Description

With this programme you can combine 1 or 2 months of exhilarating adventure in Venezuela with another 1-2 months of voluntary work of your own choice!

Adventure is your companion when you go exploring the giant country of the Caribbean on the tip of South America! From the beautiful, white sandy beaches and vast deltas over kilometer high snowy mountains and endless green plains to the jungle and tepui mountains. In Venezuela you can get everything! You will learn Spanish in our beautiful base camp in Playa Colorada set in one of the world's most beautiful national parks - Mochima. You spend your nights in hammocks during the whole trip and go on daily trips to surrounding paradise islands from camp.

The big expeditions offers you trekking, canyoning and salsa in the Andes; Warao Indians, jungle and fabulous wildlife in the Orinoco Delta, anacondas, crocodiles and cowboys in Los Llanos, African drum parties, wonderful beaches and cocoa plantations in Choroni; and trekking, mountaineering, jungle and waterfalls in La Gran Sabana. Some of the highlights of the trip are holding a live anaconda in your arms, rapelling down a waterfall, sailing in a canoe with the Indians - and certainly reaching the top of Roraima!

You have a unique opportunity to choose your own volunteering project. There is not a fixed list with a certain number of projects to choose from. Instead, you have the opportunity to request exactly what you would like to work with. Some of the popular projects have been working at an orphanage on a farm near Puerto La Cruz, a veterinarian in Puerto La Cruz and a cafe in Santa Cruz.

Here are some ideas from our past participants:

* Orphanage in Puerto la Cruz
* Veterinarian in Puerto la Cruz
* Street children project in Puerto la Cruz
* Cafe in Santa Fe
* Zoo in Caracas
* Teaching English in the Orinoco Delta to the Warao Indians
* Schools in Merida
* Stay in Los Llanos with cowboys
* Stay at the Gran Sabana with the Pemon Indians
* Volunteering in the Amazon
* Soccer classes for the local children and teenagers

Please visit our website for full programme.

Highlights

* Snorkeling among colorful corals, tropical fish and dolphins by the Caribbean coast:
* Jumping into a variety of adrenalin rushing activities such as paragliding, cannoning, pendulum, canopying, rock climbing and more.
* Learning Spanish, how to dance Salsa and Reggaeton and practicing your steps at parties in Puerto La Cruz
* Going on wildlife safaris by horseback in Los Llanos and holding a giant anaconda in your arms!
* Taking a nap in your hammock after a nice morning swim by the beach
* Live drum parties at the beach in Choroni while trying the local drink called Guarapita made with passion fruit
* Visiting the Pemon Indians, learning about their culture and bathing in the mineral-filled rivers, beautiful waterfalls and water slides.
* A 6-day trekking to the top of the 2800 meter high tepui (flat table mountain) Roraima! A tough trip, which is worth the effort!
* Canoeing in the river, walking in the jungle and go fishing with the Warao Indians, also known as the Water People, who live in huts on sticks by the shores of the big river channels and travel around by canoes.

Travel Types

• Cycling (Mountain)
• Dancing
• Fishing
• Kayaking (River)
• Kayaking (Sea)
• Language Immersion
• Native Culture Studies
• Nature Tours
• Safari
• Snorkeling
• Soccer/Football
• Trekking
• Volunteering

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please see "Prices and Travel Dates" on our website for more information.

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• Travel while in host country
• Food
• Excursions
• Language instruction

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Other

Year Founded

1984