Voluntourism, What is it?

Voluntourism is one of the most exciting and powerful trends emerging in the travel industry, bringing volunteering and tourism together into the experience of a lifetime. Imagine being able to combine a destination-oriented vacation while engaging in meaningful projects that better the lives of local peoples and improve communities and environments.

Play It Forward Adventure tours are about many things, and are as much about the experience as the destination. They allow participants to:

Give something back to local people and communities

Learn about different cultures and themselves

Share experiences with like-minded travelers

Bring meaning to their travels

Engage in sustainable tourism

Make a difference

In a survey conducted by MSNBC.com and Condé Nast Traveler, some 55 percent of respondents had interest in a volunteer vacation. Of those who had already participated in in such a trip, 95 percent said they would likely do it again. Join us soon on one of our Play It Forward Adventures to Guatemala, Tanzania or Patagonia, and discover what other voluntourists know and what you’ve really known all along – the best way to truly “see” and “know” a place, is to get involved at the local level.