Volunteering Adventure Travel Abroad

Conservation in Ecuador

www.eliabroad.org

Volunteer in Ecuador with a conservation project. Few countries have the biodiversity that can be found in Ecuador. Unfortunately, there are grave threats to that diversity. Volunteers work with local organizations devoted to conservation activities including reforestation, animal rescue, wildlife re-population, limiting invasive species and finding environmentally sustainable income sources for...

Community Service Boston & Washington by 360° Student Travel

www.360studenttravel.com/bostonwashingtondc/

Boston and Washington DC are vibrant cities with many exciting attractions for us to visit. But like most large urban centers, many residents live with day to day economic and social challenges and rely on not for profit agencies to help them navigate their daily challenges. We work with remarkable organizations and truly make a difference, while experiencing college campus life and having a great...

Horse Riding Adventures - Working Horse Riding Holidays & Safaris in South Africa

www.wildcoasthorsesafari.co.za

Choose a horse riding adventure as part of your Gap Year travel plans. Have you always had a dream of riding horses day after day and being part of a fun fill team of horse enthusiasts? Eat, sleep and breath horses at Sunray Farm and experience the day to day life of riding and working with horses. * 2 weeks Riding Holiday at Sunray Farm * 4 to 6 Weeks Working Riding Holiday * 12 week...

Explore the Wonders of Africa and Get a Chance to Volunteer and Make a Difference

www.kayavolunteer.com/category/tours

With Kaya, be able to travel through Africa's wildlife, and still have enough time to take part in one of the volunteering projects without the compromise. Get a chance to help care for some of Botswana's most underprivileged children. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery and cultural diversity in Kruger then head to Swaziland to become involved in a rewarding yet challenging building project to help Or...

Environmental Conservation in Brazil

www.worldendeavors.com/programs/volunteer/volunteer-in-brazil

This World Endeavors program offers participants a truly unique and remarkable way to experience Brazil. By living and working side-by-side with the local community of Piracicaba (a couple hours from Sao Paulo) volunteers have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the community while experiencing a total cultural immersion that cannot be matched by conventional travel programs. Br...

Spanish, Adventure, Culture & Short Courses Programs

www.itur.cl

INTERCHANGE Languages is an integrated program of the Tourism Institute of the La Frontera University in the La Araucanía region of Chile. The program focuses on, firstly teaching Spanish to the foreigners through conventional classes coupled with adventure, volunteering and cultural experiences and, secondly, teaching foreign languages to locals. ADVOL program objective is to improve one's...

School Team Trips to Kenya

www.electiveafrica.com/programs/school

Our school team trips are designed for students travelling as a team, whether high school, college or graduate programs. Trips include traditional safaris and volunteering in the communities we work in. Volunteer activities include community projects, environmental and wildlife conservation, sports development among others. Participants can also add adventure trips such as mountain trekking and ma...

Wildlife Conservation Volunteer Programme in South Africa

www.gwcvolunteers.com

Volunteer in Africa with GWC Volunteers on vital wildlife conservation and game reserve management projects. Get involved with life on a Private Game Reserve set in the stunning wilderness of the Limpopo Valley, South Africa. Learn, see, explore and leave with memories that will last a life time. Track lions, watch herds of elephants as they visit the waterholes, catch a rare sighting of ...

Discover Tanzania

www.plumeriainternational.com

This is an adventure tour of life time with friends, relatives as you sight see the beauty of tanzania, good panoranic view of the landscapes, valley, spread out eco systems ranging from the mountains, rivers, Indian ocean, dry land travel. This also involves working direct with the community as we get first hand feel of what perspectives and view the locals have about development. Discover Tanzan...

Volunteering, Touring and Cultural Experiences in Ghana

www.pao-gh.org

Travelling and Holidaying nowadays are not limited to only sightseeing and relaxation but now includes adventure, socializing with the people of your host country and learning more about them and their culture through voluntary service in the communities of the host country, country-wide tour and excursions.

Volunteer in Uganda to Inspire... Tour Uganda and Explore...

www.inspireandtouruganda.org

Inspire... * Come to volunteer, and travel in a third world country. * Work with children of all ages. * Have your life changed in ways you never thought possible. * Realize you dreams of traveling, and volunteering in an African country. As part of our social responsibility we are committed to working on helping people in the community in which we live and work, with the same passion wi...

Give and Surf in the Islands of Bocas del Toro

giveandsurf.org

Where else can you have an incredible culture immersion volunteer experience in an island community and live on the ocean exploring the islands. Here at Give and Surf, we will be your hosts throughout your stay whether it be a morning at our new pre-school or an afternoon taking in the sun and learning to surf. Contact us to learn more about this opportunity. Give and Surf is dedicated to empo...

