South America Team Leap Destinations
Ecuador
Your first 2 weeks will be spent in Quito: learning Spanish and teaching local children.
+ 3 weeks living and teaching the Tschila Tribe deep in the Rainforest: harvesting chocolate + building an ecotourism centre.
+ 1 week R & R at the beach: surfing and partying!
+ 3 weeks in the Andes building community centres and helping farmers in the Kayambi community.
OR 3 weeks helping with conservation on the Galapagos Islands.
+ 1 week expedition through Ecuador's volcanic region.
Time Out Surf, jungle trek, climb Cotapaxi volcano, white water raft.
Costa Rica
The first half of your time will be spent helping to protect turtles on the Pacific and caribbean beaches: tracking nesting turtles, rescuing eggs and caring for the babies in a hatchery.
The second half will be spent living with a rainforest community: teaching English, helping farmers and rehabilitating injured wildlife. Here you will stay with a local family for a real taste of Pura Vida!
Time Out White water raft, fish, surf, horse ride, visit Manuel Antonio National Park.
Venezuela
Your first 4 weeks will be spent on the caribbean coast: renovating a school only accesible by boat and helping to run after school sports and play clubs.
+ 3 weeks in the jungle + coffee growing region: helping to restore the National Park and working on reforestation projects.
+ 1 week back at the coast for marine conservation: kayaking out to islands, cleaning beaches and protecting coral.
+ 2 weeks on expedition to La Gran Sabana: trekking across rolling Savannah, encountering indigenous Pemon Indians and scaling Rorima, the world famous mountain.
Time Out Surf, scuba dive, snorkel with dolphins, climb, trek to the Angel Falls and visit National Parks.
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