Responsible Holidays
A responsible holiday with GVI offers a great opportunity for individuals, families and groups who may not have much time to spare, to experience a new destination and/or activity whilst doing something worthwhile. We offer a variety of short-term volunteering holidays that combine adventure travel, cultural excursions, training courses and much more with pioneering community and conservation projects.
From one week and upwards, you can choose from our variety of responsible holidays that enable you to have as adventurous, cultural or educational a holiday as you like, knowing that you are doing something to benefit the country and communities you are travelling within.
If you do not find what you are looking for below, contact us with your requirements for a tailor-made experience.
We also ensure that we only use local operators / guides and try to source all our provisions via locally owned business. In addition all of GVI’s responsible holidays include a contribution to offset your air travel carbon emissions.
See our Responsible Travel Policy for more information.
All Our Responsible Holidays
Short-Term Volunteer Community Construction Projects in Guatemala
For those people without much time who want to volunteer, why not build a stove or help with crop planting for some of Guatemala’s neediest families?
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Short-Term Volunteer Community Construction Projects in Honduras
For those without much time, why not build a stove or help with crop planting for some of Honduras’ neediest families?
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Volunteer with Turtles in Ghana
Protect nesting turtles and educate the local community about conservation
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Turtle Conservation on the Greek Island of Zakynthos
Island-based turtle conservation and tourist awareness work
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Whale & Dolphin Research in the Ligurian Sea, Italy
A sailing boat-based cetacean research and conservation programme in the Cetacean Sanctuary, Western Mediterranean
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Dolphin Conservation in Greece
Help marine biologists to study and protect bottlenose dolphins and short-beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Ionian Sea, Greece.
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Cross River Gorilla Surveys in the Highland Rainforests of South West Cameroon
Volunteer in Africa on this great apes conservation and community development project to protect endangered gorillas and chimpanzees
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Short-term English teaching workshops in Guatemala
Supplement the current teaching English program in Guatemala with English workshops and small group practise sessions
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Volunteer Work with Leatherback Turtles in Panama
Live on a remote island beach and monitor the endangered Leatherback turtle populations
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Volunteer with Orang-utans In Sumatra
Carry out primate fieldwork in the Indonesian rainforest
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Volunteer with Pink River Dolphins in Brazil
Live and work in the Amazon researching the pink river dolphin
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Volunteer with Humpback Whales in Brazil
Join a research team observing whale migration and behaviour
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Volunteer Work with Desert Elephants in Namibia
Track desert elephants and work on a community building programme
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Volunteer with Elephants and Communities in Sri Lanka
Monitor elephant populations and explore one of Asia's finest islands
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Why GVI?
- 70% of money was spent directly in-field in 2007
- Unique, diverse and responsible projects operate in over 38 countries
- 150 field staff offer support and guidance worldwide
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