Volunteer and Travel in Australia
Combine Meaningful Volunteering and Adventure Travel in Australia
International Student Volunteers (ISV) is a USA based non-profit organization that allows you to combine incredible volunteer projects with action packed adventure travel. Since 2002, over 15,000 people have traveled with ISV and made a significant difference across 6 continents.
ISV’s Australia Program
ISV’s Australian program is a unique opportunity to explore and volunteer in this vast continent. Projects focus on environmental conservation and are based in various locations, from remote outback locations to the tropical rainforests of the north or even the Australian suburbs. Explore Australia’s unique environment as you visit amazing cities, stunning beaches, and World Heritage areas including the Great Barrier Reef, Fraser Island, the Wet Tropics, the Blue Mountains and more. Come with ISV and see the country in a way you’d never dreamed of. In the last 200 years, Australia has lost many of its iconic species and has one of the worst mammal extinction rates in the world. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to work alongside local Australian organizations that have partnered with ISV to develop hands-on conservation Volunteer Projects.
Volunteer Projects
Your work will help to protect and restore the unique and fragile Australian landscapes which provide habitat for Australia’s threatened flora and fauna. Projects focus on habitat restoration, and you may find yourself working in a wildlife sanctuary, doing scientific research or an outdoor education project.
Current Volunteer Projects include:
- Researching and monitoring native Australian plants and animals
- Habitat restoration projects (planting trees, weed eradication, wetland projects)
- Endangered species protection, monitoring and rehabilitation
- Assisting with development of outdoor education and environmental sustainability centers
- Rainforest regeneration and tropical environment based projects
Two Week Adventure Tour
On the two week adventure tour you will travel along Australia’s beautiful East Coast between Sydney and Cairns, exploring the World Heritage Areas of the Blue Mountains, Fraser Island, which is the world’s largest sand island, the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics areas, in addition to primary rainforests, wild rivers, pristine beaches and the cultural attractions of Sydney and Cairns. You will have the opportunity to participate on activities such as:
- Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef
- White Water rafting the Tully River
- Discovering Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world
- Visiting a traditional Aboriginal cultural center
- Ocean Rafting to the famous Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsunday Islands
- Surfing at the eastern most point of Australia, Byron Bay
- Rappelling down sandstone cliffs in the Blue Mountains
- Visiting an Australian Wildlife Park
- Sunset Cruise on Sydney Harbor
- Experiencing the true Aussie night life of Sydney and Cairns
- Visiting an Australian wildlife park
Fiji Excursion
After your stay in Australia, you’ll have the opportunity to spend five days on the beautiful tropical islands of Fiji! You will have the chance to relax and unwind after your amazing adventure Down Under as you snorkel, scuba and sail around this island paradise. Details about this trip will be sent to you by ISV once you are confirmed on the ISV Australia Program.
Optional Activity Package
While in Australia you may want to extend your Australian adventure with extra activities like repelling heights of up to 180 ft. in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains, learning to surf at Byron Bay or taking a sunset cruise through Sydney Harbor, a tour of Lake Wabby on Fraser Island and ocean rafting on the beautiful Whitehaven Beach.
Price
Standard four-week program – $3,295 USD for two weeks of volunteer and two weeks of adventure.
