Company History
Remarkable milestones in our company history and community tourism partnerships -
1991: Foundation of Help Tourism
1993: Pelling (West-Sikkim)
1995: Lava (Kalimpong)
1996: Foundation of ACT-Association for Conservation and Tourism
1996: Garumara (Dooars, North Bengal):
1998: Rishyap/Rishet (Kalimpong)
1998: Tinchuley (Darjeeling)
2002: Bali Island (Sunderbans NP, South Bengal)
2003: Bara Mangwa (Darjeeling)
2003: Uttaray (West-Sikkim)
2003: Barsey (West-Sikkim)
2003: Cherrapunjee (Meghalaya)
2003: Rajabhatkhawa (Buxa Tiger Reserve, Dooars, North-Bengal)
2004: Manas Maozigendri (Bodoland, Dooars, Assam)
2005: Ziro (Central Arunachal Pradesh)
2005: Wakro (East Arunachal Pradesh)
2005: Bindu (Kalimpong)
2005: Brahmaputra River Initiative (Assam)
2005: Miao-Stilwell Zone Initiative (Arunachal Pradesh)
2005: Kolakham - Neora Valley NP (Kalimpong)
2006: The Swiss Hotel (Darjeeling)
2007: Dihing River Camp (Assam)
2007: Dibang Jungle Camp (Arunachal Pradesh)
2008: Chilapata Jungle Camp (Dooars, North Bengal)
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Annual Missions
Each year we focus our internal and external communications on an annual mission - we try to take the mission forward to all tourism stakeholders: local communities and travelers, politicians and business partners, media and multipliers.
2008 Tracing traditional Routes through Tourism
2007 Think locally – Link globally
2006 Cross-border Conservation through Community Cooperation
2005 Village Hospitality – Authentic Encounters with Local Natural and Cultural Phenomenon
2004 Heritage for the Community
2003 Each One Reach One
2002 Join Hands: International Year of Ecotourism
2001 Celebration: Ten Years of Dedicated Service
2000 Destination 2000: East and North East India, Nepal, Bhutan & Bangladesh

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Awards & Nominations
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1997,
BEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE
DESTINATION, LATAGURI - an ECOTOURISM VILLAGE near Garumara
National Park in Jalpaiguri at *TTF Calcutta (the
largest tourism event in Asia).
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1998, VISIT NEPAL YEAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM
FROM "HIS MAJESTY'S GOVT. OF NEPAL", DEPT OF TOURISM.
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1998, BEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE BEST NEW
DESTINATION, PELLING - OBSCURE VILLAGE IN WEST SIKKIM AT *TTF-MUMBAI.
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1999, BEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE BEST NEW
DESTINATION-Lava and Loleygaon in Kalimpong Hills AT *TTF-Kolkata.
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2001, BEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE BEST NEW
DESTINATION- Tinchuley- a model village in Darjeeling Hills
AT*TTF New Delhi.
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2003, BEST INNOVATIVE TOURISM PRODUCT OF THE YEAR-Sunderbans
Jungle Camp.
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2004, BEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE MOST PROMISING
NEW DESTINATION- Tourism villages of North Bengal & Sikkim.
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2005, BEST INNOVATIVE TOURISM PRODUCT OF THE YEAR-Manas
Jungle Camp,Manas Tiger Reserve,Assam.
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Tourism For Tomorrow Award, 2007 Finalist.The award
given by World Travel & Tourism Council is considered as the
OSCAR of World Tourism.
Vatavaran National Conservation Award 2007 for Manas
Maozigendri Jungle Camp project.
Rated as one of the “158 best Adventure Travel Outfits on
Earth” by National Geographic Traveler.\
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2009, ‘Awards for Excellence in Responsible Tourism’ –
TTF Hyderabad.
*TTF
- TRAVEL AND TOURISM FAIR-Asia’s Largest International
Travel Mart.
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