Quest Overseas

GAP YEAR:VOLUNTEER WITH ANIMALS IN BOLIVIA + TRAVEL THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA

Bolivia Animal Sanctuary Project + Andean Explorer

JOURNEY: Bolivia, Peru, Chile
PURPOSE: Learn Spanish, voluntary work, adventure travel
DURATION: 3 Months, Departing 15th February until 20th May 2009
Combine learning/improving Spanish in Bolivia with project work at an animal sanctuary followed by a 6 week Andean Explorer expedition.

A rare opportunity to gain hands on experience of looking after endangered species such as monkeys, jaguars, pumas and toucans, rescued from illegal traders, in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. Combine this experience with a 3 week Language Phase in Sucre and the action packed Andean Explorer Expedition which takes in the highlights of Peru & Bolivia.

Language Phase 3 weeks: Learn or improve your Spanish in beautiful Sucre, the tiny colonial capital situated high in the Andes. Mornings are taken up with practical conversation, whilst afternoons are spent exploring Sucre using your new-found language skills. Weekends are for visiting the local sights, including the breath-taking salt-flats and a visit to a mountain retreat.

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Project Phase 4 weeks: Volunteers are needed to work at the only two sanctuaries of their kind in the Bolivian Amazon, to help rehabilitate animals back to health, prepare them for release into the wild and develop much-needed facilities to improve each animal’s standard of living. This is an immensely valuable project, a world away from anything you'll have ever seen before.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are obliged to advise you that working with the big cats is entirely optional and to be undertaken at your own risk, you will not be covered under our liability insurance for any injuries or liability incurred directly or indirectly if you choose to work with the big cats. Under Quest 's liability insurance you are covered to work with monkeys, reptiles, birds and other small animals.

Explorer Phase 6 weeks:
The final phase is an awesome 6 week Andean Explorer Expedition. Your journey takes you from breezy snow-capped mountains to lush Amazon Rainforest, through a wild mix of landscapes, culture and wildlife. En-route you’ll go sand surfing, trekking, downhill mountain biking, ice climbing and white-water rafting - you'll have the chance to try just about every crazy activity you can think of and more! Your expedition culminates with the epic Inca Trail to ‘Machu Picchu’, the enchanted lost city of the Incas nestled deep in the lush green Andean Valleys.

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COST: £4000 + £680 Project donation (can be fundraised) = £4680 (including all activities, food, accommodation, in-country transport and £680 charitable donation to project, excluding flights and insurance) see full cost breakdown
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