Our "A taste of volunteering holidays" combine adventure with volunteer work, a great way to give something back when holiday time is limited. From the jungles of Borneo to the sea life of New Foundland, all our "A taste of volunteering holidays" are provided by operators committed to supporting local people & the environment.
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Every morning we opened the curtains to the most beautiful scene of the mountains and alpine meadows. The Romanian Carpathians are untouched and covered with wildlife and wild flowers. Our favorite thing was the visit to the Shepherd's camp.
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Beautiful scenery, great conditions for sailing. We had a wonderful and entertaining guide to local customs and cuisine from Sotiris our skipper. (more)Excellent! Every aspect was amazing. My partner and I are both deeply grateful to everyone who works for the operator for making such a special and memorable experience. We will almost certainly be booking up again! (more)
The host families helped us learn some of their language, customs, farming practices, crafts, cooking, and generally how to enjoy life without electricity! We didn't see another white person the whole week - wonderful!! I cannot recommend it highly enough. (more)Amazing holiday. It felt like such a privilege to be able to get to know the local community in this way. The people of Uganda are so warm and welcoming - and this family and community are a great example of this.
(more)The Riverside Cottages at Khao Sok were wonderful... The most memorable part of the trip was the Tsunami volunteer work, particularly meeting the people of Ban Talae Nok, the women's soap collective and playing with the children. (more)The volunteering at foundation reserve is the most memorable as we get to contribute back to the Galapagos National Park as well as making new friends and understanding the objectives/ problems of conserving the Islands. (more)You can trust responsibletravel.com reviews because, unlike many other schemes, reviews can ONLY be written by people who we have verified have been on the holidays. In addition, we don't run these holidays ourselves - our only interest is giving you the best independent advice.
Volunteering is no longer restricted to gap year and career break types or professionals looking to take their skills to the developing world. The industry is now beginning to cater for Joe Bloggs, office worker, with limited paid holiday, a mortgage and a family to support, who quite frankly needs a ‘holiday’, in the traditional sense, after his last project deadline. But he also wants to give something back…
Read more about a taste of volunteering in this a taste of volunteering article.
