Number of participants: Individual or groups of 2 +
Duration: 2 – 4 weeks
Projects: Vary depending on dates of participation
Description: Voluntourism is an excellent way to approach a more responsible relationship with our planet while enjoying a fantastic vacation, as it involves tourism with a touch of social activism. Voluntourism is designed for individuals or groups who seek to combine a vacation with a culturally rich experience and participation in a high-impact social project in Peru. We also design corporate retreats in accordance with your budget and retreat theme and take care of all the logistics including lodging, meals and team building adventures.
Components included in fee:
- Impact driven volunteer placement with projects and organizations in different cities throughout Peru (one day of volunteering per week)
- Travel itinerary that includes sight-seeing visits and activities at numerous Peruvian attractions
- Housing at hostels
- Meals
- Transportation to and from the airport in Lima and Cusco, and local and regional bus and airplane transportation
- Entrance tickets to all attractions
- Cultural activities
- Donation to the NeVo Social Fund
Contact us: coordinator@nexosvoluntarios.org
Sample Voluntourism itinerary: Programa 18 dias
Cusco: Cusco city, Sacred Valley, and Machupicchu
Day 1 The City of Cusco (Hostel in Cusco)
- Catedral
- Koricancha
- Artists’ neighborhood San Blas
- San Pedro market
- San Cristobal lookout
Day 2 Archeological Park of Saqsayhuaman (Hostel en Cusco)
- Fortaleza de Saqsayhuaman
- Qenko
- Pucapucara
- Tambomachay
- Moon temple
- Monkey temple
Day 3 Sacred Valley (Hostel in the valley)
- Ruins at Pisac, Pisac market
- Ollantantambo
Day 4 Chinchero-Maras (Hostel in the valley)
- Chinchero market and ruins
- Moray
- Salineras
Day 5 Valley – Machupichu (Hostel in Aguas Calientes)
- Train to Machupichu during the day
- Hot springs
Day 6 Machu Picchu
- Visit to Machupicchu (Optional Machupicchu mountain or Huaynapicchu)
- Night time train back to Aguascalientes
Puno – Arequipa
Day 1 Cusco-Puno
- Tourist bus to Puno (Hostel in Puno)
- Capilla sixtina
- Raqchi
- Pucara
Day 2 Lake titicaca (Hostel in Puno)
Day 3 Amantani – Arequipa (Hostel in Arequipa)
- Return to Puno
- Bus to Arequipa
Day 4 Arequipa (Hostel in Arequipa)
- Main plaza
- Carmen Alto lookout
- Lookout and plaza of Yanahuara
- Outlet Incalpaca and Zoo
- Sachaca district
- Tingo hot springs
Day 5 Colca Cañon (Hostel in Chivay)
- Chivay
- La Calera hot springs
- Cruz del Condor
Day 6 Arequipa cusco
Nazca, Ica y Lima
Day 1 Cusco – Nazca (Hostel in Ica)
- Bus cusco nazca
- Fly over Nazca
- Chauchilla cementery
Day 2 sandboarding (Hostel in Ica)
- Visit to whinery
- Dunebuggying and Sandboarding
Day 3 Ballesta Islands (Hostel in Ica)
Day 4 Bus to Lima (Hostel in Lima)
- Bus to Lima, afternoon free
Day 5 City tour (Hostel in Lima)
- City tour
- Visit to Magical Water Park downtown
Day 6 Free for sight-seeing and shopping
