We now have a new offer that will allow visitors to experience the best of both worlds in only two weeks. With a two-week break on your hands, you can come to Peru and spend the first week volunteering and the second week visiting key attractions, and exploring the rich culture and many landscapes of Peru, from dense Amazon jungle to the mountains in the Andes.
Join a group of adventurous and like-minded individuals from 5 to 12 weeks as a member of an international research team.
Live in some of the most dramatic and remote locations on earth, and gain practical field work experience.
Elements of community development form part of PFY's expeditions allowing you to make meaningful contributions while living in beautiful locations and helping inspirational communities.

What should I expect from a PFY expedition?

Valuable Experience: full training in survey techniques expedition life in the jungle.
You don't need a science background.
New Friends: a chance to work with a team of like-minded volunteers from a range of backgrounds and ages.
Back in Touch with Nature: you will be emersed in the natural world on a choice or rainforest projects in spectacular locations worldwide.
Cultural Exchange: an opportunity to meet local communities, learn about the local customs and share experiences.
The Right Time for You: flexibility in duration, and departure dates throughout the year.
Transparency & Results: satisfaction in knowing that the work you do on expedition feeds directly into the process of sustainable management.
Pease of Mind: reassurance in the knowledge that all expeditions make a real difference to the local community directly, and the surrounding areas.

Location
PFY has expeditions placements in comunities in Huancavelica, the central High Jungle and the Amazon jungle, the journey is spectacularand it is also some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Peru.
Volunteers must specify when they register, which town they wish to work in.

Accommodation
We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but also as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.

Programmes

Community Expeditions
If you are looking to go on an adventure to explore rainforests, seeing mesmerising indigena communities, this is definitely the programme for you! The expedition base is situated next to a waterway with a boat dock, and is surrounded by lush rainforest that is the home to monkeys, caiman, otters and other wildlife, which (depending on your luck) can be regularly sighted from the base.

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Rainforest and Adventure Expeditions
If you are looking to go on an adventure to explore rainforests, seeing mesmerising indigena communities, this is definitely the programme for you! The expedition base is situated next to a waterway with a boat dock, and is surrounded by lush rainforest that is the home to monkeys, caiman, otters and other wildlife, which (depending on your luck) can be regularly sighted from the base.

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