Our Commitment to Sustainability

At Vision Walks Eco Tours, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. As a proudly accredited Advanced Eco Tourism, Climate Action Business, and Respecting Our Culture (ROC) operator, we are deeply committed to preserving the natural beauty and cultural heritage of the Byron Bay region. By combining expert knowledge, cultural respect, and proactive environmental practices, we aim to inspire others to embrace regenerative tourism and care for our planet.

Low Impact Experiences

We endeavor to provide meaningful experiences, which do not impact on the places, wildlife or the people who live there. We do this by:
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• Observing wildlife, trying not to disturb them. We do this by: encouraging people to wear dark clothing; encourage people, to be quiet and still when observing wildlife; we do not allow people to pat or feed wildlife.  
• Using technology such as: thermals, infrared night vision and binoculars to find wildlife, in order to keep an appropriate distance.
• Observing track and park closures and restrictions.
• Staying on tracks and trails.
• Being respectful of local Indigenous culture.
• Being respectful of all local communities.

Reducing Carbon Emissions

Our initiatives include using a hybrid tour vehicle, when possible. Our aim is to replace all of  our vehicle fleet with hybrids or EVs. We operate with renewable energy in our home and office.

Planting Trees

Actively participating in local reforestation efforts. By partnering with groups like Bangalow Koalas, Friends of the Koala and local Landcare groups  we plant hundreds of koala food trees, and rainforest trees, offsetting our carbon footprint and supporting biodiversity.  In 2024 alone, we sequestered over 20,046 kg of CO2, achieving a net position of -2013 CO2. We invite our customers on tree planting events with us. We also make a monthly donations to Bangalow Koalas, contributing $1800 per year to to help pay for the tree planting events.  We contribute over $500 a year to Friends of the Koala, for the protection and restoration of koala habitat.

Reducing Plastics

We try to reduce  plastics on tours as much as possible.  With our catering we trying and avoid plastics or opt for bio-degradable options. We use reusable cups, plates and cutlery. We have changed our food handling gloves, from latex (which does break down albeit slowly), to corn starch gloves which breaks down quickly.  We don't supply singles use water bottles, we ask our customers to bring their own bottles and we refill them with fresh filter water, stored in the vehicles.

Food Waste

We try not to over cater, and encourage the guides to take any leftovers home to eat. We compost all food waste from our tours.