Booking Information
Mayan Explorer

What's Included

All food and accommodation, airport transfers, Pre-departure support and discounted services, 24-hour in-country support and a 24-hour emergency phone line. Mexico - PADI Open Water and Advanced Level diving courses, PADI Coral Reef Researcher specialty and heavily discounted further dive training options up to PADI Divemaster; an ‘Introduction to TEFL’ course; all training materials, technical dive equipment and science equipment; an Emergency First Aid course. Guatemala - 40 hours of one-on-one Spanish lessons (if paying Spanish price); Criminal Records Bureau check for UK participants, 50 trees to plant; one scholarship for a child to attend school for one year.

What's Not Included

International flights, personal kit (including wetsuit, mask, fins and snorkel), medical and travel insurance.

The Booking Process

Once GVI receives your application form, one of our experienced regional coordinators will give you a call to find out if you have any further questions, or simply want to find out more about volunteering. All GVI staff regularly visit the project sites, and have volunteered and travelled themselves, so have an in-depth knowledge and boundless enthusiasm that ensures your application process runs smoothly and efficiently.

GVI Discounts

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Arrival And Departure Information

Volunteers need to fly into Cancun airport, Mexico on the day before the start date. At the end of the first 5 weeks in Mexico, volunteers will have the option of travelling back to the airport or travelling on at their leisure. At the time of booking volunteers must also have confirmed their start dates for the additional program with their local GVI office – so you may wish to travel straight on to Guatemala or take time to explore the region before the next start date.

What Next?

Apply To Join This Program