Why don't we show our phone number?
Our aim is to provide you with the best possible value for money with our gap year programmes. To do this we do not run call centres. We are real people with a real phone though, so if you need to speak to us, simply email us, or contact us on Skype. Our phone number is also found on our brochure (so don't forget to request one) and on the Skype page.
About Us
Please allow us a quick rant here, we promise we will be quick...ish. Perhaps not, but this point is really important to us. So bear with us. Ahem...
We hear many stories of people on their gap year choosing to undertake some volunteering options as part of their year out. The big companies will tell you can make a difference and that they are championing the plight of developing countries by offering man hours from their volunteers. The fact is, offering a voluntary project is highly profitable area for many of these companies as they can get away with charging high amounts for programmes that keep you occupied for many weeks, relying on the charities and Ngo´s they work with sourcing you cheap or free accommodation, often in very basic conditions. They get away with this because if you really have a desire to help out, you will go for it; it takes advantage of your good will.
Very little of the money you pay will then go back to the organisation you choose to volunteer with. Being a gap year organisation, we do get requests from organisations to "sell" their projects, as we have a no volunteering policy we have to turn them down, but because they approach us we know the profit margins some of our competitors are making. For instance Turtle conservation projects in Costa Rica costing $150 and being sold for 900 pounds.
