Ecuador

Learn one of the most rhythmic languages in the world and experience the culture of some of the friendliest people on earth! One-to-one teaching and activities such as salsa lessons make for progreso rápido.

Help give children in Quito a better future by working with them on the streets or in a special summer school. Your work improving parent-child relationships or planning activities will make a difference.
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Make a difference from heart of the Amazon Jungle by teaching English and other subjects to local children – vital if they want a job in the future. Help preserve the traditional values of Ecuadorian tribes too.

Eat, sleep and breathe football as you play alongside the champions of South America! Learn the typical Latin tricks of the trade from those who do them best and maybe teach them a thing or two of your own.

Teach English and other activities to underprivileged children on two of the most remote and beautiful islands in the world. The help you give them will greatly improve their chances of working in tourism or other industries.

Participate in one of several marine conservation projects that take place around Ecuador. Your contribution to protecting the Machalilla National Park might be to tag sea turtles, map coral, monitor sharks or educate fishermen’s children.
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Help ensure no more of these wonderful creatures are lost by contributing to a conservation project in the middle of the Pacific. You’ll take care of the adult turtles, their eggs and the irresistible baby turtles!

Experience Ecuador through Spanish lessons, cooking classes, trips around Quito, community and conservation projects in the Andes and the Amazon, horseback rides, sunbathing on the beaches, surfing, scuba diving, a night forest walk and lots more!

Trek in the Andes, surf on the coast, learn Spanish, go fruit-tasting, make your own chocolate, go canoeing, kayaking and rafting, visit the Inca ruins, practise salsa dancing and volunteer on the Galapagos Islands – leaving might be hard!

Spend 5 months or more on an amazing gap year in Latin America. This programme provides all the structure you need, with lots of activities including Spanish lessons, volunteering with wildlife or disadvantaged street children.