.com.

Making a Difference in Cambodia

Our founder and chairman, T.C. Swartz has personally pledged $100,000 per year to building schools, alleviating poverty, and establishing sustainable agriculture in rural Cambodia.

So far, the funds have made it possible to build a school in the village of Kompong Seila in January 2007, a second school near the Cambodian and Vietnam border in May 2007, and two more in 2009.

T.C.’s commitment has also made it possible to improve the living conditions for three caretaker families who live and work in the archaeological park at Angkor Wat, and to develop and support aquaculture (fish farming) in rural Cambodia.

T.C. at the Veal Mlou Primary School in Cambodia