Resources

In the Ecoteer resources area you can find information about everything you need to volunteer!

Ecoteer has been working hard to give our members great deals on things our members will need when they volunteer abroad independantly.

Keeping in contact with your family is very important when volunteering for your safety when abroad. However calling from your mobile is usually very expensive and often you are charged for incoming calls as well which means a huge phone bill when you get back home. This is why Ecoteer has partnered with Go-Sim a world renowned international sim-card company.

With GO-SIM, you can save up to 85% when calling from overseas in 175 countries. That's up to six times more chat than using your usual service while travelling. You also get FREE incoming calls in over 75 countries, and as your global SIM card is a pay as you go, there's no monthly bill and great call rates are guaranteed.

As an Ecoteer member you receive a discount of 10% - you can buy your Go-sim card from the Ecoteer members control panel.

Travel insurance is the most important thing to buy when volunteering independantly. This is why Ecoteer has partnered with World Nomads the leader in travel insurance who are offering Ecoteer members a discount of 10%. You receive your 10% discount when you buy their insurance through your Ecoteer members control panel.

You can buy, extend and claim online even after you've left home. Recommended by Lonely Planet, World Nomads travel insurance is available to people from over 150 countries and is designed for adventurous travellers with cover for overseas medical, evacuation, baggage and activities such as skiing and snowboarding.

The Ecoteer/World Nomads partnership is further strengthened through language guides which are free to download onto your ipod for Ecoteer members. You can download the guides through your Ecoteer members control panel. If you know some of the language you will enjoy your time away so much more and be much safer.

Being an Ecoteer member also gives you access to our volunteering forums. The forums are a great way to talk to other volunteers for tips and advice plus you can advertise yourself to volunteer projects and talk to the project leaders. The forums also have a section where grass root organisations can talk to each other transferring knowledge across the globe.

Join Ecoteer on

• Book your flights
• Arrange your accommodation
• Buy your travel insurance
• Ideas about fundraising
• Learn about the country(s) you are visiting
• Gain valuable travel advice
• Read about other volunteers experiences

Useful Sites

Travel Information

• South American projects Projects in South America.
• STA Travel: Low budget global travel and advice for students and people under 26 years old.
• Travel Pad: we aim to bring you the best in helpful travel advice when planning your trip.
• The Backpacking Site: Find out all you need to know about backpacking and traveling.
• Travel Directory: If you have a question or want to find something out about travel this directory can solve all problems.
• Tourist5.com: The directory with it all!
• Travel and Language Directory - Worldwide travel sites and language resources. Hotel, airline, tourism bureaus, State Tourism offices, language schools, dictionaries and more.
• Travel Compact for great travel accessories, travel bags, travel adaptors, travel pillows, moneybelts, mp3 sunglasses and much more.
• Ticket to the World - A backpacker's resource A free backpacker's guide on getting set up abroad, offering lots of advice from finding accommodation and work, to buying a camper van and sorting out visas, and more.
• Travel Directory A travel and transportation web directory providing resources on travel related websites for the benefit of travel information seekers.

Travel Safety and Immunisations

• Australian Embassy: Travel advice from the Australian Embassy
• British Embassy: Travel advice from the British Embassy
• USA Embassy: Travel advice from the USA Embassy

Environmental Associations

• Marine and turtle volunteer opportunities: Marine and turtle conservation in Malaysia
• Orangutan volunteer conservation: Orangutan conservation in Borneo
• Conservation International: Conservation web site
• Eco Club: Ecotourism association
• Ecotourism Australia: Australian ecotourism association
• Rare: Supports grass roots conservationists
• World Land Trust: Helps to prevent over-development and destruction of natural habitats