Socially Responsible Tourism

The Village Experience

Kelly Campbell: kelly@experiencethevillage.com

917.862.9236 (USA)

www.experiencethevillage.com

www.thevillageexperience.wordpress.com (blog)

"TVE has made a commitment to travel responsibly and uses locally owned and operated tour companies, guides, and accommodations to ensure people in the community are directly benefiting from each visit."

(TVE's upcoming socially responsible tourism trip is Dec 26 - Jan 2 and includes PaP, Fondwa, Croix de Bouquets, Jacmel, Bassin Bleu.  TVE offers trips and logistics country-wide.)

Tour Haiti 

(country-wide logistics, packages, tour guides/drivers)

Jean-Cyril Pressoir: jeancyrilpressoir@gmail.com

3401.8075 or 3711.1650

Michaelle Theronier (direction assistant): info@tourhaiti.net

www.tourhaiti.net

(Lionel Pressoir leads Destination Haiti - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/optimist-in-haiti/another-haiti-is-possible)

Discovering Haiti

Michael Capponi: mc@capponigroup.com

www.discoveringhaiti.com

*tours can be booked through Kelly Campbell of The Village Experience: kelly@experiencethevillage.com

Voyages Lumière SA

(handles tours all over Haiti, hotel reservations, airport transfers, transportation and organizes conferences/weddings)

Jacqui Labrom: voyageslumierehaiti@gmail.com

3607-1321

www.voyageslumiere.com

Elevate Destinations

Andrea Atkinson

617.661.0203

Email: andrea@elevatedestinations.com

www.elevatedestinations.com/haiti_jacmel.html (trips are currently to Jacmel)

www.responsivetravel.com (blog)

"We have partnered with Let Haiti Live to bring volunteers to work in solidarity with Haitians to help build a sustainable Haiti and to discover the amazing country of Haiti."

Ayiti Excursions 

(currently no website - has plans to expand)

Ryan Yates: ayitiexcursions@gmail.com

3702.6263 

From Gainesville with Love (Jacmel)

David Ames: david@fromgainesvillewithlove.org

Andrew Tarter: andrew.tarter@ufl.edu

www.fromgainesvillewithlove.org

Adventure for good

Travelcology

Philip Kiracofe: philip@travelcology.com

917.720.6430 (USA)

www.travelcology.com

(Travelcology is partnering with MountainVision for a Haitian adventure in January)

MountainVision Inc

Jeff Evans: jeff@mountain-vision.com

www.mountain-vision.com

Hiking/backpacking/birding

Hike Haiti (Hinche)

Doug Taylor: dotaylor@habitat.org

3422.7310

"January trial hike will be covered by WEND magazine - an adventure sports mag out of Oregon"

Parc National La Visite (Massiff La Selle)

Auberge La Visite (accomodations)

Winnie Attie: winthropattie@hotmail.com

3851.0159

pine forest: www.fondationseguin.org

bird sanctuary: www.camacdonald.com/birding/carhaiti(Fernandeztripreport).htm

recommended is "the trail from Furcy to Jacmel via Seguin"

Surfing/kitesurfing and jetskiing

surfEXPLORE

Sam Bleakley: sambleakley@yahoo.com

www.sambleakley.com/surfexplore.htm

"We have published tens of articles on our surf projects in Haiti"

John Seaton Callahan (surfEXPLORE photographer and director)

tropicalpixsingapore@gmail.com

tropicalpix.imagekind.com

"I can send a lightbox of Getty Images material if interested"

Behrmann Motors

Russell Behrmann: russell-behrmann@behrmann-motors.com

(and Vadim Behrmann)

www.behrmann-motors.com

recommends using: http://magicseaweed.com/Central-Caribbean-MSW-Surf-Charts/42/?type=wind

Surf Haiti in Kabic (also has guest house for surfers)

Hawaiian/Panamanian/Surfer/ER doc

Dr Ken Pierce: ilandoc@hotmail.com or pierce@surfhaiti.org

3113.3215 or toll free from the USA: 1.888.316.3627

www.surfhaiti.org

"We have beginner and experienced surfboards for rent, surf lessons available, kayak and Stand Up Paddleboard available for rental. We also have 'voluntourism' opportunities available: water filter distribution, construction projects, medical outreach, orphanage support." 

