ADVENTURE TRAVEL JOBS, WORKING ABROAD AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

These categories have been combined due to the overlap of the Internet resources available. Work opportunities are limited to travel and outdoor positions but volunteer positions are listed regardless of the type of work involved. They are organized by the destination country. However, organizations offering multiple destinations are listed under a general Working and Volunteering Abroad category without regard to the country in which the organization is based.

Antarctica | Armenia | Australia | Canada | Chile | Costa Rica | Ecuador | France | Greece | Guatemala | Madagascar | Mexico | Nepal | New Zealand | Peru | Philippines | Senegal | South Africa | Tanzania | Thailand | UK | USA | US Virgin Islands | USA-Visa Information for Non-citizens | Working and Volunteering Abroad |

Antarctica

  • Raytheon Polar Services has job opportunities for US citizens.
  • Armenia

  • The Armenian Volunteer Corps.
  • Australia

  • Australian Outdoor Adventure Jobs.
  • Working Holiday Makers. Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
  • Conservation Volunteers in Australia.
  • Pro Dive has employment opportunities in Cairns.
  • The Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station accepts volunteers for conservation projects.
  • Canada

  • Working Temporarily in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site that includes the 'Special Programs' currently in effect.
  • Jobs@Parks Canada has opportunities for Canadian students. Some national parks and national historic sites take applicants (foreign and Canadian) for volunteer positions.
  • Chile

  • AMA Torres del Paine needs volunteers to represent the environmental interests of the people and organizations that work and live in Torres del Paine through recovery efforts, training and conservation.
  • Costa Rica

  • Serendipity Adventures is seeking guides and tour leaders for employment.
  • Ecuador

  • Ecuador Explorer has a helpful "Volunteering and Working in Ecuador" page that provides tips for finding a job in Ecuador as well as a list of volunteer programs.
  • Equador Volunteer has a number of ecological projects.
  • Erich Lehenbauer provides board and food to travelers in exchange for help at his B&B, tour agency, organic farm and website.
  • Fundación de Protección Animal needs veterinarians and other volunteers with a wide range of skills.
  • France

  • Employment opportunities in France.
  • Le Sabranenque - Volunteer restoration projects in a beautiful village of Provence.

    Greece

  • Volunteer work with the Hellenic Ornithological Society.
  • Guatemala

  • Veterinarians and pet lovers are needed at Animal Aware.
  • Volunteers are needed for Asociación Ak' Tenamit, a non-profit Mayan run organization working to reduce poverty in the rain forests of eastern Guatemala.
  • Casa Guatemala, a home for abandoned, malnourished and orphaned children, needs volunteer teachers, nannies, doctors, nurses, dentists and agronomists.
  • Hospitalito Atitlán needs medical and administrative volunteers.
  • Volunteer as a trekking guide with Quetzaltrekkers
  • Conservation volunteers are needed at the Scarlet Macaw Biological Station.
  • Volunteer Peten needs volunteers to participate in, design, and implement sustainable projects that focus on environmental education, general education, reforestation, forest management, medicinal plants, small animal husbandry, and organic agriculture.
  • Madagascar

  • ReefDoctor needs volunteer research assistants who are trained divers with previous conservation experience.
  • Mexico

  • Pet lovers are encouraged to volunteer for a half day at La Sociedad Humanitaria de Cozumel.
  • Nepal

  • Himalayan Explorers Club sponsors volunteers to teach English in the Everest region.
  • INFO provides Nepali cultural and language training and then places trained volunteers in schools and communities across Nepal.
  • New Zealand

  • New Zealand's Department of Conservation has many opportunities for New Zealand and overseas volunteers.
  • Farm Helpers in New Zealand - help on a farm in exchange for a bed and meals.
  • New Zealand Outdoor Adventure Jobs.
  • Tararu Valley Sanctuary and Conservation Trust needs volunteers to assist in forest conservation.
  • Peru