Spanish Immersion School and Volunteering

www.lacasaenelarbol.org

La Casa en el arbol is a cultural language institute that provides a cultural learning environment that surpasses what is typically available in other schools. Our Spanish Immersion program will give you the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the Mexican-Maya culture beyond standard tourism with the help of our local, friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Spanish Intensive Course

www.academiabariloche.com

Academia Bariloche is located in San Carlos de Bariloche, and offers exclusively Spanish courses for foreign students. The academy runs individual and group courses for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced and also organizes courses for Spanish teachers. The school is located in the center of the town, right next to the main sights and attractions of the city and with excellent public tran...

Teaching, Sports with Mind Uganda

minduganda.cfsites.org

Background: Mind Uganda was founded in December 2009 by a group of Ugandan nationals and registered under the Government of Uganda as a company limited by guarantee (Non profit making organization) in April 2011. The founding members of Mind Uganda realized that there was an increase in the number of orphans, vulnerable people and women (OVPW) in the country, deteriorating standard of living a...

UWP Global - The Most Unique Way to Experience the World

www.upwithpeople.org

Travel. Perform. Impact. UWP is a multi-country semester abroad offering travel to 2 continents and 20+ communities. A one-of-a-kind global experience combining international travel, service-learning, performing arts, leadership and multi-cultural student environment. Earn academic credit through our university partner, Florida Southern College. The perfect Volunteer Abroad - Semester Abroad ...

Elephants, Horses, & Safari Working Holiday

www.aviva-sa.com/working-holiday-elephants-horses-safari-south-africa.php

Spend time at one of South Africa's top rated 4-Star game lodges and gain valuable experience working behind the scenes with elephants, horses and safaris. This stunning working holiday will give you access to a wide range of optional activities including the famous Cango Caves and Cango Wildlife Ranch, along with ostrich and wine farms in the Klein Karoo region, an adventure you will remember ...

Cultural Immersion Programs in Vietnam

www.vnccentre.com/CulturalTourProgram.aspx

Cultural Immersion Tours Program is a program offering language training and cultural immersion programs. Our program combines travel and sight-seeing from the city to the countryside, cross-cultural training, local language training and activities such as volunteering, sport training. It is a fantastic and helpful program for your vacation. You will find the amazing aspects of a different culture...

Summer Programs for Teens in Israel - YJ Summer

www.yjsummer.org

For over 60 years, Young Judaea has been offering summer programs in Israel for teens in grades 9-12. Giving teens the opportunity to experience Israel with their peers and explore their Jewish identity is our specialty. Connect with the culture, spirit and land of Israel through travel, hiking, volunteering, having fun and making lifelong friends. Participants come from all streams of Jud...

Great White Shark Volunteer programme-Marine Dynamics Shark Tours

www.sharkwatchsa.com

Shark populations worldwide are increasingly threatened, and in scientific circles there is still research needed to fully understand and interpret shark behaviour. Shark education features as a prominent part of the programme. It is only by getting to know these complex creatures more intimately, that we will understand the impact of their current continuing decline. Therefore the programme...

Global Action and Awareness

www.igobeyondtravel.com

Beyond Travel's Global Action and Awareness volunteers work directly with BT Partners and community based organizations on ongoing efforts to protect the environment, maintain food security, improve access to medicine, and promote education and economic opportunity for women and youth. The massive earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 caused much devastation and further heightened the v...

Pioneer Madagascar Programme

www.madagascar.co.uk/getinvolved/pioneer.htm

Running for over 10 years, this project involves working on a variety of sustainable development projects, while gaining first-hand experience of the resource needs of impoverished communities and how these impact on conservation efforts. Based around Fort Dauphin in southeast Madagascar, you will be living and working in some of the most beautiful parts of the island and camping within rural, iso...

Combine Volunteering With Exciting Adventures: From USD550

www.jamaicavolunteervacations.com/jamaica-volunteer-adventure-getaway

Jamaica Volunteer Vacation Packages offers travellers the opportunity to volunteer and make a difference while having the option to learn about the culture and attractions of Jamaica. If you are you looking for a different kind of travel and need a life changing experience, Jamaica is the place for you. Because of its white sandy beaches, sunny weather and spicy foods, many travellers think ...

You Can Join the Ghana Medical Team! Aug 6th - Aug 21st

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Be part of a diverse team delivering healthcare services and education to impoverished villages in Ghana. As a valued team member, you'll work hard to bring healthcare to those who would otherwise have no access. In addition to volunteering, you'll check out Kakum National Park, travel upriver to Nzulezu stilt village, visit one of Ghana's historic slave castles, and have an opportunity to explor...

Travel Inspire and Be Inspired

www.daraja.se

Daraja Africa offers rotational volunteer programmes. As a volunteer you will get the chance to work in our three different programmes which are all located in the same place: Korogocho slums in Nairobi. We will engage you in the the daily running of the three organisations. This will enable you to work in our community radio station: Koch fm, our film organisation: Ghetto film trust and our organ...

