Volunteering has never been this adventurous! ISV offers you myriads of volunteer and action-packed adventure options in a safe, fun, educational, and most importantly, well-organized locale. ISV participants make a significant difference in the world by annually contributing over 250,000 hours of volunteer work abroad in the fields of conservation and community development.

Explore remote and spectacular landscapes, work with deprived and deserving communities, or campaign for wildlife care and conservation on a travel adventure you’ll never forget.

USA, Canada, Europe, Costa Rica, Peru, China, Africa, and Ecuador/Galapagos - Choosing a meaningful summer experience starts with our 29 years of experience. 360° Student Travel provides teens the opportunity to partake in a wide variety of Community Service, Language, Pre-College Enrichment and Adventure programs around the world.

BridgeEdu has 44 programs in 21 different locations. Programs are offered in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China and 16 other countries.

World Endeavors offers an exciting program that allows participants to experience Costa Rica in a meaningful way while contributing to its future. Volunteer through helping the environment and study Spanish with World Endeavors in Atenas, Costa Rica. Despite its small size Costa Rica is one of the most biologically diverse places on earth. Yet environmental degradation is a major threat to ...

Visions offers teenagers opportunities for ambitious service work and cross-cultural immersion in the United States and abroad. We work with and for intercultural communities that lack financial and other development resources. Through service, authentic experience, and active exploration, we encourage new perspectives and dynamic learning. Visions is home-based in the highland city of Jino...

VFP offers over 3000 affordable voluntary service projects in 100+ countries, including many in Costa Rica throughout the year. These international voluntary service projects are an opportunity to participate in meaningful community service while living and interacting in an intercultural environment. Volunteer projects vary greatly since they arise wherever there is a need in a given community...

Volunteers are required NOW through International Volunteer HQ's partner organization in Guatemala! With a wide range of volunteering placements available, volunteers can choose from teaching English, childcare and orphanage work, medical placements, work with elderly, animal care and animal rights, and construction and renovation work in Guatemala. * Teaching English The ability to speak...

All expeditions contain hands on multi-focused opportunities, in-depth training programs and various adventure side trips and activities.

Hike through the rainforest and stay with local families. Surf warm breaks. Raft down world-class rivers. Explore tropical coral reefs while scuba diving in the Caribbean. Each rainforest adventure combines education and personal growth with unforgettable outdoor challenges.

Global Works trips offer meaningful cultural exchange and community service for teenagers. Your group will work, play, and celebrate with communities and families around the world.

To Consider: Programs start every Monday year round. Average class size: 3 to 4 students maximum 6 Spanish Immersion Courses - Group lessons (20 - 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday) - Individual lessons (9 - 15 hours per week) - Combination: Group lessons + private lessons. - Custome made program (9 hours per week as a minimum) - Adventure Program: Lessons Monday through Frid...

For nearly 40 years, Earthwatch has protected our shared planet. Now, in the face of today's most pressing environmental emergencies—climate change, declining ocean health, unsustainable resource management, and threatened cultures—Earthwatch is mobilizing like never before.

This project is located in Drakes Bay which is a small bay on the north side of the Osa Peninsula on the coast of southwestern Costa Rica. The main feature of Drakes Bay is its proximity to Corcovado National Park. This wildlife preserve occupies about a third of the peninsula, and this is known for being one of the largest and most pristine parks in the country. This bay has been believed ...

EcoTeach works with conservation and community projects in Costa Rica that are inspired and managed by local Costa Ricans. We want to help you be an integral part of a learning experience to remember by participating in hands-on conservation work that might include working with endangered sea turtles, building "smokeless stoves" for migrant coffee workers, accompanying scientists on research b...

Rustic Pathways' adventure travel programs offer heart-pumping activities and rewarding challenges set amidst unspoiled wilderness in spectacular locations across the globe! We have trips that suit all levels of adventure seekers.

Study in Belize with Faculty-Led Customized Programs! We invite you to come to Belize with Toucan Education Programs (TEP), the premier provider for education services in Belize. If you are doing full-time education and wish to expand your horizons with an enriching international experience, the faculty-led short and semester programs we customize for you may be just what you are looking for...

Rain Forest Village Experience: Costa Rica! Costa Rica is a cultural and natural paradise, but most travelers see only the large, tourist resorts. This Road Less Traveled program, however, offers a unique opportunity in the middle of a secluded natural rainforest to help an untouched community create a sustainable future. While helping the community to help themselves, volunteers will be tre...

GoProUtila has 2 programs in 1 location. Programs are offered in Honduras

All Access Volunteers (AAV) is a volunteer placement organization, with partnerships across Central & South America. Projects include building, teaching, health care, conservation, community development and working with children. AAV makes all project arrangements including accommodation, transportation, basic travel & medical insurance and extras, such as language classes and adventure tours.

Cultural Embrace wants you to be more than a tourist; we want you to interact with the local culture and community you are visiting.

Here at Give and Surf, spend your days volunteering in our preschool for the indigenous Ngobe indians ages 3-5, an after school program, adult English classes, and more! At Give and Surf you will have an incredible cultural immersion volunteer experience in a small island community and be living oceanfront while you explore the many wonderful parts of this island archipelago. For those intere...

Morocco is a fascinating country located between worlds, sharing culture with Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. In the capital city of Rabat, traditional Moroccan culture coexists with modern pop culture. It is also a city of great socio-economic diversity, with residents ranging from King Mohammad VI, one of the world's richest men, to rural migrants living in slums. The Culture and Comm...

The Experiment in International Living has been offering immersive cross-cultural exchanges, fun and thought-provoking adventures, and experiential learning programs since 1932. Today, The Experiment provides summer abroad opportunities for high school students in 30 locations worldwide.

If you're looking to experience the world, climb aboard. Since 1993, Broadreach has taken over 12,000 students on adventures abroad for middle school, high school and college students. Prepare for hands-on experience, trying new things, making lifelong friends and having amazing adventures while earning a pile of certifications as proof of your achievements. The world awaits!

The Costa Rica community service trip is a two-week program intended to introduce students to the local communities and diverse natural environment of Costa Rica. During the first week of the program, students will live with local host families in a small village in the province of Alajuela. During the second week of the program, students will stay as a group in hotels. Participants will trave...

Our second trip to Costa Rica is just as full of adventure activities, wildlife observation and community service as our first Costa Rica trip, and the two trips can be combined for over three weeks of adventure travel and community service! Well swim next to a 210 foot waterfall, horseback ride, see more tropical wildlife in its natural habitat than you can anywhere else in the world, zipline ...