Reviews
Corinna Heger, 26th February - 12th March 2010What were the highlights of your trip?Meeting many new people of many different cultures and nations.
Do you have 3 top tips for future travellers?Book your accomodations carefully; don't take too much stuff with you; enjoy your stay abroad.
Give us up to 10 words that sum up your experienceWonderful adventure, lots of fun, unforgettable.
David Wilson, May 2009The CVA volunteering was a really great experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. I was in Cairns and we spent a week clearing tracks blocked by cyclone Larry, a week squashing down weeds and spraying with weed-killer, and a couple of weeks planting trees. The guides are excellent and really knowledgable although be warned: they do NOT allow alcohol!
It is hard-work and don't expect any luxuries but good fun and very rewarding.
Hannah Grace Stephenson, June - July 2008I found this experience both educational and fun. One of the best things was making friends with people from all over the world I now keep in contact with people from Hong Kong, Taiwan, America and S.Korea!! The team leaders that I meet and worked with were all great with a good sense of humour and they found plenty of stuff for us to do during our spare time.
I went to Sydney and worked near the Blue Mountains the scenery was beautiful I would definetly recomend it. Real Gap were really easy to book through and all the information that they sent was very useful on the trip. Oh and June-July is a great time to go because the weather is much cooler it was around 20 when I was there which is nice working temperature.
Lewis Johnstone, January - February 2007I would choose a cooler time of year for the CVA work and the east coast tour is a definite must!
Lynette Haddock, June - July 2006It was great to take part in conserving the Australian environment because I am very interested in wildlife and enjoy the hard work involved in making the world a nicer place.
Greg Tannahil, May 2006Our first few days of work involved pulling up weeds called 'mother of millions'. And as you've probably guessed, there were millions of them. We then started building sediment traps in gulleys to stop erosion. Then we drove out to the bush to do more weeding. But this time we wedded massive tree things and hacked them apart. Much more fun.
Christopher Ford, May - June 2006 I will definitely be coming back to work for CVA. I have recommended this programme to loads of people I have met along the way. It's a great way to make friends whilst helping to conserve the Australian environment.
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