Ultimate Oz Arrival Package - 7 day Adventure in Sydney

www.travellers.com.au/TravelTours/AussieArrivalPackages/tabid/496/Default.aspx

Ultimate Oz is Australia's best-value Sydney arrival package! Enjoy 7-days of fun in Sydney with an awesome Harbour cruise, Blue Mountains trip, dinners and drinks plus everything you need to get set-up and get working fast in Oz. Over 900 AUD in value for only 599 AUD! * Monday - Welcome Dinner Welcome to Australia! We'll arrange your airport transfer to luxury backpacker hostel, WakeUp - ...

Volunteer and Travel in Peru

www.peruschallenge.com

The Peru's Challenge Program is different from most volunteer programs as it offers a complete volunteer and travel package. Each package is designed to offer you the opportunity to affordably travel in South America while contributing directly to local communities and creating real opportunities for the children of Peru. It is the best way to truly experience and understand a country. We ask t...

Safaris with Open Africa Tours and See Tanzania's Wildlife!

www.openafricatours.com/safaris-with-us.html

Our offerings include basic camping, wildlife lodges, luxury lodges, and luxury tented camps. No matter what your budgetary needs might be, we have accommodations to suit. We are a small company, but big enough to take care of our clients. All of our tour guides were born and raised in Tanzania and are trained naturalists, environmentalists, and unparalleled game spotters. They are all experi...

Volunteer Adventure Program

www.nicaeco.com/

Nicaragua is the new eco-destination for alternative study abroad in Central America. Tropical climate, untouched beaches, active volcanoes, and crater lakes make Nicaragua a truly beautiful location. This trip takes you to a project location where you will volunteer during the week and be provided the opportunity for travel on the weekends. This 4-week adventure will earn you 3 semester credits f...

Spiritual Volunteer Expedition and Adventure Trekking in Guatemala and Mexico

www.soulprojects.org

At the moment Soul Projects has its first spiritual volunteer expedition and adventure trek in Central and North America, starting on Lake Atitlan in Western Guatemala and gradually moving to the Sierra Madre mountain range of Northern Mexico. Some of the expedition highlights involve yoga and meditation in the forest; Living in a homestay with a local indigenous Mayan family; Learning Spanish and...

Summer & Semester Courses in Costa Rica

costaricaoutwardbound.org/courses/

Costa Rica Outward Bound is an experiential education program designed to inspire and develop leadership, compassion, responsibility, respect for the environment and commitment to serve through adventure-based wilderness experiences in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Imagine Central America as both your classroom and playground! Semester courses take students on adventures through Costa Rica,...

Freewalker Volunteer & Adventure Tours

www.freewalker.co.za

Freewalker is a unique program combining volunteerism with adventure and fun in South Africa. South Africa is an incredibly diverse country in culture, language, topography and needs. Our volunteers are offered an ever increasing array of projects to choose from that are dedicated to the upliftment of this country's people and wildlife. Check out our "projects" section to see a few of the volunte...

Wild Dolphin Research Mozambique

www.dolphincare.org

Volunteer and Internship programs available in Ponta do Ouro - Southern Mozambique. Become a team member for a month and explore the realm of the wild dolphin together with a group of dedicated individuals who have been intrigued by the resident bottle-nose dolphins since 1994! Volunteer programs are based on a 2-4 week stay and are designed for those that would like to gain more knowledge and ...

Sea Turtle and Sustainable Living Year-Round Volunteer Programs on Tioman Island

www.juaraturtleproject.com

Here at JTP we run open-ended year-round volunteer programs where we live and work together intertwined with a small Malay Kampung village, right on a beautiful beach on Tioman Island. Volunteers' work will be varied. Our work area is determined by the turtles which is usually in the morning and evening. The foundations of what we do are "Turtles First" and "Minimal Interference". JTP's main ...

Conservation Volunteers Wanted for Award Winning Marine Programme

www.blueventures.org/

The field research of Blue Ventures projects is carried out by our overseas volunteers, who work closely with our field research scientists and camp staff. Every 6 weeks a new team of volunteers arrives at the field site, ensuring year-round sustainability of our research in the region. At any one time there may be up to 16 volunteers working at the camp. In addition to volunteers, the camp co...

Enjoy Learning Something New on your Trip

www.Andiamerica.com

While you're doing a voluntary job we offer you the chance to learn something different, to take home a souvenir you've made yourself and to have the experience of doing something new. We are the ones to give you something different during your visit to Peru. Initially, our school will situated in Huancayo, but from 2011 we'll be in Cusco, very near the World Heritage site of Machu Picchu. ...

