Combine Volunteering and Adventure Across Six Continents!

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Location

Australia: Adelaide, Airlie Beach, Albury and 39 other cities, Albury-Woodonga, Alice Springs, Armidale, Ayers Rock, Ballarat, Bathurst, Bendigo, Blue Mountains, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Byron Bay, Cairns, Canberra, Cape Tribulation, Coffs Harbour, Fraser Island, Geelong, Gold Coast, Great Barrier Reef, Hobart, Hornsby, Kakadu, Launceston, Lismore, Mackay, Maitland, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Arthur, Port Douglas, Queensland, Rural Areas, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Tasmania, Townsville, Wagga Wagga, Whitsundays, Wollongong
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Banja Luka, Bihac, Brcko and 4 other cities, Gorazde, Mostar, Sarajevo, Tuzla
Costa Rica: Alajuela, Arenal, Atenas and 36 other cities, Bagaces, Boca Tapada, Bribri, Cartago, Coco Beach, Coronado, Dominical, Flamingo, Gandoca, Golfito, Guadalupe, Guanacaste, Heredia, Jaco, La Flor de Santiago, La Fortuna, La Selva, Liberia, Limon, Manuel Antonio, Monteverde, Nicoya Peninsula, Osa Peninsula, Paraiso, Puerto Viejo, Punta Banco, Quepos, Rural Areas, Samara, San Isidro de Heredia, San Jose, San Ramon, Santo Domingo, Tamarindo, Tortuguero, Uvita
Croatia: Beli Manastir, Cres, Dubrovnik and 9 other cities, Elafiti Islands, Knin, Rijeka, Rural Areas, Split, Umag, Vukovar, Zadar, Zagreb
Dominican Republic: Barahona, Boca Chica, Cabarete and 8 other cities, Hato Mayor, Jarabacoa, Las Terrenas, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Rural Areas, Santiago, Santo Domingo
Ecuador: Ambato, Archidona, Atacames and 22 other cities, Babahoyo, Bahia de Caraquez, Banos, Calderon, Canoa, Cayambe, Chiguilpe, Chinimpi, Cuenca, Cumbaya, Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil, Montanita, Otavalo, Pedro Moncayo, Puyo, Quito, Riobamba, Rural Areas, San Cristobal, Tena, Tulcan
Romania
South Africa: Cape Town (Kaapstad), Durban, Greyton and 7 other cities, Jeffreys Bay, Johannesburg, Kruger Park, Krugersdorp, Pretoria, Rural Areas, Waterberg
Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khao Lak and 10 other cities, Koh Phangan, Mae Sot, Nakhon Pathom, Nong Khai, Pathum Thani, Petchaburi, Phuket, Rural Areas, Saraburi, Tak

Description

International Student Volunteers is a non-profit organization with the best ratings as a student volunteer and adventure travel program in the world. ISV is committed to providing life-changing programs that allow you to make a meaningful difference to a community or environment that needs your help. After your project you can continue your overseas experience with a non-stop, action-packed adventure and cultural tour of your host country.

ISV's standard program is a two-week volunteer project followed by a two-week adventure tour. You can customize your project by adding on additional projects, tours, and excursions. ISV was recently selected as one of the Top 10 volunteer organizations by the US Center for Citizen Diplomacy. The ISV Volunteer and Adventure Travel program is open to everyone, not just students!

Volunteer Projects include:
Elephant conservation, teaching English, monkey rehabilitation, orphanage projects, school/playground/house construction, sea turtle protection, sustainable agriculture, infrastructure building, environmental research and much more!

Tour Activities include:
Three-day whitewater rafting adventure, snorkeling and scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, a week-long yacht cruise in the Adriatic Islands, wildlife safaris, overnight sea-kayaking adventures, glacier trekking and much more.

About ISV:
ISV has a unique model that facilitates a truly extraordinary experience by combining volunteering and adventure travel. You will travel with a group of like-minded participants from around the world with your professional project and tour leaders. The ISV program is a fully organized and professional program that has been working with local communities for many years to offer life-changing volunteer projects that are safe, meaningful, sustainable and, of course, fun!

