We've thought long and hard about these tours to make sure they provide maximum benefit to your host and the very best experiences to you. You could be working alongside former poachers in Kenya, photo-trapping jaguars in Costa Rica, or even helping turtle hatchlings into the sea in Ghana. Each project will involve one or more of the following:

Education - some tours include visits to local schools and participation in specific activities such as an English lesson or working with local people on conservation education linked to your project.

Construction - carrying materials, mixing concrete, decorating, digging, renovation work and generally assisting the project staff - all within safety guidelines.

Conservation - this could range from tree planting, clearing streams or trails or recording and analyzing wildlife movements.

Community - most trips involve an in-depth stay with a local community, with a quick learning curve to absorb the local ways. Often accommodation is in homestays where small groups of two or three share local people's homes.

What do I need to bring?

Just bring yourself. No particular skills are required and training is given locally. If you do have particular skills or experience in areas relevant to your project, this will enhance your contribution. Life's a learning curve and, as well as sharing your skills on these tours, you can look forward to enriching your own: learn some Kiswahili, make head or tail of animal behaviour, or build a stove... The world's your oyster.

High Atlas Clean Up (9 days) - after ascending Jebel Toubkal you'll spend 3 days collecting litter from the camps and trails as we descend back to Imlil. This volunteer tour also funds the construction of an incinerator by the local Village Association in Imlil. End your stay in Morocco exploring Marrakech.

Turtle Conservation Project (16 days) - Following your training, you'll be monitoring and recording turtle nests, recording any hatching baby turtles and helping any stragglers reach the sea! You'll also be involved in educational projects with the local community. Finish off with a visit to West Africa's largest market at Kumasi.

Dolphin Survey & Safari (21 days) - based in an isolated and beautiful corner of the Kenyan coast, you'll be monitoring, photographing and logging the movements of boats and dolphins around the remote Shimoni Archipelago. Wind down with a visit to the Rift Valley lakes and the Masaai Mara.

Anti-poaching Project (18 days) - work with a community of former poachers to build and develop a cultural centre that will create employment opportunities for the local people. You'll also take part in a de-snaring patrol and take several trips into the surrounding area to learn about its indigenous wildlife and people. Round it off with some game viewing in Tanzania.

Desert Elephant Expedition (21 days) - work with the local subsistence farmers, building protective walls around their water points and teaching them the skills needed in managing the conflict with the resident elephants. Then spend time in the desert on patrol, following and monitoring the movements of these elephants. Finish by spotting game in Etosha National Park.

Bush Skill Course & Zulu Experience (15 days) - spend 3 days learning how to identify and interpret the wildlife and many natural signs around us, as well as wildlife photography, bush survival and camping skills. You'll also stay two nights as guests in a rural Zulu village. This tour supports a variety of community based tourism initiatives that allow local people and rural communities to directly benefit from tourism.

Sri Lanka Home Farm Project (14 days) - work with a community group to set up home vegetable garden plots for villagers to help them secure additional sources of food and income. We also aim to set up a model garden at the school to educate the students in good agricultural practice. End your stay looking for elephants and relaxing on the beach.

Community Work in Southern India (15 days) - spend 4 days working with the villagers of Pudupattinam on a variety of projects to help build a shelter for the local fishermen and improve the school environment by painting and planting trees. Finish off by exploring temples and the French colonial town of Pondicherry.

Thai Community Based Tourism Initiative (16 days) - stay with families for 5 days and work with the local community to build the vital infrastructure needed to ensure tourism is sustainable. This may involve developing the visitor centre and its resources, clearing trails or running workshops with local people. Spend your last few days on the tropical island of Koh Samui.

Khmer Village Homestay Project (16 days) - you will be based Khmer Homestay Project in Baray village for 4 nights. As well as enjoying their hospitality and learning about their traditions at close hand, a major part of your stay is devoted to renovation work at the local school and the homes of some of the elderly residents. No journey to Cambodia is complete without a visit to temples of the Angkorian Kings.

Borneo Community Conservation Project (19 days) - work with local people to establish an eco-camp to protect and sustainably develop the surrounding forest. Your work will involve a wide variety of activities, from trail mapping, tree planting to conducting wildlife surveys or construction work at the eco-lodge. Round it off with orang utan watching and a pre-dawn ascent to the summit of Mount Kinabalu.

Energy Efficient Cooking Stove Project (19 days) - once versed in the basics of Guatemalan Spanish, you'll spend 4 days constructing energy efficient cooking stoves, working one-on-one with a local mason. These cleaner burning stoves cut wood consumption by 80% - delivering environmental, economic and health benefits to the communities that need it most. Finish with a tour from Lake Atitlan to the Maya city of Tikal.

Costa Rica Conservation (16 days) - explore the island before heading off to Tortuguero National Park. After training, you'll divide into smaller groups to assist the research team in its day-to-day activities. This could be anything from carrying out a morning turtle census, collecting data on nests and tracks on the beach or participating with the jaguar photo-trapping programme.

Researching the Andean Condor (25 days) - for 12 days you will be engaged in a variety of activities monitoring the movements, roosting and feeding patterns of the Andean Condor and other raptors in a variety of locations in Argentina. End your stay exploring of the Argentinean Lake District, a trip on 'La Trochita' - the legendary Old Patagonia Express steam train and finish in Buenos Aires.