Kruger to Cape Town Volunteer Adventure

www.alloutafrica.com/expeditions/wildlife/1/kruger-to-coast-4-6wks/15

The Kruger to Cape Volunteer Adventure will take you through some of the best that southern Africa has to offer in terms of wildlife, culture, beaches, sights and scenery. It takes you through South Africa where you tour the world famous Kruger Park, the wild coast and Cape Town. To Swaziland where you will get involved in some really needy community projects and to tropical Mozambique where you ...

Language, Cultural Immersion and Volunteer Abroad Programs in Honduras, Peru and Ecuador

www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View offers immersion programs in La Ceiba, Honduras; Cusco, Peru, Quito, Ecuador and in Costa Rica. The projects are 1 to 4 weeks, program includes: * Home stay with Honduran Family includes private bedroom and bathroom * 3 meals a day * Cultural weekend activities (cooking classes, dance lessons, nature hikes & more) * Airport arrival and departure transfers * Orientation and s...

"Russian Winter" Language Program by ProBa Language Centre

www.russian-learning.com

Special 2 - weeks language program in January. Cultural program is included in the course fee. ProBa - Centre offers you the possibility to spend a certain period of time in our city learning the Russian Language and enjoying all the beauties of St. Petersburg in winter. You'll have the chance to visit the best theatres, museums and concert halls. You can also have the possibility to visit the sub...

La Mariposa - Spanish School and Eco-Hotel

www.mariposaspanishschool.com

Learn Spanish and make a difference - this is responsible and rewarding travel We are located in La Concepcion (or La Concha), one of Nicaraguas tranquil Pueblos Blancos. At 500m above sea-level, the mountain breezes offer a refreshing break from the heat of the lowlands. We also enjoy a wonderful central location about an hour from Managua, Granada, Masaya, the Pacific Coast and Laguna de A...

Volunteer in Ghana Care, Medical Outreach, Volunteer Hospital and Clinic in Ghana

www.bluemedafrica.org

Blue-Med Africa is a Ghanaian Non Governmental, non profit, developmental and humanitarian organization made up of young and vibrant nurses, medical doctors, social workers and volunteers. Blue-Med volunteers are the largest humanitarian responsible for using volunteers as a tool in national development in Ghana. We are noted for the first class treatment rendered to our volunteers. We belief...

Volunteer for the Nicaragua Healthcare Program

www.nicaclinic.org/volunteer.php

Who Should Volunteer at the Clinic? Anybody can volunteer at the clinic! You do not need any formal health care training to qualify! Social workers, physicians, retired people, students, nurses, lawyers, teachers, EMTs, civilians, surgeons, the general public, veterinarians, armed forces personnel, specialty physicians, dental hygienists, pharmacists, general dentists, specialty dentists, podia...

Study Spanish in Argentina and Travel at the Same Time!

www.elebaires.com

Visit some wonderful Latin American sites including... * Iguazu Falls * Glaciar Perito Moreno * Mendoza Highlands and adventure * Puerto Madryn Marine nature * Salta in the clouds And while checking out the sights, learn the language and culture... At Elebaires we offer Intensive Spanish immersion programs of varying lengths including both private and group lessons year-round. We also o...

Big 5 Wildlife Project

www.kwantu.co.za/index.html

This is your opportunity to get involved in game reserve management working alongside top conservationists and wildlife, including Africa's Big Five species. You'll find your experience stimulating, challenging and an exceptional learning experience, that most people only dream of. The Volunteer Project is designed to offer volunteers the opportunity to be involved in all conservation related...

El Casal in Barcelona, Spain!

www.elcasalbarcelona.com

El Casal is a gap year program offering seminars in Spanish language, Catalan language, art history and Spanish civilization, contemporary Spanish society and politics and other subjects. It also places students in volunteer positions and provides links to activities that may be of particular interest to the participants, such as art, ceramics, guitar or dance classes. El Casal provides guided...

Spanish by the Sea / the River

www.spanishatlocations.com

Spanish by the Sea / by the River is an organization with three language schools in Costa Rica and Panama, which is also specialized in adventures excursions and voluntary positions. Every school provides lodging and we offer the opportunity to stay with a local family as well. Of course you are also welcome if you simply want to study Spanish! Our Spanish courses are based on the communicative...

Conservation Work in the US with EXIS

www.exis.org

EXIS organises voluntary work in the Grand Canyon, Arizona and in California. This possibility is open all year round to young people 18-40 possessing a real interest in nature and ecology. This is a volunteer program for both international and American participants who want to make a difference in the world. Gathering a team of conservation minded volunteers contributes to the breakdown of cul...

Amauta Spanish in South America

www.amautaspanish.com

Amauta is known for its interactive, communicative and personal teaching methods. Standard group or individual programs include four hours of instruction per day from Monday to Friday. The complementary cultural courses (freely included in all programs) are an excellent complement of the course since they are a great way of improving your Spanish in activities all directed towards learning in a dy...