  • AYNI needs volunteer teachers and social workers.
  • Hogar de Esperanza (Home of Hope) is an orphanage that needs volunteers.
  • Otra Cosa serves as a voluntary work agency in Huanchaco.
  • Philippines

  • Visayans.Org places volunteers in the Philippines.
  • Senegal

  • Volunteer homestays may be arranged by the The Senegalese Association of United Volunteers.
  • South Africa

  • Aviva is looking for volunteers who are interested in wildlife conservation and community projects.
  • Volunteer adventure programs sponsored by Wild at Heart in South Africa also include the Maasai Elephant Project in Kenya and a Lion Breeding Project in Zimbabwe.
  • Tanzania

  • The Hisani Program supports the rights of women and children. Volunteers and donations are needed for various projects including a center for orphans.
  • Thailand

  • Volunteer in Thailand.
  • UK

  • First48.Com has travel job opportunities available.
  • OutdoorStaff.co.uk
  • USA

  • Job opportunities at Aaron's Dive Shop in Hawaii.
  • Ace Whitewater and Adventure Center in West Virginia has positions for the summer season.
  • Adventure Camp Jobs.
  • Alaska Wildland Adventures has summer employment opportunities.
  • Alyson Adventures has employment opportunities with a gay and lesbian adventure travel company.
  • The American Camping Association provides information for foreign students who want to work in US camps.
  • Arkansas River Tours hires whitewater river guides.
  • Atlantic Kayak Company of Virginia has employment opportunities.
  • Backroads, an active travel company, has job opportunities.
  • Summer employment opportunities at Camp High Rocks for boys in North Carolina.
  • Employment opportunities at Clipper Cruise Line for US citizens.
  • Collinsville Canoe and Kayak in Connecticut is accepting applications for employment.
  • Cool Works has a nice selection of travel-related US jobs and volunteer opportunities .
  • Cultural Homestay International has work and travel programs in the USA for overseas students.
  • Discount Divers Supply in Seattle has employment opportunities.
  • Door County Outdoors has employment opportunities in Wisconsin.
  • Environmental Career Opportunities.
  • Employment with Four Corners Rafting in Colorado.
  • Job Opportunities with an Adventure Travel Company, Geographic Expeditions.
  • iExplore has career opportunities for adventure travel enthusiasts.
  • Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming has employment opportunities.
  • La Ruta de Sonora Ecotourism Association has Arizona-based jobs.
  • Jobs with Majestic America Line's river and coastal cruising ships.
  • Nantahala Outdoor Center, has summer positions for a variety of outdoor pursuits.
  • North American River Runners has an online employment application page.
  • Northern Tier National High Adventure in Minnesota has summer positions available. Applications should be received by the end of January.
  • Jobs at Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
  • Southwind Kayak Center in California needs instructors and guides.
  • Summit Adventures in California hires for several seasonal positions each year.
  • The Caretaker Gazette is a newsletter containing property caretaking and housesitting opportunities worldwide but mainly in the USA.
  • Wisconsin-based Trek & Trail has employment opportunities for the summer season.
  • Upward Enterprises, Inc. adventure team is always looking for experienced and dedicated employees.
  • Whitewater Voyages has positions available in California.
  • Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing in Virginia has seasonal positions.
  • North Carolina's Wildwater employment information.
  • US Virgin Islands

  • St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures needs scuba instructors.
  • USA-Visa Information for Non-citizens

  • Cool Works has Information for non-US citizens interested in employment.
  • Swap USA arranges employment visas for Canadian students to work in the USA during summer months.
  • Working and Volunteering Abroad

