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 Bison Quest on Wild Echo Bison Reserve
based: Montana, USA
website: www.bisonquest.com
Experience a very private vacation in a log cabin and Sioux tipis surrounded by a bison herd in the Montana wilderness. Ride horses, learn Native American history, use a sweatlodge, join eco projects and participate in bison and wildlife studies as the only guests of internationally known biologists.
| ethical/ecotourism | bird watching | family/child friendly | working/volunteer holidays | ecological tours | native peoples | groups | tailor made | women only | animals/safari | riding | USA |
 Earthwatch
based: Oxfordshire, UK
website: www.earthwatch.org/europe
Earthwatch, an international environmental charity, has 120 conservation projects in 50 countries. For 35 years they have been supporting field research to find solutions to the planet's most pressing environmental problems. They do this by providing scientists with funds and volunteers. Projects from 1 to 3 weeks.
| charity expeditions/holidays | expeditions | archaeological digs | whale/dolphin watching | ethical/ecotourism | working/volunteer holidays | animals/safari | Worldwide | UK | Africa | South America | Western Europe |
G.A.P Adventures  Featured Site
based: Canada, London & Worldwide
website: GAP Adventures
 Global volunteer holidays and vacations with something for everyone, from teaching in local schools, to community projects, to volunteering in orphanages, to animal conservation projects. Enjoy adventure and travel as well as spending time on worthwhile projects in destinations as diverse as Vietnam and Costa Rica, Peru and Zambia.
| ethical/ecotourism | animals/safari | expeditions | walking/trekking/hiking | mountain
biking | canoeing/kayaking | camping safaris | ecological tours | overlanding | multi-activity |
working/volunteer holidays | Worldwide |
Global
Vision International
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: www.gvi.co.uk
GVI expeditions offer the adventurous individual the chance to work as part
of a structured team on pioneering international projects. With projects all
over the world you can join expeditions as diverse as Rainforest Expeditions
in the Amazon, Wildlife Research Expeditions in Africa and Marine Research Expeditions
in Mexico.
| gap year | expeditions | survival
courses | marine safaris | ecological tours | ethical and ecotourism | working/volunteer holidays | Africa | Asia | South America | Mexico | South Africa
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Hope and Home – Nepal
Volunteer Organization
based: Kathmandu, Nepal
website: www.hopenhome.org
Hope and Home is a Nepal volunteer organization that has been formed
to address the health and educational needs of the Nepalese people.
The organization's activities include fundraising, upgrading medical
and educational capabilities and creating opportunities for volunteerism.
| working/volunteer
holidays | Nepal |
INFO Nepal – Global
Volunteers for Nepal
based: Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
website: www.infonepal.org
Customised programs that make an important contribution to the people of Nepal, while
providing an in-depth experience of the Nepali language and culture.
INFO provides training and then places volunteers in communities
and schools across Nepal where they may be involved with teaching English, environmental awareness, income generating
programmes, health care education or assisting in orphanages, children's
homes etc.
| working/volunteer
holidays | gap year | Nepal |
International Volunteer HQ
based: Taranaki, New Zealand
website: www.volunteerhq.org
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable volunteering placements in developing countries all over the world. At present they have a wide range of volunteering opportunities in Tanzania, Kenya, Kenya-Maasai, Nepal, Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador and Thailand.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | ethical/ecotourism | native peoples | groups | South America | Asia | Africa |
Jingando Holidays
based: London, UK
website: www.jingandoholidays.com
Experience the very best of stunning Rio de Janeiro - learn Brazilian dance (Samba, Forró), Salsa and more, participate in local community projects and get straight to the heart of Rio, the place, people and nightlife. Small group sizes on each holiday, come alone, with a partner or group of friends.
| dancing (mixed styles) | charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | working/volunteer | groups | singles holidays | Brazil |
John
Muir Trust
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.jmt.org
The 'Activities Programme' offers adventurous
activities and exploration in beautiful wild areas, canoeing and
sea kayaking trips, conservation work, story telling, music, wilderness
skills, medicinal plants. Also see their 'Conservation Work Parties'
where you can volunteer to help carry out conservation work. The
John Muir Trust is a registered Scottish charity with the aim of
protecting and conserving wild places and increasing awareness and
understanding of such places.
