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Are you looking for a meaningful adventure over the Christmas/New Year's period?
We have five trips running, in South Africa, India, Morocco, Peru and Fiji:
1. Southern Hospitality – a 9 day luxury fully guided trip in South Africa that includes Cape Town, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, volunteering at an AIDS orphanage, and a luxury safari – price is £3,350 (US$6,550) per person, twin share accommodation, excluding international flights: starting 24 Dec, ending 1 Jan.
"The trip was absolutely spectacular. From beginning to end, the tour was top-notch. Our tour guide could not have taken better care of us. What a privilege it was to work with the children and to see a completely different part of Cape Town. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my holiday!"
Renee Kuo - travelled to South Africa in August 2008
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2. Sunderbans Smiles – an 11 day community based tourism fully guided trip that includes Calcutta, tiger spotting in the Sunderbans, village interaction, and volunteering with environmental conservation – price is £1,050 (US$1,785) per person, twin share accommodation, excluding international flights: starting 31 Dec, ending 10 Jan.
"Our stay in the Sunderbans was without doubt one of the most important and rewarding - as well as one of the most fun - experiences of our lives. The chance to leave the developed world behind and immerse ourselves in the incredible beauty of nature and the rhythms, activities and relationships of village life was priceless. We all cried when we left and can't wait to go back."
Lee Ann Merrill - visited the Sunderbans with her family in Dec 07.
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3. Taste of Morocco – a 10 day fully escorted guided trip that includes Marrakech, luxury riads in Marrakech and Essaouira, exploring the Sahara desert, relaxing in the coastal town of Essaouira, and volunteering in a remote Berber community to help build a library, IT room and reading room at the school - price is £1,300 (US$2,150) per person, twin share accommodation, excluding international flights: starting 23 Dec, ending 1 Jan OR starting 30 Dec, ending 8 Jan.
"We want so much to return - it was without question, the most wondrous holiday I've ever taken."
Kathleen Beller - travelled to Morocco with her husband and three children, April 08
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4. Incas and Amazon - is a 15 day fully escorted trip that covers some of the highlights of this spellbinding country: the capital Lima, colonial Cusco, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, exploring the Amazon jungle, and spending 4 rewarding days volunteering in villages around Cusco. The price is £1,900 (US$3,200) per person, twin share accommodation, excluding international flights: starting 17 Dec, ending 31 Dec.
"Peru was the most exciting country I have travelled to. The time in the village impacted every one of our group, giving us an opportunity to give something back to the country we fell in love with."
Dr Liz Fitzmaurice, Jan 08, travelled to Peru with a group of doctors and others from New Zealand and England.
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5. Taste of Fiji - in Style a 9 day luxury trip that takes you to 5* resorts, and spend 3 days volunteering with single mothers and their children, helping with repairs and renovations, or assisting in the bakery.
"The experience of a lifetime. Everything went so smoothly and was so well planned. Thank you for everything!
It was a very well rounded trip - I really feel like I got the full experience. The activities were awesome and the volunteering was incredible! It is truly an amazing and inspiring establishment and the women and children there were so welcoming of Bonnie and I."
Annie Pritchard - travelled to Fiji in July 2008.
You would spend Christmas Day in a luxury resort, and New Years Eve on Denarau Island!
The trip starts on Dec 24. Only four places left!
Price is US$2,700 per person (£1,600, NZ$4,500, €2,200), sharing a room, plus flights.
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View an introduction to what Hands Up Holidays is all about.
A mini-documentary about a Hands Up Holiday in Fiji
Watch a TV news clip about the launch of Hands Up Holidays