Ecotourism Projects

Volunteer with the Masa i
Placement number: 0075
Location:Kenya
Volunteer at this exclusive community driven eco-lodge in the Masai Mara, the most important wildlife destination in Kenya. Help during game drives, game walks, visits to Masai cultural manyattas, birdwatching, bush dinners, bush lunches, bush breakfasts.
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River Lodge
Placement number: 0096
Location:Kenya
Help to guide on the river and teach our local children. We will adapt your stay to your skills!
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Volunteer in the middle
of Madagascar in a tent!
Placement number: 0080
Location: Madagascar
Do you speak French?  Yes! then why not volunteer at our rustic eco-camp!  Help teach the local children, assist the tourists - make sure they enjoy themselves!!  and just generally make sure the tents dont fly away! This is a great opportunity and is in one of the most remote places in Madagascar!
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Live with the Lemurs
Placement number: 0084
Location: Madagascar
Volunteer at this ecolodge which is situated in one of the last vestiges of dense rainforest on the high plateaux, which is a source of life for the population and harbours an enormous biodiversity: With its 11 species of lemurs(Indri, Propitecus Diadema, Microcebus…), 82 bird species (amongst which 43 are endemic), 423 plants (amongst 65% endemic), this forest is a dreamland for nature lovers.
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Volunteer at the Beach
Placement number: 0078
Location: Malawi
We are situated on the lake in Northern Malawi. In our own private bay, we have 10 chalets and have a reputation for excellent food and service. There is abundant bird life and we offer vairous water sports and tours. We are involved in several different projects in the surrounding village.
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Great opportunity at the Forest Lodge
Placement number: 0109
Location: Malawi
Luwawa Forest Lodge is an International Guest House and Outdoor Adventure Centre in the Viphya Mountains of Northern Malawi, Central Africa. It has developed particularly good relations with local people through the initiation of eco-tourism projects, which are pro-poor and environmentally sustainable.
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Live on the Lake
Placement number: 0068
Location: Mozambique
This lodge lies on the Mozambique shoreline at one of the most beautiful points on the lake. It has been carefully designed to provide comfort and privacy for guests. With a maximum of only 14 people staying at Nkwichi, the lodge can offer guests the highest levels of service in a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere.
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Volunteer at my Safari Guest Farm
Placement number: 0059
Location: Namibia
I run this guest farm in an environmental friendly way and that is why I also received, as the only guest farm in Namibia, the newly introduced Eco Award. We only employ local staff and train some of them even without school education as much as possible. I like to make sure that all the kids will not only go to school but also finish the school.
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Help out at our Interpretive Centre
Placement number: 0093
Location: Senegal
Situated in the heart of a beautiful forest reserve situated in the immediate surroundings of the Saloum River Delta National Park. Superb mangrove covered creeks that constitute the specific habitat to a variety of bird species, fish, crustaceans and mammals. An old sacred grove covers half of the land property of 30 hectares. The taboos and myths surrounding the site have contributed to the preservation of a superb natural forest, one of the last remaining biological hotspot of the region.
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Volunteer at our Eco-Campsite
Placement number: 0106
Location: South Africa
We are a small, (2.5ha), fledgling, tourist resort, situated alongside near pristine sub-tropical riverine forest in Morgan Bay a small coastal resort just North of East London and immediately south of the transkei, South Africa. Our main asset is the riverine forest, trees, plants, birdlife and tranquility.
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Dive within the Marine Nature Reserve
Placement number: 0087
Location: Tanzania
Welcome to our multi-award winning lodge. We are located in the middle of a Marine nature reserve off the island of Zanzibar. Some say the diving here is th best in the world.
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Watch the perfect sunset every night!
Placement number: 0062
Location: Zambia
Volunteer at this near perfect local in the middle of Zambia. Our lodge has a German biologist as manager and we have a local trained guide and the other staff comes from the surrounding villages. Volunteers are warmly welcomed into this small close knit community! 
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Australia/Oceania

Volunteer under the gaze of the mountain
Placement number: 0005
Location: Australia
Volunteer under the mistic spell of Ulalru and help this fantastic ecolodge to have as little negative impact on the surroundings as possible and to promote a positive impact. Volunteers also help with there on going conservation projects such as continued re-forestation of the rainforest area on the property.
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Do you want peace and quiet?
Placement number: 0012
Location: Australia
Volunteers may want to learn about re-establishing forests or find out about the local environment. We are popular with artists, writers and nature lovers who enjoy the natural, aesthetically beautiful environment and tranquilty.
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Volunteer on the island of Kangaroos!
Placement number: 0027
Location: Australia
Volunteer at this advanced ecotourism accredited fully hosted accommodation on the scenic Kangaroo Island.
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Australian Eco Lodge
Placement number: 0028
Location: Australia
This is an exciting, multi award winning, and luxurious accommodation set on 100 acres in the Australian bushland.
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Europe

