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Independent Travel - Africa and Asia Venture

Independent Travel

Photograph of AV volunteers surfing - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in Ecuador4 weeks of independent travel time

As your project comes to an end it is not quite time to say goodbye… AV includes approximately four weeks of independent travel at the end of the venture, to ensure a good balance of volunteering and adventure. Ecuador and the surrounding countries have lots of exciting and beautiful places to explore which you won’t get a chance to do in your weekends alone. Many AVs want to stay on and travel but don’t know if others on the project will too. Therefore we include this extra time to ensure that you experience as much as possible and know that you will have people to travel with.

Photograph of AV volunteers trekking - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in EcuadorFrom our experience, travelling is often when problems occur, from lost passports to getting ill – that’s why we have the motto, ‘Once an AV, always an AV’ - we’ll still be there to help you, even though your project has finished.

Different travel options Ecuador AVs have done in the past include: visiting the Galapagos Islands; trekking in the Cotopaxi National Park or relaxing on the beaches of the Pacific coast. There is plenty to see and do – the only rule is that you do not travel alone.

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