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charity expeditions/holidays | working/volunteer holidays | gap
year | ethical/eco tourism | survival courses | canoeing/kayaking | sea canoeing/sea kayaking | herbalism | storytelling | UK
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Jubilee
Sailing Trust
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.jst.org.uk
Adventure sailing holidays for able-bodied
and disabled people. The JST is a UK based charity that aims to
promote the integration of able bodied and disabled people through
adventure sailing holidays. The JST welcomes people from all over
the world onto its two specially designed tall ships, the Lord Nelson
and Tenacious.
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people with a disability | sailing (large boat/sail ship) | charity
expeditions/holidays | working/volunteer holidays | UK | Ireland
| USA | Europe | Canaries | Worldwide |
National
Trust (The)
based: London, UK
website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Working holidays in National Trust locations in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland. These include historic buildings as well as countryside,
coastal, woodland and farm locations. Many different types of holiday
aimed at a wide variety of interests and age groups.
| working/volunteer
holidays | archaeological digs | country crafts | botanical | youth/teen | weekends/short breaks | UK |
Nest Trust (The) – Nicaragua English and Sustainable Tourism
based: Nicaragua and Birmingham. UK
website: www.thenesttrust.org.uk
Voluntary project offering unique opportunities to live and work with rural communities in the coffee growing mountains of Nicaragua. Teach English to young guides and make a valuable contribution to the region's rural tourism programmes, which are vital for environmental conservation and the livelihoods of the small producers.
| working/volunteer
holidays | ethical
and ecotourism | Nicaragua |
Pattaya
Orphanage Trust
based: London, UK
website: www.pattayaorphanage.co.uk
The Pattaya Orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand,
provides a loving home, residential care and education for 180 orphans,
up to 100 street children, 220 deaf or blind children and 200 disabled
young people. Opportunities for gap year/working holidays
teaching English and jungle trekking charity expeditions.
| charity expeditions/holidays | gap year | working/volunteer holidays | Thailand |
Raleigh
based: London, UK
website: raleighinternational.org
Raleigh is a charity with over 24 years experience of providing adventurous and challenging expeditions that develop skills and confidence in young people. Explore Borneo, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and India for 4 to 10 weeks where you can volunteer on sustainable community and environmental projects, plus enjoy an adventure challenge.
| gap year | expeditions | charity expeditions/holidays | multi-activity | expedition training | groups | working/volunteer holidays | walking/trekking/hiking | youth/teen | tailor made | team building/management courses | Worldwide |
Responsibletravel.com Featured Site
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
 Very wide selection of ethical volunteer travel and holidays to destinations worldwide. Select from community projects; animal, wildlife and marine conservation; teaching projects; TEFL courses; archaeology projects; business mentoring; charity treks; sports coaching, family volunteering; homestays; volunteering with children; healthcare volunteer projects ...
| working/volunteer holidays | charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | Europe | Africa | Asia | UK | South America |
Starfish Ventures
based: Essex, UK
website: www.starfishventures.co.uk
Starfish Ventures specialises in volunteer placements in Thailand. They have a wide cross section of projects, from teaching English through to helping conserve Thailand's turtle population. Whatever you choose these are real grass roots projects that improve people's lives and/or help Thailand sustain its environment.
| charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | gap year | working/volunteer holidays | Thailand |
VentureCo Worldwide Limited
based: Warwickshire, UK
website: www.ventureco-worldwide.com
VentureCo's multi-phase travel programmes incorporate development projects, expeditions and adventure travel in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America. If you're taking a gap year, considering a career break, running a school expedition, organising a charity trek or just fancy a working holiday with a difference VentureCo can help you.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | school tours | charity expeditions/holidays | overlanding | backpacking | walking/trekking/hiking | walking/trekking safaris | white water rafting | South America | Africa | Asia |
Volunteer Latin America
based: London, UK
website: www.volunteerlatinamerica.com
Providing free and low-cost volunteer work in Central and South America for independent volunteers; offering a wide variety of projects including opportunities to volunteer and learn Spanish abroad.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Spanish language | South America |
Voluntourists Without Borders
based: Chiang Mai Provence,
Thailand
website: www.voluntourists-without-borders.com
An initiative aimed at using volunteer tourist (voluntourist) labour
and donor funding to alleviate rural poverty, protect forests, and
promote sustainable eco-tourism. The initiative puts volunteer labour,
and the funding they secure, to work alongside ethnic minority and
rural Thai village groups under a programme to establish a world
class eco-tourism industry.
| working/volunteer
holidays | groups | gap year | ethical/ecotourism | native peoples
| school tours | seniors/silver surfers | singles holidays | team
building/management courses | Thailand |
Back
Up
based: London, UK
website: www.backuptrust.org.uk
The Back Up Trust: a national charity for spinally injured men and
women.
| for people with a disability | skiing (piste)
| waterskiing | sailing (small boat/yacht) | gliding | multi-activity
| working/volunteer holidays | UK | Europe| Sweden | USA |
Blue
Ventures Conservation
based: London, UK
website: www.blueventures.org
Dynamic marine volunteering positions available in Madagascar, researching
threatened coral reefs ecosystems.
| working/volunteer holidays | charity
expeditions/holidays | gap year | diving/snorkelling | Madagascar
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Disability Snowsport UK
based: Inverness-shire, UK
website: www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk
Wintersports holidays and courses for people with a disability.
| for people with a disability | skiing (piste) | working/volunteer
holidays | Europe | USA | Scotland |
Languages Abroad
based: Toronto, Canada
website: www.languagesabroad.com
30 different languages in over 50 countries, study abroad in a language
school of your choice.
| multi language | children's courses/holidays
| youth/teen | working/volunteer holidays | Worldwide |
Livnot U'Lehibanot
based: Israel
website: www.livnot.com
Young adult Israel experience, exploring heritage, hiking, study,
volunteering and Jewish celebrations.
| working/volunteer | archaeological digs
| walking/trekking/hiking | sacred sites | singles | Israel
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Travel-to-Teach
based: Nongkhai, Thailand
website: www.travel-to-teach.org
Affordable volunteering opportunities in north eastern Thailand.
Teach English or webdesign.
| working/volunteer holidays | Thai language
| English language | ethical and ecotourism | gap year | Thailand
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VocationVacations
based: Oregon, USA and East Sussex, UK
website: www.vocationvacations.com
A holiday trying your dream job – become a zookeeper, pub landlord,
chocolatier, cattle rancher, TV producer ...
| working holidays | chocolate | animals/
safari | ranching | beer/pub tours | USA | UK |
Volunteering in Peru
based: Cusco, Peru
website: www.volunteeringinperu.org
Volunteer work in Peru; includes work in hospitals, prisons and
agriculture and with children, the elderly and the mentally handicapped.
| working/volunteer holidays | Peru |
Wildwings
based: Bristol, UK
website: www.wildwings.co.uk
Packed with ideas and holidays covering all the continents and oceans.
| bird watching | whale/dolphin watching
| theme cruises | working/volunteer holidays | ethical/ecotourism
| astronomy/space | Worldwide |
Worldwide
Language Study LLC
based: London, UK
website: www.worldwidelanguagestudy.com
Language programs, volunteer programs and cultural tours in Thailand,
China, Argentina and Vietnam.
| Spanish language | Vietnamese language |
Chinese languages | working/volunteer holidays | Asia | South
America |
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