Scuba diving/snorkeling and boating

Pegasus Diving & Services at Kaliko Beach Marina 

(Ile de la Gonave at Pointe Ouest, Mole St Nicolas, Arcadins, various ship wrecks)

Jose Ed.Roy: haitidivingpegasus@yahoo.com

Cells Haiti: 3555-9633/3624-9486/3411-4775

Cell DR: (809) 624 2809

www.kalikobeachclub.com

Cave exploring and Adventure photo expeditions

Carole Devillers: carole@cavesofhaiti.org

www.adventurephotoexpeditions.com

www.cavesofhaiti.org

www.caroldevillers.wordpress.com (Haiti blog)

Rock climbing, base camp, mapping coordinators (partnering to start a youth hiking club)

Sam Bloch: sam@grassrootsunited.org

Brian Wolford: mapping@grassrootsunited.org

3721.8446

www.grassrootsunited.org

Hang gliding

Hang Gliding Over Haiti

Jamil Hakime: hakjam711@yahoo.com

paradisehanggliding@gmail.com

347.944.2932 (USA)

www.paradisehanggliding.com

"hang gliding will mostly be conducted at Moulin Sur Mer resorts"

Yoga

Yoga Ventures (Jacmel)

Lisa Rueff: lisa@yogaventures.org

www.yogaventures.org

Off the Mat and Into the World's 2012 Global Seva Challenge: Haiti

www.offthematintotheworld.org/haiti.html

*organized through Kelly Campbell of The Village Experience: kelly@experiencethevillage.com

Nouvelle Vie Haiti yoga program

Uma Viswanathan: uma.viswanathan@iahv.org

www.nouvelleviehaiti.org

Evie Liautaud Quine

evieliautaudquine@gmail.com

"These days we have a very small yoga class meeting two evening a week in Bourdon" 

(she also has a design and research center for craft development)

Temps Danse Beaute

Cecile Arty: ?

3659-1031, 3452-1031

Le Daily Cafe yoga class offerings

Caroline Sada: ledailycafe@gmail.com

Mountain biking

Extreme Bike

Tony Casseus: extremebikeadventures@gmail.com

www.extremebike.com

Dr Clayton Bell: tonofearth7@yahoo.com

www.wherethestarsstillshine.org

"La Visit National Park is loaded with hundred of crazy (often wild and challenging) singletrack.  Our rural clinic is at 5300ft elevation and is an incredible setting"

Coffee tours

Cafe Rebo

Jean-Philippe Dufort: jpdufort@rebo.ht

2229.6341 or 2229.6330

www.rebo.ht

www.cafe-rebo.com

"Hi Amy.  Of course we can organize a coffee tour and pine forest tour.  We have our main purchase center in Thiotte, in the South East and could also include Jacmel.  Keep me posted.  Great evening!"

Distillery Tours

Moscoso Distillery (Leogane)

Michael Moscoso: michaelmoscoso@hotmail.com

"All can witness the complete process of rum making from the sugar cane press to the final product exiting the alembic.  Production is sometimes periodical, but the visit and knowledge always remain quite interesting."

Prestige

Rhum Barbancourt

?

Magic Haiti (tourism magazine)

Roxane Kerby: roxanekerby@magichaiti.com

Executive Editor

3492.2289

954.654.7094 (USA)

www.magichaiti.com

Magic Haiti 1st edition: http://issuu.com/clarens/docs/magic_haiti_new_2_temp_2011_-_lite

Magic Haiti 2nd edition: http://issuu.com/clarens/docs/magic_haiti_new_2_temp_2011_-__2_-_lite

Magic Haiti 3rd edition: http://issuu.com/clarens/docs/magic_haiti_3_-_lite_version

Condé Nast Traveler (pre-quake, by Amy Wilentz): http://www.cntraveler.com/features/2009/09/Love-and-Haiti

Souvenir shops (partial list)

Apparent Project in Delmas 75

Rue Cassagnol Prolongee #16

"follow the road down and look for signs"

Shelley Clay: shelleyinhaiti@gmail.com

3194.1267

(assortment of stellar handicraft items including: paper beaded jewelry, purses, wallets, journals, ceramics, items from DAMDAM and 2nd Story Goods, plus more)

Einstein Originals wood bowl workshop in Mariani

Einstein Albert: einsteinoriginals@hotmail.com

3458.4978

Designs by Moro in Jacmel

Moro Baruk: moro_baruk@yahoo.com

3613.7121

"This is very exciting Amy.  If I am notified in advance I can set up a hand painted pareo demonstration for a group of tourists. We also have a lot of new design products in our store that will please many shoppers."

