The time to take advantage of a unique and enriching experience is now! Rustic Volunteer Travel’s volunteer and travel program in Sri Lanka offers participants an once-in-a-lifetime experience to not only spend time participating in various community service projects but also immerse yourself in local cultural, and travel this beautiful country. Popular among travelers from ancient times, Sri Lanka continues to lure visitors with its breathtaking scenery, palm-skirted beaches, cool hill country and historic monuments. Visit historically and culturally-rich areas such as Polonnaruwa’s ancient Royal Palace, The Temple of the Tooth, Nuwara-Eliya and an Elephant Orphanage – all further revealing the wonder of Sri Lanka.
Make a real difference to disadvantaged children, creating more opportunities for them by helping them improve a wide variety of skill sets and showing them you care.
If you're looking for a more meaningful vacation, this project is for you. Help feed, nurse and house young elephants found abandoned by their mothers.
This project, like most of the region, is still suffering the aftermath of the tsunami in 2004. Volunteering will help a badly affected charity continue to care for the island's precious turtles.