Mwanase Ahmed, CEO of Distant Relatives Ecolodge & Backpackers, talks about the property, their ethos and their journey towards sustainability.

This episode was recorded live at the fabulous Distant Relatives Ecolodge & Backpackers in Kilifi, Kenya.

With numerous awards and accolades to it’s name, Gerard was keen to visit Distant Relatives after meeting up with today’s guest at the Sustainable Africa Tourism Summit recently. We hear so many examples of high end luxury properties being super sustainable and regenerative and we are mindful that there are far more travellers and indeed properties without high end budgets yet dedicated to more eco options.

After a full tour of the property and a wonderful 2 night stay, Gerard sat down with Distant Relatives’ CEO, Mwanase Ahmed, to learn more about the property, their ethos and their journey, all of which you will hear in this podcast. Gerard was absolutely in love with what they have created here in this beautiful part of Kenya.

If you’d like to learn more about Distant Relatives, then we would encourage you to visit https://www.kilifibackpackers.com

And you can join Mwanase, Distant Relatives and hundreds more like-minded people and organisations by joining Climate Friendly Travel and indeed become an ambassador by signing up free of charge to join The SUNx Registry at climatefriendly.travel or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

That’s our show for this week. Thanks so much for your company and remember, when it comes to Climate Friendly Travel, every small step forward, is giant stride when we all step together…