Belarus Solidarity Cycling Tour
Placement number: 0153
Location: Belarus
Volunteers are required to join this tour in August and September 2007 to assist and educate local people in how best to promote and develop ecotourism. Volunteers must be signed up by end May 2007.   New projects are being organised for the future. 
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North America/Caribbean

Volunteer in the last Wilderness!
Placement number: 0074
Location:Alaska
Volunteer at this sheltered oasis in untamed Kachemak Bay State Park, the lodge lies just north of Tutka Bay and 10 miles by boat from Homer, the “Bear Viewing Capital of the World” and the gateway town for the Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Katmai National Park.
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Get Paid! in the 6 Rivers National Park!
Placement number: 0115
Location:Orleans
We have 5 cabins on the Klamath River in the Six Rivers national Forest. This is the homeland of the Karuk Indian Tribe. On our land we have a one and a half acre garden, a mail order bare root fruit tree nursery, milking goats to provide us with milk and cheese and a flock of chickens.
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Volunteer in the Rocky Mountains
Placement number: 0083
Location: Canada
Help our tourtist during hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, whitewater rafting and fishing in the non-snow months and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. We're in a relatively remote location, adjacent to Jasper National Park (east backcountry boundary) and vast, undeveloped Willmore Wilderness.
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Volunteer in the West Indies
Placement number: 0021
Location: Dominica
This is a small green globe 21 certified eco lodge and sustainable living centre in a lush rainforest valley in unspoiled Eastern Dominica is surrounded by pristine rivers with a backdrop of rainforested mountains.
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Relax in Jamaica
Placement number: 0045
Location: Jamaica
Volunteer with the typical Jamaican spirit at Zion Country! It is a tropical paradise, sheltered and nurtured within the Jamaican district of Muirton in the community Long Road.
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Volunteer in Saba
Placement number: 0003
Location: Saba, Lesser Antilles
Our philosophy is to provide guests and visitors with intimate contact of nature and the wilderness, whilst using resources responsibly and causing minimal environmental impact.
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Central America

Welcome to our tree house
Placement number: 0017
Location: Belize
Help out with our tours to all of the ancient Maya sites and natural attractions in Belize. Volunteers als get the chance to lead Horseback riding, mountain biking, canoeing, birding and interpretive naturalist hikes which are all conducted within our nature reserve.
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Volunteer in Belize
Placement number: 0024
Location: Belize.
Help to promote and collaborate community tourism amongst all small destinations in the Cayo and Stann Creek District.
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Unique Botanical Trail & Butterfly Farm
Placement number: 0030
Location: Belize.
Help with guiding and the upkeep of our trails and farm.  We also hope to promote our message of conservation.
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 Volunteer with Rum!
Placement number: 0076
Location: Belize.
You will be cosseted in a spacious exotic setting nestled in your own oasis, a sculpted dome Cabana within feet of the tranquil Caribbean or one of our air-conditioned Garden Suites. The social hub of the resort is the Main Lodge, a colonial style building dating from the 1950's. Here you will find the Library and the magnificent, hammock hung Verandah! Here also is our seaside tropical Dining Room where imaginative meals are created daily.  Its not all luxury you will be expected to work! but what a place too work!!!
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Volunteer at our remote, certified Costa Rican lodge
Placement number: 0007
Location: Costa Rica
We are a remote eco-lodge surrounded by the virgin primary rainforest of the Piedras Blancas National Park and the Golfo Dulce in Southern Costa Rica, recently certified with 3 Green Leaves by the Costa Rican Tourism Board for Sustainable Tourism.
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Volunteer in Paradise!
Placement number: 0035
Location: Costa Rica.
This retreat is an exquisite retreat facility and Eco Resort situated on 250 acres of virgin tropical forest overlooking the Caribbean Sea in the marvelous country of Costa Rica. The artful balance achieved within its environment makes it an ideal destination for nature lovers, yoga practitioners, anybody looking for an exotic vacation
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Live on the Pacific Coast 
Placement number: 0037
Location: Costa Rica.
On a gentle hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this jungle lodge offers nature lovers an outstanding opportunity to experience the amazing diversity of life in a lowland tropical rainforest
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Volunteer in the Costa Rican Jungle
Placement number: 0067
Location: Costa Rica
If you're looking for a true tropical, unspoiled jungle environment, where you can explore the ecosystem at your own pace, come up to the northern zone of Costa Rica to our jungle hideaway.
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Volunteer at our ecolodge and research station
Placement number: 0072
Location: Costa Rica
At the base of the magnificent Monteverde cloud forest is a combination ecotourist mountain lodge and research facility run by the University of Georgia.
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Learn about Sustainable Living
Placement number: 0111
Location: Costa Rica
Volunteer at our environmental learning and sustainable living center, retreat and lodge located in the last virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. before they disappear.
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Volunteer at this Eco Hotel
Placement number: 0006
Location: Mexico
Volunteer on the Gulf of Mexico with breathtaking sunsets; to the east is the famous "Ría de Celestún", a salt water inlet with unique flora and fauna.
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Learn about Ecotourism
Placement number: 0102
Location: Mexico
Our visitor centre is a model on sustainable tourism. When you volunteer here you will experience the true meaning of ecotourism in the perfect location!
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Volunteer on our Private Wildlife Reserve
Placement number: 0064
Location: Nicaragua.
This is the first private reserve officially recognized by Nicaraguan government. Help us to conserve the last patch of Dry Tropical Forest at the shores of the great lake Nicaragua. The reserve has an ecolodge, nested inside the forest, the facilities are rustic but comfortable. The reserve is secluded far away from civilization, no noise no telephone rings, no electricity and no tv.
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South America