Iron Market, Croix des Bouquets, "basket shop" in Pacot, Baptist Mission

Hotels (partial list)

Le Plaza - www.plazahaiti.com

Villa Creole - www.villacreole.com

Karibe - www.karibehotel.com

La Reserve - www.lareserveonline.com/home.php

Oloffson - hoteloloffson.com

Kinam - www.hotelkinam.com/home

Hotel Florita - www.hotelflorita.com

Cyvadier - www.hotelcyvadier.com

Cap Lamandou - www.cap-lamandou.com

Kabic - www.kabicbeachclub.com

Auberge du Quebec - www.aubergeduquebec.com

Auberge la Visite -  3851.0159

Le Village de Port-Jacmel - www.discoveringhaiti.com/accommodations/le-village

La Colline Enchantee - 3703.0448

Wahoo Bay - www.wahoobaybeach.com

Club Indigo - www.clubindigo.net

Abaka Bay - www.abakabay.com

Port Morgan - www.port-morgan.com (potentially adding dive center and underwater museum)

Moulin Sur Mer Beach Resort - www.moulinsurmer.com

Ozana Hotel - 3541-0247

L'Amitie - 3717-8442

Visa Lodge - visalodge.com/home.html

Caribbean Lodge - caribbeanlodgehaiti.weebly.com

Cafe des Arts (Art Hostel d'Haiti - arthostelhaiti.com/arthostelhaiti/Cafe_des_Arts.html

Auberge du Mont Saint Jean - 3921 7315

Habitation Hatt - www.habitationhatt.com

Kaliko Beach Hotel - www.kalikobeachclub.com

Cormier Plage - 3702-0210

Mont Joli - 3262-0326

Auberge au Picolet - 2945-5595

Roi Christophe - 3262-0349

Ouanga Bay Beach Hotel - 3756-5212

Norm's Guest House in the bay of Labadie: 3925-1210

Many guest homes (both religious and secular)

(upcoming) Marriott

(upcoming) HHC and WIN Group hotel

Sites (partial list)

Ile a Vache

Bassin Bleu and waterfalls

Port Salut

Cote des Arcadins

La Citadelle (largest fortress in the Americas)

Palais Sans Souci 

Distillery tours - Prestige and rum

Voodoo and religious festivals, Carnival, rara season, folklore, konpa music, dancing, break dancing (Cyborg), arts and galleries (Fosaj), well-preserved old forts, cinema (APJ), film (Cine Institute), ballet, cuisine, beaches, ATV riding, river rafting (Grand Riviere du Nord - Dr Ted Kaplan), solar electric pontoon boats, fishing, spear fishing, social justice (Digital Democracy, IJDH, KOFAVIV), sustainable environmental programs (SOIL), record studios, papier mache, Sugar Cane Museum, cathedrals, Gingerbread architecture, horseback riding, medical missions, public health advocating, construction, missionary groups, fair trade shopping (Aid to Artisans, Fairwinds Trading), microfinance education (Fonkoze/Zafen), street kids (Zanmi Lakay and their Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto summer camp), sports with a focus on soccer (and the newly disabled)....

Regular air carriers, plus:

IBC - ibctravel.com

Air Turks & Caicos - www.flyairtc.com

Sunrise Air - www.sunriseairways.net

Tortug Air - tortugair.com

Missionary Flights International - www.missionaryflights.org

Cruise

Royal Caribbean International (Labadee port) - www.royalcaribbean.com

Minister of Tourism

Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin

UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti

Michaëlle Jean

"...but travel maps have always been provisional and penciled in, continually updated. The map of the possible world being redrawn right now - parts of it in tragic and unsettling ways - might soon mean new opportunities for the traveler who dares try it. Travel...has never seemed to me of greater importance, more essential, more enlightening."

-from NYTimes article "Why We Travel" by Paul Theroux