Peru

Volunteer Peru

Volunteer in Peru to gain a unique insight in to Peruvian culture and everyday life – as well as getting to know both local people and like-minded fellow travellers. To volunteer in Peru you need enthusiasm and a desire to help out on your gap year. An added benefit when you volunteer in Peru is that you receive comprehensive Spanish tuition – the chance to learn a language greatly enhances your volunteer placement (as well as making life much easier when you travel Peru).

Peru volunteer

If you’d like to work as a gap year Peru volunteer Real Gap has several extremely rewarding programmes to choose from. One of the most intrepid and adventurous Peru volunteer programmes is a river turtle conservation work project based in a remote region of the Amazon. If you’d prefer to volunteer in Peru on a more ‘people based’ programme you could opt to get involved with a project dedicated to improving the working conditions and rights of porters who work on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

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	Amazon Turtle Conservation Peru

A chance to see wildlife that most people never will. Work on a project to protect endangered turtles in the Peruvian rainforest, go back to basics and take in breathtaking scenery.


	Disabled Children Volunteer Project Peru

A massively rewarding project that involves helping wash, feed and look after mentally and physically handicapped children, and, if you wish, getting involved in their lessons. Great whether you have care experience or just want to make them smile.


	Gap Year Expedition - Peru

Get totally immersed in Peruvian culture as you’re taken to Lima, Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu and Huascaran National Park in the Andes. You’ll also study Spanish, stay with a Quechua India family and more besides.


	Peru Coastal Dolphin Research

Learn how to identify and photograph dolphins, penguins and other sea creatures. You’ll be working towards making dolphin watching a tourist attraction, and thus persuading fishermen not to kill them for food.


	Peru Experience

Take a unique and memorable trip around Peru – trek to Machu Picchu, learn the lingo and dance the dance, haggle at the markets, visit an alpaca farm, work with local children, sail around Lake Titicaca and more.


	Peru Spanish Language School

Learn hablar español in record time, with experienced teachers, small classes and lots of opportunities to practise. Activities such as tours of Cusco, cooking lessons, dance classes and parties make it even more fun.


	South America Gap Year Tours

See the best bits of South America on one of several hassle-free tours. Highlights include Bolivia’s salt flats, the Inca Trail, the Amazon jungle, Machu Picchu and the snow-capped Andes - but there’s much more!


	Street Children Volunteer Project Peru

Make some of Cusco’s poorest children smile again. Help in the classrooms, with occupational activities, with teaching the children to prepare meals, and with fundraising. Most of all, show them love and affection.

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	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.