Travel doesn't have to be self-indulgent. Elevate Destinations will take you on an eco-trip that allows you to go green and contribute to a worthy cause at the same time. We love the Belize Eco-Immersion trip which takes you to the best eco-lodges in Belize and donates a percentage of the trip to EcoLogic, a non-profit that advances environmental conservation in Latin America.
Roadmonkey combines rugged adventure with meaningful volunteer work in off-the-beaten-path locations. The March trip is a 9-day expedition to Nicaragua where you'll learn to surf on the Pacific coast, then ascend into the cloud-rich mountains of the north to give something back to a community in need.
And do-good travel doesn't have to be a gritty exercise in banging nails into the side of a house or digging wells. Exquisite Safaris will custom design a private, luxury experience for you in locales such as Tanzania, Cambodia, and Ecuador, and then add a humanitarian element into the trip. So in between watching leopards on the plains of the Masai Mara and getting pampered with spa treatments at a luxury eco-lodge, you can spend a morning teaching kids how to read.
Double your do-gooding: Invite your big-hearted friends to come with you.
