Volunteer Travel: A Helpful Honeymoon. Or Not.
4/14/2008 at 1:35 PM
Tags: Volunteer Travel, New Zealand Travel, Honeymoon Travel, Honeymoons (all tags)
You're not really down with roughing it but could warm up to the idea of volunteering in an exotic country? Enter Hands Up Holidays; it's 4-star travel with a purpose.
We first mentioned these guys a few months ago when they were organizing a pre-Mardi Gras trip to rebuild the bayou, with accommodations in a funky French Quarter hotel and ticket to a black tie gala included. Now eight new itineraries are up on their revamped website. Two in particular caught our eye.
Help and Honeymoon in New Zealand:
It's an 18-day Kiwi escapade where pro-social meets post-nuptial pampering. You'll fly above the land of the long white cloud in a helicopter, heli-hike Franz Josef Glacier, pictured, get your sea legs on an America's Cup sailboat and enjoy heaps of wining and dining--it's your honeymoon, after all.
Only problem is that the price tag might end your marriage before it even gets off the ground. (Just $25,000 plus the cost of flying halfway around the world!) You might have a chance of making up as you pitch in to help out at a Maori organic farm.
Going for Ghana:
If that's a little steep for ya--or you aren't getting married anytime soon--maybe a trip to Africa would suit? A 15-day excursion to Ghana includes plenty of wildlife viewing and beach chilling, mixed with four days supporting HIV/AIDS awareness programs. The $2,875 price doesn't include international airfare, but it covers just about everything else.
Related Stories:
· Hands Up Holidays [Official Site]
· Volunteer Travel: Pitch In, Then Party [Jaunted]
· Volunteer Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: JSilver]
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