Sure vacations are nice, but a vacation where you can have a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? A vacation where you can help make the world a better place? A vacation where you can live and work in some of the world’s most remote places, immersed in local communities and cultures?  

A volunteer vacation is when you use your vacation time – either an upcoming school break or time you take off from work – to contribute to a cause that resonates with you. This doesn’t mean that you give up recreational activities, just that you make time for service work as well. A chance to have an adventure – and to help make a difference in the world. 

GVI offers impactful, ethical and supportive global volunteering vacations. All GVI’s volunteer vacation programs allow you to contribute to global sustainable development goals outlined by the United Nations. These include goals promoting greater equality between genders, higher quality education and improved global public health. Starting at 1 week in duration, we offer volunteering vacations in Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America.