Want to know more about volunteering with us during an expedition? Well look no further! This blog post from Lauren, who came with us in 2019 is all about the amazing things you will experience and the beautiful people you will meet.
As always, if you have any questions, email us! We are here to make sure you are safe, comfortable and confident while volunteering!
Our wildlife centre partner in Guatemala always could use the help but next summer we are going back!! Summer 2024 you can travel with Nora for 10 days while volunteering, visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites and enjoying the best food Guate has to offer.
Want to come, follow this space or send us a message! More details, dates and prices to come.
11-18 June 2022.
Wildlife husbandry in the Central American jungle. Our last Expedition before 2020 was Expedition Guatemala. We didn’t know it at the time but it would be one of the last times we personally would travel internationally. Even though we had no idea we really did live each day like it would be our last trip: watching the sunrise over the pyramids of Tikal National Park, cleaning the enclosures of beautifully singing ducks, assisting with the intakes of tamanduas, putting out folded green enrichment for baby howler monkeys, sipping cool drinks on beach side cafes in Flores. We loved this expedition so much we wanted to share it with you- everyone who wants to help animals but maybe wants some reassurance that travel can still be safe, comfortable and as always ethical. This isn’t just us helping animals again, this is us celebrating the end of this very difficult time. Come celebrate with us while doing real authentically beneficial volunteering to conserve these endangered wild animals.
By now, you probably know A LOT about the vaccine roll outs. Yippie! We can travel again... as a slight reality check, while these vaccines are very promising and have given us (finally) some hope in this dumpster of a year, having a safe and effective vaccine around the corner does not mean mass vaccinations for everyone around the corner. What we need to remember is we will be living in the Covid era for a while longer. The world will not be able to get vaccinated over night, or even over a month or two. BUT the world will be able to open up to travel because of other technologies being trailed and refined now: testing!
Covid-19 testing is opening up countries around the world as we speak! British Airways is piloting a program that they personally rapidly test all passengers at the start and finish of all journeys and more countries are opening boarders to those who can show off their negative test.
No one on Earth has thought more about ethical and safe travel than travel advisors like us. Trust us, we have spent hundreds of hours in meetings, webinars and planning sessions with partners, industry leaders and travel/medical/mental health/epidemiology experts. We aren't just committed to making sure you can travel safely and security- we want to travel, too! How can we make sure everyone is safe? Testing and social distancing at our already spacious and rural locations.
What else can we do? We are going to travel WITH you in 2021 and 2022. We are going to still have our normal solo adventures available but we are going to plan more expeditions! We aren't here to hold your hand, we are here to have your back. Make sure you are safe, covid secure and comfortable. We don't have dates yet but all the small group trips are going to be to our partners. You can go to our website and already see where you can travel with us!
Our small and rural wildlife rehabilitation and conservation centres are perfect for those wanting to avoid crowds (all of us in 2021), they are located away from large cities. You stay privately in sanitized and clean accomodation and when you volunteer you volunteer socially distanced with other people who (like you) have tested negative for Covid-19.
These trips aren't for everyone, in fact our spaces are VERY limited so we can ensure private accomodation and distanced volunteer activities. But if you want to travel this year, we have been prepping for 11 months to make sure you can do it safely and as always ethically and authentically.
We will be announcing locations and dates over the next few months so keep an eye out!
TL;DR
We are going to be leading small group trips in 2021 and 2022 because we want to do the work while you have an amazing animal adventure. Covid secure, safe, comfortable and of course ethical trips guided by Nora and Heather!
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