Volunteer with our community
Placement number: 0089
Location: Bolivia
We are the only community-based, indigenous ecotourism enterprise in the reserve and indigenous territory of Pilón Lajas. We offer you the opportunity to enjoy one of the most biodiverse areas and to get to know our thousand year old traditions.
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Help us to conserve and serve - in the home of the Anacondas!
Placement number: 0031
Location: Brazil.
Volunteer and help us to conserve the beautiful and biodiverse Pantanal wetlands - home of the anaconda!
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Volunteer in the Amazon Jungle
Placement number: 0081
Location: Brazil.
Our Lodge is one of the very few ‘Genuine Eco Lodges’ in Brazil. It offers adventure and educational activities. In addition, we provide educational and economical support to several small communities in the surrounding area.
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Volunteer in the wilderness
Placement number: 0018
Location: Ecuador
Our ecolodge is a working hacienda with a wide variety of produce, encourages environmental education in local schools and promotes community tourism.
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Enjoy extreme adventure
Placement number: 0038
Location: Ecuador.
This Amazon Lodge is a new lodge which offers several activities such as local community visits, excursions and canoe trips. Our mission is to protect our surrounding ecosystem and to preserve indigenous knowledge and traditions.
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Volunteer in the Andes
Placement number: 0039
Location: Ecuador.
Be part of our Eco-Adventure team in the Andes Mountains, located 17 minutes from Quito Airport at our 200 acre natural Botanical Reserve in the Pichincha Foothills.
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Experience the other side of Ecuador
Placement number: 0070
Location: Ecuador.
Located right across the sea, this magnificent and innovative “Hosteria” is built mainly of bamboo; it has a private and large beach and it is surrounded by magnificent flower and organic vegetable gardens as well as small bamboo forests.
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Live with the Shiwiars
Placement number: 0077
Location: Ecuador.
This is your chance to discover an unspoilt region of the Amazon rainforest, to really leave the beaten track behind and to immerse yourself in a culture that belongs to the forest. You can experience the incredible biodiversity of the area, and find real warmth without luxuries. What makes our project different is that we offer you the rare opportunity to escape the false "ecotourism" trap, where community events are staged and the business is own by foreigners, channelling profits into their businesses not back into local hands. Not here!
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Work in the elevated Cloud Forests of Peru
Placement number: 0048
Location: Peru.
Situated at an elevation of 5000 feet (1600 meters) in the cool, mosquito-free Kosñipata Valley close to the wild Cusco-Shintuya road, the lodge protects and supports a 12,500-acre private cloud forest reserve.
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Live on the lake!
Placement number: 0049
Location: Peru.
Located deep in Peru's Tambopata National Reserve in Puerto Maldonado Madre de Dios, our Lake lodge overlooks sparkling, palm-rimmed Sandoval Lake, the most beautiful and wildlife-rich of all lakes in Tambopata-Madidi.
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Help at the Peru National Reserve
Placement number: 0058
Location: Peru.
This is an ecolodge and research station located in the Tambopata National Reserve in the upper Amazon rainforests of Southeastern Peru. It has recently celebrated it's 30th year of opporation and is the oldest lodge in the area. The Resident Naturalist Program has been in operation for almost 20 years and offers the opportunity of a lifetime to professionals -young and old alike.
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