Thanks to 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 powers,…
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…
The Call of the Wild Call it the ultimate call of the wild. As post-pandemic tourism numbers return, travel hotspots heat-up across the world. I’d long wanted to join one of the growing number of international volunteer programmes to tackle the increasingly evident woes of over-tourism. So last month, I signed up for the ultimate…
Awakening to Life through Volunteering My name is Millie. I am a Trip Leader for Conservation Volunteers International Program (ConservationVIP®) in Machu Picchu. This is an experience I would not change for anything. I am a tireless traveler. As a historian, I feel great passion for ancient cultures, their customs and traditions, and of course…
You load 16 tons, that do you get? Another foot further and covered in sweat Thank you to Sharon Wright for adapting Merle Travis’s lyrics to our 2021 Alaska Volunteer Trip experience. Lucky to be leading a trip Call me crazy, but even with the mosquito bites, I felt very lucky to be one of…
What is a sustainable travel company? Many travel companies claim they are “Sustainable” Why do travel companies claim to be sustainable? Or “responsible”? or “good”? The travel industry is highly competitive, so travel companies work hard to get attention. They advertise in a way that will attract people to their trips. Awareness has increased about…