Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonials)

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Choose your calling (tracking endangered leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica, researching climate change in the Yukon) and go. The world's largest eco-volunteer nonprofit, Earthwatch connects do-good travelers with conservation projects around the globe. Earthwatch has been our top-rated voluntourism company for the last two years.

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  1. Reviewer: L. Reifschneider located in St. Louis, MO USA
    Elephant conservation is what drives my travel destinations. However, I always come home counting the blessings of new friends and an understanding of a culture and way of life I possibly would otherwise have never been introduced to. Through the Earthwatch projects I participate in, I am learning just how big and wonderful this world is.

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Prominent affiliations & awards

  • : National Geographic's ADVENTURE Award
  • : National Geographic's TRAVELER Award

3 most popular Trips (out of 20 total)

Climate And Landscape Change In Borneo’s Rainforest

National Geographic Tour of a Lifetime 2010/2011

Climate And Landscape Change In Borneo’s Rainforest

Sabah, Malaysia for 10 Days • from $1,995* per person

Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial)

Over recent decades, Borneo's once pristine rainforests have been degraded by intensive, industrial-scale logging and clearance to make way for plantations. This has threatened the island's rainforest ecosystems and the many plant and animal species they support. The situation is worsened by the lack of scientific knowledge about the ability of the forests to regenerate - especially their resilience to climate change.With the help of Earthwatch volunteers, Dr. Glen Reynolds and his team aim to better understand biodiversity and ecosystem… more

Offered July-October
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No
National Geographic Traveler's Tours of a Lifetime 2010

Puerto Rico's Rainforest

Puerto Rico's Rainforest

San Juan Airport, Puerto Rico for 10 Days • from $1,995* per person

Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial)

The World Resources Institute estimates that each year 13.7 million hectares of tropical forest are cut down, with drastic consequences for biodiversity and local economic sustainability. Dr. Mark Nelson and the staff at Las Casas de la Selva are testing ways to harvest rainforest trees by mimicking nature. The project staff cuts long, three-meter-wide slots through the forest, each line separated by 10 meters of intact rainforest, as if a canopy tree had fallen in the rainforest. They plant tree… more

Offered March, June, November, December
Exertion level: 6
Basic accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Trinidad's Leatherback Sea Turtles

Trinidad's Leatherback Sea Turtles

Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago for 12 Days • from $2,795* per room

Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial)

This tropical island off the coast of Venezuela is known for its vibrant ethnic diversity and rich cultural events. It is also the site of one of the most important nesting beaches for endangered leatherback turtles, enormous reptiles that can weigh a ton and dive deeper than many whales. Each year, more than 2,000 female leatherbacks haul themselves onto Matura Beach to lay their eggs.With leatherback populations declining more quickly than any other large animal in modern history, each turtle… 3 testimonials & more

Offered April-July
Exertion level: 6
Simple accommodations
Max group size: 10 people
Must form your own group? No

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