Top Ten Volunteer Vacations

Need a rewarding getaway this summer? About about 100 getaways? Author Pam Grout has gathered a wide selection of fantastic–and fulfilling–trips to choose from in her book The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life. Here are some of her favorites, with the full book excerpt here on Traveler’s site. Want the whole book? We’re offering a 20 percent discount – so order now and get going! 

1. Excavate Stone Tools; Cortez, Colorado

2. Blaze a New Trail; New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

3. Collect Butterflies in Remote Amazonia; Huaorani Reserve, Ecuador

4. Produce the News; Cochabamba, Bolivia

5. Turn a Military Base into a School and Garden; Bethlehem, Israel

6. Bottle-Feed Orphaned Lion Cubs; Victoria Falls, Zambia

7. Research the Great White Shark; Gansbaai, South Africa

8. Assist the Kenya Wildlife Service; Kenya

9. Restore a Buddhist Monastery; Mustang Valley, Nepal

10. Go Carbon Neutral in Western Australia; Perth, Australia

Photo: Bottle-feed lion cubs with Amanzi Travel and help save the “king of beasts.” by Daniel Mallard/iStockphoto.com