Vacations with Purpose
Discover Corps offers three trip types — Nature & Wildlife Adventures, Volunteer Vacations, and Cultural Explorations — all with a unique purpose that benefits the communities we visit. You’ll see the sights, but also dive beneath the surface, returning home inspired to become an advocate for our planet’s natural wonders, cultural treasures, and local communities.
A Meaningful Way to Travel
Because you want more from your travel experiences. Embrace the spirit of the discovery by taking a trip based in purposeful projects, hands-on cultural immersion, and breathtaking sights infused with meaningful thrill. Even well-known destinations take on new dimensions when visited as part of a vacation with purpose.
Our team of local expert guides gives you unparalleled access in different ways on three different trip types: Nature & Wildlife Adventures, Volunteer Vacations, Cultural Explorations. Since our average group size is 8-10 travelers, you can have experiences that big tours can’t, and because you’re traveling with us, we can ensure you’ll have a safe and seamless travel experience with a purpose that benefits the communities you’ll visit. What are you waiting for?
Types of Trips
Nature & Wildlife AdventuresGo behind the scenes and join conservationists and researchers working to protect some of Earth's most beautiful and endangered species.
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Volunteer VacationsVolunteer vacations offer a unique blend of activities that allow you to discover a country through its people. Volunteer time differs based on program!
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Cultural ExplorationsMore than a vacation, immerse yourself in the unique cultural heritage of a region with these creatively curated journeys.
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Discover a New Way to Travel
Discover Corps’ travel experience is one-of-a-kind: you’ll meet local people, immerse yourself in indigenous culture, visit historical sites, and enjoy regional food. Journey to our partner countries and embark on roads less traveled. A vacation will become a meaningful adventure.
Cuba - Celebration of Arts & Culture
Enjoy Cuba's vibrant music and arts scene. Connect with Cuban artists and dancers while discovering its cultural heritage.
Discover MoreCosta Rica - The Sea Turtle Initiative
A nature and wildlife adventure in Costa Rica that allows you to help endangered sea turtles & experience Costa Rica's renowned wildlife. Explore the rainforest by zip line & river tubing.
Discover MoreGalapagos - Family Volunteer Vacation
Swim with friendly sea lions, snorkel with sea turtles, watch iguanas bask in the sun and meet wild giant tortoises up close while helping out at a tortoise reserve.
Discover MoreChina - Panda Conservation Adventure
Feed Panda Bears at a Panda Rescue Center and learn about the conservation efforts taking place to protect this vulnerable animal. When you're not working with panda's, experience the unforgettable Great Wall of China, the Buddha at Leshan statue, and more.
Discover MoreThailand - Elephants & Islands Expedition
Tucked in the lush green mountains of Phuket Island lies a sanctuary for elephants rescued from abuse & neglect. Work with elephants and their caretakers, explore traditional island villages & swim in the turquoise waters of Southern Thailand.
Discover MoreBelize - Wildlife Volunteer Adventure
Work along scientists to protect the gentle manatee. Visit remote nature reserves, pristine beaches, and world-class reefs.
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What Will You Discover?
MaryAnn Barber
India
India - Tigers, Temples & TajIndia. What can I say? Everything about the country blows my senses away. The food, colors, history, architecture, but most of all, the people. This trip let me connect with some fun and fascinating people and gave me an insider’s look at the Tibetan exile community. I also enjoyed the impromptu meetings and activities we did, like morning yoga in the mountains. I’ll never think of India the same way.
Ann
Cuba
Cuba - Building BridgesWhat makes international travel a beautiful experience for us is the opportunity to learn about the culture firsthand through its people, food, and music. Discover Corps designed this trip to Cuba with all of that in mind. We developed genuine connections with people we would have never had a chance to interact with otherwise, and the casa particular was an incredible opportunity to hone our Spanish and, for my 8-year-old daughter, to be immersed in the language for a week. Our tour guide gave us chances to make the trip our own during free-time and showed us the local perspective day after day.
Monica
South Africa
South Africa - Wildlife Volunteer ExperienceWhat really drew me to this trip was the ability to take my children on vacation and watch them fall in love with nature. Each day, we joined our guide on a mission to track animals that we had only seen in movies. Watching my kids stare in awe as they watched elephants and rhinos play in the wild was truly priceless. Since we’ve been home, they cannot stop talking about everything they learned in South Africa.
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