actionquest, the global adventure travel arm of our organization, and lifeworks collectively offer two 21-day programs, and one 28-day "plus" program in ecuador and the galapagos islands. the nature and feel of the programs is fairly different, so it's best to consider them separately.
Click here for the Session 1 itinerary:
Session 1, otherwise known as the Darwin voyage, students earn approximately 40 hours of community service in the Amazon and the Galapagos with increased touring and adventure activities split between mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Adventure activities include white-water rafting, horseback riding, hiking, and scuba diving. Students tour all the best this country has to offer, from the Amazon basin to the high Andes to the capital Quito and, of course, the Galapagos Islands.
Click here for the Session 2 itinerary:
Session 2 students earn 100 hours of community service with time spent in the Galapagos, Amazon and Andes. With this increase in community service time, students leave having greater immersed themselves into the culture and ecology of the Galapagos, and with a deeper understanding of some of the complex issues this amazing part of the world faces. Session 2 students work hard, but also play hard with afternoons and weekends spent snorkeling with sealions, playing soccer with local children, and touring some of the most famous sites in Ecuador and the Galapagos.
Click here for the additional week of the Plus program:
Our Ecuador and Galapagos Plus program is for those Session 2 students interested in the best of both worlds, 100 hours of meaningful community service work and the adventure activities of Session 1. After participating in the activities of the Session 2 program, students extend their stay and have an action packed week of white-water rafting, horseback riding, hiking, soccer playing, and much more in the high Andes of mainland Ecuador.
