Tour operator slashes prices
Tuesday, 3 March 2009 12:00 AM
i-to-i conservation in Kenya
Specialist travel company i-to-i has announced it is reducing the price of all its trips by 12 per cent for bookings made in March 2009.
As a result lead-in prices now start at £348 for a trip to Kenya.
The company, which is running the one-off promotion for any booking made in March, has a huge range of trips on offer, from one week to one year, which span the globe.
From lion care in South Africa, child care in Cambodia, ecology conservation in Kenya, to beach and forest conservation in Costa Rica, i-to-i breaks combine exciting destinations with trips that give something back to local communities.
Sample trips include
Trips include a chance to help teach and care for children in Cambodia. Previously priced at £595, the trip is now £523.60, saving £71.40.
This projects aims to broaden the horizons of underprivileged youngsters through education, mentoring and coaching in Phnom Penh's many children's homes. A TEFL certification is included in this project.
Three weeks on site include a shared room in a guesthouse, free online TEFL course, airport pickup and in-country orientation, pre-departure helpdesk, local in-country team and 24-hour emergency support.
Or how about ecology conservation in Kenya?
This trip was priced at £395 but has now fallen to now £348 and offers a rare opportunity to get involved with crucial conservation work in a stunning environment where guests will be living on the slopes of Mount Kenya helping preserve indigenous and exotic species of trees.
A one week adventure includes a shared dormitory room in hostel, breakfast and dinner, airport pickup and in-country orientation, pre-departure helpdesk, local in-country team and 24 hour emergency support.
Finally, i-to-i offers a trip to Costa Rica to take part in some beach and forest conservation.
Previously priced at £895 the trip now costs £787.60. The project offers the exceptional opportunity to work on two unique ecology conservation projects in Costa Rica's national parks.
Visitors will work side by side with Costa Ricans to help to construct trails, develop education programmes, while all the time working helping to maintain the overall beauty of the sandy coasts and luscious mountainous regions of Costa Rica through eco-tourism development and reforestation in Costa Rica's national parks.
Flights must be arranged separately for all projects, with more information at i-to-i.
Chris O'Toole
