Voluntourism is gaining popularity as people decide that they want to make a difference in other parts of the world.
Earthwatch has partnered with Travelocity to create a web site call Travel for Good, a website for travelers interested in making a difference on their next remote holiday adventure. There is information on all kinds of great trips and even some information on how to apply for grants to pay for your adventure. Voluntourism allows you to give back to the communities you visit on your travels for a couple of days or for even a few months.
The destinations vary including India, Tanzania, Brazil and many more. One particularly interesting destination is Tanzania where volunteers visit Bagamoyo, while working along side with local tribes in organizations offering services in caregiving, teaching, healthcare and community developmement. Learn more about this trek.
Canada is a beautiful country and British Columbia is simply majestic. The Rocky Mountain Sherpas have done it again with another great video showcasing British Columbia’s remote terrain. BC has many remote holiday options for all kinds of adventures including; Hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, Nature Photography, Skiing, Snowboarding, and so much more.
Here is a list of the top 20 rafting adventure companies in Canada. From British Columbian to Quebec and Saskatchewan, your sure to find a great adventure here.
Alpine Rafting – Provides rafting, biking, and hiking tours on the Kicking Horse River in Canadian Rockies. Tour and camping information, a photo gallery, and an inquiry form.
Azur Expeditions – On the Rouge River in Quebec. Includes equipment information, photos, prices and contacts. In French and English.
Big Canyon Rafting – Whitewater rafting on the Quesnel and Cariboo rivers in Central British Columbia.
Chinook River Sports – Provides trips on six rivers. With information on adventures, youth programs, photo gallery, maps, river guides course, employment and contacts.
Columbia Rafting Adventures – Whitewater rafting, and scenic float trips on the Columbia River, and Toby Creek in the Canadian Rockies. Based in Windermere, British Columbia.
Destiny River Adventures Ltd. – Vancouver Island, British Columbia, whitewater rafting adventures for all ages and groups, scenic wildlife floats to whitewater splash.
Glacier Raft Company – On the Kicking Horse River near Banff National Park, BC. Provides river and trip information, photo album and contacts.
Kootenay River Runners – On the Kicking Horse and Columbia Rivers in the Canadian Rockies. Provides trip information, directions, online reservations, and contacts.
Kumsheen Raft Adventures – Whitewater rafting company offers paddle and power tours on the Thompson and Fraser rivers of British Columbia.
Mountain High River Adventures – Offering single, to multi-day rafting trips in the Canadian Rockies. Based in Fernie, British Columbia.
Mukwah Tours – Provides white water and rafting adventure trips in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Includes package descriptions, photos, itinerary and rates. Based in Drumheller, Alberta.
OWL Rafting – Offering raft excursions down the 12 km ‘Rocher Fendu’ rapids of the Ottawa River. Based in Forester’s Falls, Ontario.
Propulsion – Providing single, and multi-day rafting trips on the Rouge River in Quebec. Site in English, and French.
Rafting Montreal – Discover the Lachinre Rapids by raft or by jetboat. Near Montreal, free shuttle service available.
Rainbow Riders Adventure Tours – Whitewater rafting excitement on the Bow or Kananaskis Rivers in the Kananakis Country of Alberta. Close to Canmore and Banff.
REO Rafting – River rafting and adventure resort in British Columbia. Describes the rivers and vacation packages, provides profiles of guides, and information about guide school.
Sunwolf Outdoor Centre – Offers riverside cabins, whitewater rafting on British Columbia’s Elaho River, and Bald Eagle viewing raft trips down the Cheakamus River. Provides information about the trips and accommodations. Located at the confluence of the Cheekye and Cheakamus rivers.
Wild Water Adventures – Half, and multi-day river rafting trips on the Kicking Horse River. Lake Louise, Alberta.
Andiamo Adventours has been offering informative and personable active travel holiday opportunities
for more than 10 years; featuring affordable walking, hiking, bicycling or mountain biking adventures in Italy, Croatia, France, Switzerland, Germany/Austria, Czech Republic and California.
They offer 3 to 4-star charming chateaux, inns, framstays and restored villas & palaces for accommodations. Equally memorable are our variety of casually elegant dining establishments where ample choices within a wide range of regional specialties are made available for each course. Fully-supported trips typically have 6-8 participants and never exceed 12 unless for private groups. Each trip list a terrain rating from casual/easy to avid/intermediate. However, each tour is designed with variable routes so that you can enjoy most any biking or walking tour at the pace/distance that suits your idea of an active vacation.
Biologists refer to this region as the “green paradise” of the Amazon forest. Within this region there exist exceptional national parks and reserves that contain the best wildlife viewing experiences to be found in the Amazon.
Amazonia Expeditions has operated fine natural history and adventure trips in the western Amazon since 1981. They are the only licensed tour operator with access to Peru’s Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve, famed for its diversity of wildlife. Their jungle lodge is located on the Tahuayo River is open every day of the year. It is a small lodge, with only fifteen cabins, keeping the rainforest experience personalized, intimate and manageable from an eco-tour perspective. Sufficient English speaking men and women guides are available so that every guest can have an itinerary customized to their needs and interests.
