Have you ever wanted to spend your time making a difference but didn’t know how? Then, Paragon Travel has the opportunity of a lifetime for you!

With these unique trips, you can build houses, teach children and help make things a little better in some of the poorer areas of the world. Get a true glimpse of a country by staying with its native people and learning their culture first hand while you make a lasting contribution to their society with other travelers just like you. Spend your vacation making a difference and finding out why it’s so rewarding.

Here are some of the ways that you can make a difference with Paragon Travel’s unique volunteer vacations.

Volunteer with wildlife get the chance to see wildlife in the natural habitat by spending your time working up close and personal with baby lions in South Africa, help the turtles in Costa Rica, clear the trails and help to take care of the animals on the natural preservation sites. Be a wildlife volunteer and let us help you in your choice to make a lasting contribution to the future of the animals we share our home with. You don’t need to have any special training for this one, just the desire to help and the time to give.

Be a building volunteer -Have you found yourself watching all the renovation shows on TV? This is your change to show the world what you’ve learned! Help communities build houses for their poor and disadvantaged members, help build programmes to educate communities on how to build strong, lasting structures, or help build cultural centers and help preserve the local arts and culture of the people. If you like fix-it projects then this might be the opportunity for you! Don’t worry if you don’t know what a vice grip is, just bring your willingness to learn and we’ll help build communities all over the world.

Be a teaching volunteer Teach English abroad with this great, fun way to connect with other cultures. You don’t need to have teaching experience, just sign up and complete your TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate and you are on your way! We’ll even help you get certified so that you can make a difference in Kenya, Uganda, Thailand, Sri Lanka and more.

Be a community development volunteer This type of voluntourism involves international opportunities building houses, teaching skills that reflect a positive path for children in orphanages, working with children in shelters and schools and even working with adults in their homes. Programs include AIDS outreach programs and even artisan’s cooperatives. Spread some home to downtrodden communities by investing your time with those who are so often forgotten. There is nothing more rewarding.

Conservation If you love the great outdoors then this is your type of tour. Work on the rain forest conservation project in the Amazon or animal rehabilitation in Argentina, Costa Rica or even marine conservation in South Africa. With this great opportunity you can live and work with the locals to preserve the history environment and wildlife in the area.

Work with children Spend your time with our future, the children. Volunteering with children is one of the most rewarding experiences you can ever have. You can work in Africa, Asia or South America to teach children the skills they need to grow up healthy and happy. In these projects you integrate into local communities and work with children that are less fortunate than most. Whether you decide to work with the AIDS orphans in Mombasa or the community centers in Sri Lanka, you’ll find this experience one to remember.

Coach sports Spend your tour playing the sports you love on this fantastic sporting adventure. Get active this year and become a role model to underprivileged kids in the Caribbean, Sri Lanka, South America, Costa Rica, Tanzania and so much more! Teach children the rules of games like cricket, soccer, surfing and many other sports that we often take for granted.

Internships Spend 2 -24 weeks in health and medicine, marketing, tourism, sports and media while you impact the communities in which you work. Give back to the community while it gives you life changing experiences and sets you up to be one step ahead of the pack on your next job interview.

If you have any questions, please give us a call and we will be glad to help you find the best trip for you. There is a travel specialist waiting to talk to you at  1.888.461.0231  1.888.461.0231   1.888.461.0231 or 416.461.0231. Give us a call and tell us how you would like to make a difference this year. We’ll gladly help you do it!

Don’t forget, we’ve gone green, so ask us how to buy a tree to offset your carbon footprint when you book any of our tours.