Every number below is disclosed the same way it's earned — in the open, and checkable against the itinerary you actually booked.
Villagers now guide, host, or teach full-time across Helios destinations.
Families currently benefiting directly, on the way to a near-term goal of 30.
Of every Goa Gede booking paid straight to the community that built the trail.
Twelve people who used to leave Nusa Penida for cruise-ship contracts, or leave Ampel for guiding work in Bali, now build a career at home — trained through the same route-building process that created Goa Gede Trekking.
Fifteen families with a direct financial stake in Helios operations today — some through guiding wages, some through the Rang Rang weaving partnership, some through supply relationships for food and materials.
The near-term goal. Reaching it means widening the number of experiences and roles a village can host — not just running the same trek with bigger groups.
This exact model is the template for every new experience — the ratios are adjusted per village during co-design, but the principle of a fixed, disclosed split never is.
Orientation and safety briefing before guests set out — and a physical home for everything below.
Training the next generation of local guides, so a cruise-ship contract stops being the only path off the island.
Protecting the trails and reefs the whole business depends on, before growth outpaces the island's capacity.
A place for guests and villagers to sit at the same table — literally, not as a metaphor in a brochure.