Volunteering Holidays | Projects Abroad UK

A volunteering trip with Projects Abroad will take you beyond the typical tourist experience on your next holiday adventure. We offer trips for all ages, from volunteer holidays for students, to volunteer holidays for over 50s. You can do things like:

Work with animals on our conservation holidays abroad
Help children learn important early childhood development skills
Build vital infrastructure like houses and toilets
Dig up the past and investigate ancient artifacts at an archaeological dig

We offer working holidays with a difference, and we believe in long-term, sustainable solutions. Not quick fixes. So no matter what kind of volunteer holiday you choose, you can rest assured that you’ll make a real impact.

We’ve also adopted a hassle-free approach to volunteer trips, to take the stress of planning off your shoulders. All you need to do is relax and enjoy your project, while we do the work!

Where can I volunteer abroad?

With us, you can choose where to volunteer abroad, and what kind of work you want to do. Our Project Experts are here to help you choose the volunteer project that fits your interests and schedule.

Here are some of our most popular volunteering trips for specific ages:

High School Special Projects for students ages 15-18
Flexi Trips for adults
Team Trips for adults interested in travelling with a group
Grown-up Specials for adults over 50

We strongly recommend Flexi Trips if you want to travel according to your own schedule, and work more independently. They’re a great fit for adults looking for volunteer holidays, and work equally well if you’re going as a single or with a friend or partner.

Our other volunteer trips are built around group experiences, where you arrive and leave together, and you get guidance from our staff more frequently.

When you’re not working, there’s plenty for you to see and do to further enjoy your volunteering holiday. Our in-country staff can give you tips on where to go and what to do over weekends. See local sights, eat your weight in delicious traditional food, and experience the culture and traditions!

A group of students participate in a beach clean-up on a beach in Fiji as part of their volunteer holiday.

Volunteer Holidays with Animals

We offer a wide variety of animal volunteer holidays, through our Conservation Projects and Animal Care Projects.

If you want a wildlife conservation holiday, our Conservation Projects are for you. Invoke your inner Charles Darwin and work with sea lions and giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands. Monitor wild elephant populations or help protect endangered giraffes in the heart of Africa. Or, help rehabilitate spider monkeys in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest in Peru. There is so much to choose from!

Is your heart tugging you away from land toward the ocean? We also have marine conservation holidays, where you can protect coral reefs in Thailand or research sharks in Fiji.

Our animal volunteer holidays for suitable for everyone, including families. For a curated list of projects that are the best fit for family conservation holidays, take a look at our page about family volunteering abroad.

Will I really make a difference on a humanitarian holiday?

Taking a humanitarian holiday is a great way to do something exciting and channel your energy into positive change while on vacation. Instead of relaxing at a beach resort, for example, you can travel to a black sand beach in Mexico and save endangered sea turtles.

Worried about how much of a difference you can really make on your working holiday abroad? This is what we do to make sure you make an impact:

We teach you what you need to know to do the work before you start
You have support from professional staff whenever you need it
We have guidelines and codes of conduct in place to guide your work

You can also read our blogs about volunteering with no previous experience, and how we run short-term placements so they still help people in the long-term.

Volunteering Holidays Abroad for Free

We often get asked if we offer volunteering holidays abroad for free. The short answer is no. There are several reasons why we ask all our participants to pay a fee for volunteering abroad. Read more about why our volunteer projects have a programme fee.

Can't find what you're looking for?

We’d be happy to talk about creating a custom project for you during your holiday. Most of our staff have been volunteers themselves, so they’re well placed to answer your questions, big or small.

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