  • AHEAD has volunteer projects in Tanzania and Gambia.
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons has overseas volunteer opportunities. There are links to other VIPS volunteers in plastic surgery) organizations that need doctors, dentists and nurses.
  • Amerika Venture needs adventure guides in North, Central and South America.
  • Amizade is dedicated to promoting volunteerism, providing community service, encouraging collaboration, and improving cultural awareness in locations throughout the world.
  • AMURT Global Network needs volunteers for disaster relief, sustainable development and community service worldwide.
  • Anywork Anywhere by Mark Warner has employment opportunities at its summer and winter holiday resorts in Europe.
  • The Aquatic Network features job and volunteer opportunities that relate to marine and freshwater environments.
  • Australian Volunteers International aims to contribute to a peaceful and just world by fostering cross-cultural relationships and international understanding between people.
  • Outdoor pursuit vacancies around the globe by BlueDome.
  • The College for International Co-operation and Development offers a 6 month course for Development Instructors who want to volunteer in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia.
  • UK-based Coral Cay Conservation seeks volunteers for its marine and terrestrial projects in the Bay Islands, Honduras and the Phillipines.
  • The Council on International Education Exchange arranges work and volunteer opportunities for Americans abroad and for foreigners in the USA.
  • Cross Cultural Solutions - Volunteers have the opportunity to work side-by-side with local people on locally designed and driven projects in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Thailand and Tanzania. There are various opportunities in each location, so participants can find projects in areas that interest them.
  • Escape Artist has a listing of overseas jobs.
  • Frontier is a professional tropical natural-resource conservation, research and development agency with offices in the UK, Tanzania, Vietnam and Mozambique that has job and volunteer opportunities.
  • Global Volunteer Network works with local community organisations in several countries to place international volunteers.
  • Greenforce needs volunteers to work with scientists on conservation projects in various host countries.
  • Volunteers are needed by Habitat for Humanity International, a US-based organization that is committed to building affordable housing in the US and abroad.
  • Head Hunters.com has global jobs and volunteer opportunities.
  • Health Volunteers Overseas.
  • Idealist has an excellent database of non-profit jobs and volunteer opportunities worldwide.
  • IEP, based in Australia and New Zealand, has programs for Australian and New Zealand students to work in the US and Britain and also for young British passport holders to work in New Zealand.
  • Seattle based International Bicycle Fund (IBF) needs local volunteers as well as team leaders and assistants for their Cuba People to People Bike Tour and Bicycle Africa Tour.
  • International Networked Volunteering places Australian and international volunteers in worldwide programs.
  • i-to-i.com. Volunteer, work and teach abroad.
  • Jobmonkey.com has a limited but current selection of jobs worldwide.
  • Jobsabroad.com: an array of work and volunteer opportunities worldwide.
  • Neilson, a UK-based company, specializes in active holidays and has shore and yacht positions worldwide.
  • Nomad's World.
  • NST Travel Group has seasonal opportunities near Lancaster and in France.
  • Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos needs medical and dental volunteers to care for orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • OverseasJobs.Com.
  • PADI employment worldwide.
  • Project Hope has volunteer and career opportunities.
  • Rotary International sponsors international volunteers in projects worldwide.
  • UK-based, but open to students worldwide, Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW), organizes volunteer programs in Africa and Asia.
  • SummerJobs.Com.
  • SWAP assists Canadian youth with travel arrangements and visas to work abroad.
  • Transitions Abroad has an excellent page of 'Work Abroad Information Sources and Overseas Programs.' These include volunteer opportunities.
  • UK based Travel Class has positions in the UK and Europe.
  • Travel to Teach has volunteer programs in Asia and Latin America.
  • Travel Works provides working holidays and gap-year breaks for students.
  • Volunteer Latin America gives international volunteers the opportunity make a positive impact on the environment or help those in need without paying large placement or registration fees.
  • Volunteers for Peace.
  • Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) recruits skilled New Zealanders to work overseas.
  • UK-based VSO enables people to share their skills and experience with local communities in the developing world.
  • Working Abroad is UK based.
  • Working Adventures Worldwide.
  • World Volunteer Web lists volunteer opportunities by country.
  • WWOOF International is dedicated to helping those who would like to work as volunteers on organic farms internationally.
  • Youth Challenge International is the gateway to volunteer opportunities and communitarian service in Central America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.
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