Combine Family Volunteering With Luxury Sightseeing

• To interact closely with another culture
• To have a safe context to gain valuable insights
• To help breakdown socially constructed barriers
• To give back in a meaningful way.

Impressions from a luxury family volunteering trip:

"We had wanted to give back in some way and rather than take just another wonderful trip, we contacted Hands Up Holidays about mixing vacation with volunteering. We had no idea at the start where we wanted to go or what we wanted to do. Our consultant gave our family endless options. He was patient and helpful and created the perfect trip for our family. When we finally selected a destination, Guatemala, Our consultant put the whole thing together for us. We spent a week building a home for an indigenous Mayan family, yet we also got to see and experience Guatemala -- thanks to our consultant's planning. When traveling in areas that are perhaps not as comfortable as what we are all used to, it was reassuring to know that we were in good hands."

- Jody Gardner and her family travelled on a tailor-made family volunteer vacation to Guatemala, from the USA

We suggest volunteer projects that:

• Assist with children (such as in orphanages or schools) so that whilst you are teaching or renovating, your children can interact with the local kids
• Assist with environmental projects