Volunteer tourism is getting very common among mainly young people. Because of a cheap alternative, more and more millennials and younger generations are choosing traveling by volunteering.
But also they are also choosing volunteer tourism because they want to help.
Since they seem to be environmentally conscious they tend to be responsible tourists as well.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
However, volunteer tourism is not only for the youth. Hence everyone should try it at least once in their lifetime.
Becoming a volunteer in a remote or event closer destination can become an experience you will maybe not want to miss.
What is more, there are so many different causes you may want to choose from. From wildlife caring to work on a farm, any experience can become significant in your life as long as is within your interests.
Traveling as a volunteer in an unknown place with unfamiliar faces can become a memory you will not forget..ever.
But if you are looking for more motivation to become a volunteer tourist then here are three reasons for you to choose from.
Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.
Sargent Shriver
Have you ever tried volunteer tourism? I love to hear all about it below.
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With love…for science,
Konstantia
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