Description

We offer volunteer placements starting from 1 week up to 6 months aimed for who want to help out in Peru in schools, social out reach work, working with children and young people expose at risk, health centres and on environmental projects.

Help out in the Peruvian Provinces is an inviting experience for those who want to participate actively in the local community, stay with a local family and have the chance to learn Spanish.

Volunteers also have the option at the end of their placement to go on an exciting new route to Machu Picchu via horseback and on foot through the warm jungle, staying one night with a local family in a rustic adobe lodge.

You can also learn Spanish language on a tuition level or classroom in Peru, Chile and Argentina and get involved in our alternative Tours and treks.

Highlights

- A unique South American volunteering experience
- An insight into local Peruvian culture
- Improved knowledge of Spanish
- Friends / host family for life
- Teaching experience abroad - useful for future employment & a certificate outlining your contribution
- Support through our partner organisations, as well as the host family, local contacts and Inka Magik
- Experience of working alongside Peruvians as well as a buddy volunteer (wherever possible)
- A sense of achievement at having challenged yourself and helped out abroad
- Option to take part in a unique eco trek through the warm jungle to Machu Picchu, and independent travel days.

Travel Types

• Hiking
• Horseback Riding
• Language Immersion
• Trekking
• Volunteering
• Camping
• Climbing
• Cooking
• Cycling (Mountain)
• Cycling (Road/Touring)
• Dancing
• Eco Tours
• Environmental Studies
• Fishing
• Hang Gliding
• Heritage Tourism
• Kayaking (River)
• Native Culture Studies
• Photography
• Surfing
• Paragliding
• Scuba
• Tours

Qualifications

We welcome all enthusiastic, communicative and positive people who are looking to help out in disadvantaged communities, working with children across Peru and on our environmental projects. There are also options for volunteers to help out in health centres, trained or otherwise.

Some Spanish is helpful but not essential.

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

Starting from approx. USD 350

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Enthusiastic, communicative, positive, fun, open and ready for a challenge.

Age Range

18-64

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays
• Independent living
• Apartment/Flat
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 2/3

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Inka Magik's Mission Statement

Our mission is to help out in the educational, health care and environmental projects by sending volunteers to Peru. Our volunteers would have the opportunity to be involved in the local community where the projects have been developed, to interact with the local staff and learn Spanish supported by our best bilingual tutors. Inka Magik also promotes the concept of sustainable tourism and responsible tourism. At the moment Inka Magik is running Eco-Adventures Treks in Cuzco and other provinces in Peru. Our Eco-Adventure treks are exploring less frequented tourist areas and take a maximum group of 10 people per each journey. Inka Magik runs the 3/4 days Alternative Inka Trail which can be access the whole year and takes you into the Inka Valley to Machu Picchu. Finally, Inka Magik supports the UK based Peruvian Children's Horizon community group via donations to improve resources for the local organizations.

Year Founded

2003