posted by Travel Cat on Feb 17
Rather than visiting a jungle to plant trees - why not visit a jungle that nobody has ever visited before - and discover something new!
Papau New Guinea has been recently declared as one of the most diverse region on the planet by the IUCN, and is filled with indigenous tribes and rare species surviving in an untouched landscape.
Sitting on the edge of the Pacific and joined to north-east Australia by the Great Barrier Reef, this island certainly holds a few secrets. With tree-dwelling kangaroos and waist-high flightless cassowaries, you won’t get bored of the wildlife and plants!
Wanna go there?
There is an ethical travel company that can offer the opportunity to venture deep into these unexplored jungles. Their motto is ‘tread lightly…. go far’ and they have a great reputation - TV traveller Bruce Parry worked for them for years…….
What Will You Do?
Well, apart from have the adventure of a lifetime, you can choose the length of your adventure from 2 weeks to 5 months and you will still not want to leave!
The expedition is in 4 stages starting with a week of intense Jungle Training - where you will learn skills to help you survive in the jungle and learn some of the native language, then you start the Expedition.
Supported by local non-governmental organisations, you will help local communities and the environment they depend on. They will offer their hospitality to you and your team in return for your support and skills. You will also be put to use teaching local children as part of a specific teaching program suited exactly to their needs.
Rural communities have different requirements depending on their location and needs - all this is taken into account - and the long term effects are crucial. It’s not a quick fix expedition - the work you do counts for more.
Sometimes you will be a long way from civilisation or even a small local town, but you are always in the capable hands of the trained staff and have emergency back-up as part of the package. You also get a taster of diving at the end of the course if you have any energy left!
Who Offers This Amazing Package?
Since emerging in 1990, TrekForce have been offering expeditions and adventures to many remote but needy destinations on the planet, always supporting local people and cultures to make sure that their challenges are worth while.
TrekForce also take credit for helping to create 100 new national parks across many continents, are among the first groups to record and maintain biodiversity studies in jungles and mountains where needed. They have also planted a quarter of a million trees in that time and are now a carbon neutral company. The schools they have supported and the teaching hours they have completed are astounding.
Is This The Only Course They Offer?
No, they have destinations in Central and South America, North Africa, Nepal and Borneo for you to think about.
The adventures range from as little as 2 weeks (for your basic jungle skills) starting at £1200 - or the whole 5 months full package for up to £4100 - that’s less than £30 a day for the pleasure of living and working abroad! That’s less than a meal for 2!
The whole deal, like all great eco holidays, doesn’t include the flights - allowing you to travel elsewhere before of after by whatever means you like - so saving carbon emissions!
However, it does include a pre departure meeting, all meals and accommodation while exploring, airport and local transfers, all training and 24 hour emergency back-up. There is even a little reunion afterwards if you want to catch up with everyone. Not a bad deal in my book!
Are you up for the challenge!!!
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