ISV has been operating our current model of volunteer and adventure travel since 2002. Over 4,500 participants annually sign up to travel with ISV to make a difference around the world. We have a reputation for quality and excellence, as we oversee every aspect of the experience. We have an office in every country we run programs in to ensure participants are well looked after and that projects best fit the needs of the local communities.

Because ISV is a non-profit organization, participants from the USA can raise the cost of their program through tax-deductible donations from their community. ISV offers assistance and ideas to all participants globally regarding fundraising. Because ISV has a strong educational focus, university students are able to apply for academic credit for their participation in the ISV program.

ISV partners with over 100 local host organizations globally that include grass roots community groups, government organizations, non-government organizations, university groups and private initiatives to bring an enormous diversity to the type of projects we offer. Our projects are generally either conservation, community development or a mix of both. ISV works directly with local communities to provide assistance for ongoing sustainable development.

Program Examples:

Australia:
Volunteer Projects:
penguin protection, wetland management, flying fox (bat) research, habitat rehabilitation, eco-trail building.
Adventure Tour:
Sydney harbor cruise, rappelling the Blue Mountains, surfing in Byron Bay, scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, white water rafting, aboriginal culture program, visit a wildlife park.

Thailand:
Volunteer Projects:
elephant conservation, orphanage programs, monkey rehabilitation, teaching English, children's education, coastal environmental management.
Adventure Tour:
explore Bangkok, overnight sea-kayaking adventure, overnight hill tribe treks, Thai massage and cooking classes, temple visits, rock climbing, elephant feeding, reef snorkeling

Costa Rica:
Volunteer Projects:
sea turtle and dolphin conservation, community support, infrastructure building, eco-tourism development, organic farming, monkey and bird research.
Adventure Tour:
three-day whitewater rafting, volcano visit, waterfall rappelling, ocean kayaking, reef snorkeling, horseback riding, eco-lodge stays, jungle canopy zip-line tours.

Spanish language and dance lesson package available.

Ecuador:
Volunteer Projects:
Humpback whale community awareness programs, indigenous community support, school and playground construction, jungle management programs, Andean Spectacled Bear research.
Adventure Tour:
glacier climbing on the Cotopaxi volcano glacier, white water rafting, bridge jumping, mountain biking adventure, whale watching, surf lessons, visit to Otovalo markets.

Spanish language and dance lesson package available.

The Dominican Republic:
Volunteer Projects:
children's education, community sanitation, school building, hospital visits.
Adventure Tour:
canyoning, horseback riding and waterfall jumping, surf lessons, cave exploration, white water rafting, exploring Santo Domingo.

Spanish language and dance lesson package available.

South Africa:
Volunteer Projects:
community restoration, community education, school building, animal conservation, wildlife park maintenance.
Adventure Tour:
surfing at Jeffrey's bay, horseback riding on sand dunes, wildlife safaris and animal spotting, sand-boarding, exploring Cape Town, sea-kayaking alongside fur seals.

Eastern Europe:
Volunteer Projects:
children's education, orphanage projects, orphan brown bear conservation, community construction.
Adventure Tour:
week-long yacht cruise on the Adriatic Islands, historic village exploration, rock climbing, hydro-speeding, mountain biking, caving in the Slovenian Alps.

Extra Excursions:
You may also take up exciting extra excursions to enhance your ISV experience at an additional cost. These include:
* Pre-departure Spanish language and dance classes with home stay five Days for Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Ecuador
* Fiji Island holiday: Five days Australian and New Zealand programs
* Peru (Machu Picchu trek) and Galapagos Excursion Ecuador and Costa Rica programs
* Overnight Scuba Dive on the Great Barrier Reef Australia
* Sky Diving Adventures Australia and New Zealand
* Bungy Jumping New Zealand and South Africa

Highlights

* Combine meaningful volunteer projects with exciting adventure travel
* ISV has support offices in every program country we operate in
* Trained staff to guide your project and tour
* Group travel - you will make friends from across the globe and not be alone
* Educational - learn a lot and possibly receive academic credit (if applicable)
* ISV is not a sending agent - we run our own programs with our own trained staff to ensure you have the most amazing experience possible.