Guatemala

Volunteer Guatemala

Working as a volunteer in Guatemala is a great way to be a responsible tourist and make a positive contribution on your gap year in Guatemala. What’s more if you volunteer in Guatemala you also gain a far greater insight in to local culture and everyday life – as well as getting to know both local people and your fellow volunteers. In order to volunteer in Guatemala it’s not necessary to possess any specific qualifications or skills – just plenty of energy and enthusiasm for your chosen gap year projects. If you volunteer in Guatemala with Real Gap you receive comprehensive Spanish tuition, the chance to learn a language greatly enhances your volunteer work (as well as being extremely useful when you’re travelling around Latin America).

Guatemala volunteer

If you’d like to travel Guatemala as a volunteer Real Gap has two extremely rewarding programmes to choose from. Guatemala is home to a huge and diverse range of wildlife and both of Real Gap’s Guatemala voluntary work abroad programmes are focussed on protecting some of the country’s most endangered animals.

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	Guatemala Community Outreach

Be amazed and humbled at the spirit of Guatemala’s poorest communities. You’ll play a vital role in improving their lives by teaching English and other lessons, or by helping with carpentry workshops or building projects.


	Guatemala Experience

Three weeks of volunteering, exploring and taking language and culture lessons make up the perfect introduction to Guatemala. Highlights could include climbing Guatemala’s highest volcano or giving a family the key to their first concrete home.


	Guatemala Spanish Language School

Pick up the phrases that’ll make travelling round South America more enjoyable or equip you for one of our Spanish speaking programmes. You’ll enjoy individual tuition, excellent facilities and activities such as craft sessions and meringue classes.


	Guatemala Sports Development Project

Get involved with setting up sports in schools from the very beginning. The children often have no more than a field and your tasks might include building facilities, arranging training and organising competitions.


	House Building Volunteer Guatemala

A rewarding programme that will see you help build stronger homes for families having to make do with cardboard and dirt floors. Their smiles when you hand them the keys will be more than enough compensation for your efforts.


	Sea Turtle and Caiman Volunteer Guatemala

Get properly involved in conservation work to protect turtles and caimans. Take part in the nightly beach patrols, help release the hatchlings, work on iguana and caiman breeding projects and much more.


	Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Guatemala

Nurse injured and confiscated wildlife back to health. You might care for monkeys, parrots, ocelots, taras or kinkajous, carry out wildlife surveys or get see the animals released. Take a trip to the Mayan ruins, too.


	Your Complete South America Gap Year

Do what most people only dream of! Learn Spanish, take salsa or cooking classes, visit Machu Picchu, explore the Amazon, marvel at Lake Titicaca and take part in wildlife or community projects.