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Nine Reasons to Travel to Tanzania with ConservationVIP
Nine Reasons to Travel to Tanzania with ConservationVIP How My Dream Came to Fruition My first introduction to ConservationVIP® came during the summer of 2015 when an acquaintance at REI Adventures suggested I check out their volunteer conservation trips. I did and I liked ConservationVIP’s mission and vision. But I noticed there were no trips…
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Along the Way- Volunteering in Costa Rica
I joined ConservationVIP’s volunteer trip to Costa Rica last September, and I want to share my video blog with you. I’m not known for creative writing. Instead, my creative skills lay in photography, and combining photos and music into videos to tell a story. Along the Way is a round-trip visual tour from the trip’s…
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Gratitude to the Great Sky
Thanks to very generous donors to our Scholarship Program, ConservationVIP® was able to offer a scholarship to Daniel Humphrey so he could participate in our June 2023 Alaska Volunteer Trip. Here he reflects on his experience: “Gratitude to the Great Sky who holds billions of stars – and goes yet beyond that – beyond all…
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Five Star Galapagos Guide
About Galapagos The Galapagos Islands are a rare and distinctive collection of volcanic islands located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. It is influenced by a combination of hot equatorial sun and cool ocean waters from the convergence of the Cromwell and Humboldt currents. These unique features have nurtured a…
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Costa Rica Guide
Costa Rica Guide Marco Fallas What makes ConservationVIP’s volunteer trip in Costa Rica not only fascinating and memorable but also joyful? Our local guide, Marco Fallas! About Marco Growing up in the heart of Costa Rica, Marco developed an early passion for the natural world. He has devoted his life to sharing his love of…
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North to Alaska
North to Alaska This past summer I headed north to Alaska to spend nearly 2 weeks on a ConservationVIP volunteer trip. I was left in awe. Seriously, I will make a feeble attempt to put into words what seems like such a mystery to me. How do such good things happen to someone as ordinary…
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